I’m a makeup pro – you’re washing your makeup brushes wrong, what you should be doing instead

BETWEEN built-up powder, dried foundation, and melted mascara, makeup brushes can get dirty over time.

One makeup fanatic swears by a unique cleaning hack that always leaves her brushes clean and fluffy.

“I refuse to wash my makeup brushes any other way,” Jen Balancir says in her recent TikTok video.

Jen is a beauty fan and registered nutritionist.

Her method of madness is different from others, and you probably wouldn’t guess it.

Jen proves you can wash brushes as you would clothes.

But the trick is you tie them up in a pillowcase first.

“Put it into the washing machine with some washing liquid,” she says.

You can use the detergent you use for your garments.

Then make sure that the machine is on a low spin.

Jen sets her machine to 86 degrees and an hour and 27-minute cycle.

The brushes come out looking spotless.

Although she says she’ll never clean her brushes any other way, Jen cautions viewers before they try this.

“PS I’m not a [makeup artist] and this prob isn’t great for the brushes but I just did it with my cheaper ones and they came out great,” she writes.

The proof is in the results, but some viewers aren’t convinced.

“Only do this if you want to ruin your brushes,” one skeptical woman commented.

Another woman pointed out the risks of using detergent on these brushes: “I couldn’t do this my skin will take a reaction if I’m using the washing liquid on the brushes, especially on my face.”

Yet one viewer reinstilled hope in this trick.

“Low heat quick wash low spin works like a dream,” she commented.