Your beauty tools’ job is to make you look beautiful, but they are very prone to getting dirty. Skin, Hair, grime, bacteria and other nasties will all cling to your brushes, tweezers and clippers if you don’t look after them. That means making sure you regularly clean everything so that when it’s time for them to be put to use, you won’t be smearing all that gunk on your face, body and hair. Clogged up Beauty Tools won’t perform as well either, so that’s another good reason to make sure that they’re free of dirt. So, let’s check out how to keep some of your favourite beauty tools sparkly clean.

Nail tools

Whether it’s on your hands or feet there’s plenty of bad stuff lurking under the nails, so you need to make sure that all your manicure and pedicure tools are clean. Get rid of any single use tools like cotton buds or sticks, and scrub regularly under your clippers with soap and an old toothbrush to remove the grime.

Hair brushes

Your brush is going to collect a lot of hair! It’s also going to gather oil, dead skin and other daily gunk, so cleaning it regularly is imperative. When it comes to knowing how to clean a hairbrush the first step is removing the hair frequently. Then shampoo, yes that’s shampoo, then brush and rinse. Grab your old toothbrush to get rid of anything that’s left and you’re good to go again.

Hair styling tools

With all that heat it’s easy for rogue strands of hair and styling products to cling onto your tongs and curlers, and that’s not going to get the best out of them. To clean, make sure they are unplugged and completely cool. Then, take your time using cotton pads to wipe over the irons, making sure you remove everything. It might take a few times so be patient, but if something isn’t shifting you can try mixing baking soda with water to create a lightly abrasive paste – that should do it.

Make up brushes

You can leave your make up brushes for a little while but if they get really clogged with old make up it’s going to take much longer when you do get round to cleaning them and your skin won’t like it either. The best way to clean is to wet with cold water and then rub a little shampoo or detergent through the brush. Rinse thoroughly and then gently squeeze the water out. Finally, lay them flat on a towel to dry.

Tweezers

The tool that everyone has and one that arguably gets the most use, doing a multitude of jobs. With that brings a lot of dirt, skin and grime too, so tweezers definitely require regular cleaning. Scrub with warm water or just leave them soaking in boiling water for five minutes to get rid of the muck.

Cleaning your beauty tools can be a bit fiddly, but do it often and you’ll reap the rewards. You won’t be smearing grime back onto your face and the tool will probably last longer. So now that you know how to clean a hairbrush, tweezers and more, there’s nothing stopping you from getting the best out of your beauty routine.

A contribution post by freelance writer, Joana Teixeira at cleanipedia.com