The 13 Best Makeup Brush Cleaners

If your brushes are begging for a deep cleanse, then you need to break out the heavy artillery. Enter: This electric makeup brush cleansing set, which includes a bowl for washing and drying your brushes without making a major mess. It also includes eight attachment heads for all different brush sizes so you can clean your entire set in just a few minutes.

Have delicate pores? Then don't coat your brushes in irritable fragrances and synthetics. Instead, opt for this fragrance-free pick from Ecotools, which leaves all of the red-flag ingredients like parabens, phthalates, and petroleum-based ingredients to keep your complexion in tip-top shape.

e.l.f.'s brush shampoo doesn't just clean your brushes, it conditions them, keeping them soft so that the next time you use them, your makeup goes on smoothly, without streaks. Plus, like the rest of their products, this formula is 100% vegan and cruelty-free.

It's a given to use this solid cleanser on your beautyblender, but it is also effective when it comes to traditional makeup brush cleaning. It's one of our favorites — and one of Kelli J. Bartlett's, Glamsquad's artistic director, too.

"In my opinion, the best way to give your brushes a deep clean is to shampoo them with a soap or cleanser specifically formulated for makeup brushes, like BeautyBlender Cleanser Solid or liquid,” she said.

Millie Morales, Garnier consulting celebrity hairstylist and makeup artist, uses this one whenever it's time to deep clean her makeup brushes. The Cinema Secrets Makeup Brush Cleaner has earned a slew of other fans in the professional makeup artist industry, and it's a cult favorite for good reason. It kills 99.9% of germs and dries almost instantly.

The Color Switch Brush Cleaner from Vera Mona is a dry, netted sponge that's able to remove pigmentation from tools without any liquid cleansers. To use this one, just swipe your brush in a swirl or windshield-wiper rotation until color is fully removed, and you're off to the next product! Yes, it really is that easy.

Jego designed their brush and sponge cleaner to be gentle on your makeup tools, while getting them clean without harmful chemicals. It's hypoallergenic, and gets even stubborn creams out of every brush. For best results, let your makeup tools soak in the solution for a bit before washing them.

If the harsh ingredients in some cleansers irritates your skin, the formula in Brush Bubbles is sure to remedy that. Coconut and sandalwood oil are both antioxidants, and they keep your brushes soft and in shape. It's cruelty-free and, for those who like to keep things simple, fragrance-free.

With a mild and pleasant scent, this spray from Bobbi Brown will not only clean your brushes but disinfect them too. It dries quickly, and will extend the life of your brushes if used regularly.

Safe for both natural and synthetic brushes, Shany's brush cleaner is cruelty-free, paraben-free, and includes ingredients like aloe and chamomile flower. It also dries instantly so you can use your newly clean brushes within minutes.

This minimalistic liquid cleanser from MAC is a tried-and-true classic. By working to disinfect brush fibers, each cleaning ensures that skin is less likely to get blemishes from bacteria, and bristles stay strong.