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As a woman, I really love makeup, and how many fun things you can create in your face with a little bit of creativity, so many products and brushes you can own, but do you even ask yourself, how often you need to clean your makeup brushes to keep them safe for your skin?.

We paint, contour, and flush our faces with makeup brushes every day, but how often are those brushes being cleaned after the fact? Turns out, not enough. (Shocker.) According to dermatologists and makeup artists, we should be sudsing up our tools on a weekly basis — at least — in order to prevent bacteria buildup, which can ultimately led to unwanted breakouts.

Most dermatologists will tell you to soak your tools, especially foundation and concealed brushes, once a week! Once a week? That seems too much too handle, but you need to add that step to your list, washing them once a week prevents product buildup. Because these brushes are used on your face, the cleaner, the better, says Bobbi Brown. "Brushes that are used around the eyes should be cleaned at least twice a month," she says. "All others can be washed once a month."

According to makeup artist Ashleigh Ciucci, soaping up your makeup brushes regularly can extend the life of the bristles and make for a better makeup application. "Brush hairs and sponges are porous, so they hold onto oils, debris, and bacteria," she says. "If your brushes are dirty, your application will be spotty and blending will be difficult."

So you already know, if you ever considering that after a whole month of used your foundation brush is “too clean too wash” think it twice! If you start to caking care more often of your tools they will be with you a lot of time, your makeup will ALWAYS look flawless and you will have 0% breakouts… I’ll start cleaning my brushes more often too!