WOW! I’m in love!

[karen]

WooHoo!! That's great! Welcome to the forum!!! It's about a 2 year shelf life on everything- although I have some of the first bit of silk I *ever* ordered here- it will be 2 years old in November, and it still looks good. Time will tell, but my supplier says 2 years- I have silk blouses much older than that though.

I've been using Jen's tip about using 90% rubbing alcohol on synthetic brushes- that's my new favorite. Natural hair needs a little extra TLC, but the alcohol has been working very well on the synthetics. I love it because it's cheap and dries quickly!

[~*mikie*~]

Rubbing alcohol? Clue me in, please. How? Just dip?

All my brushes get washed with African black soap, the same thing I defluff with.

mikie

[JenW]

I forgot about the 90% alcohol! I usually put it on a paper towel or a microfiber cloth. It does clean and disinfect very well. It should work well for any of the synthetic brushes. Another thing that would work well is a disposable makeup removing wipes. I think you can get them at drugstores and the big chain discount stores. My first choice is the microfiber cloth, though. I bought 12 in the automotive section of a Target for about $5 on sale. Less waste.

[karen]

I dip them, and then rub them on the microfiber cloth to get rid of the gunk and redip if necessary. Even the big ones are dry overnight! Between colors I just use the microfiber cloth.

I started doing it after I had a brush fall apart in my hands (it was a "tester" from another company)- the water softened the glue, and it just fell apart. I'm glad I don't stock those brushes...but they're all glued together somehow, so now I just use the alcohol. The pro brush cleaner we had been using was just alcohol and a few conditioners- synthetics don't need conditioners, and just the regular alcohol has been working very well.