‘Leaves them super soft!’ The 5p hack to clean your make-up brushes with zero scrubbing – and it’s good for your skin

A MUM has shared how she cleans her make-up brushes with zero scrubbing - and her easy method actually has skincare benefits. 

Casey Major-Bunce’s 5p hack is perfect for busy women who don’t have time to scrub their beauty tools after every use… and those of us who are simply too lazy. 

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The 32-year-old, who is mum to four little ones, goes by Major Mum Hacks on social media. 

She’s earned the title by devising life hacks for cleaning, parenting, travelling and everything in between. 

Her latest hack is for beauty buffs that don’t have time to scrub their make-up brushes and sponges every day. 

Casey created a solution that works its magic overnight, and once you rinse your tools in the morning, they’ll look brand new. 

She mixes micellar water with tap water in a medium-sized pot and leaves the fluffy ends of her brushes to soak in the skincare solution overnight. 

“I always feel that you wouldn’t put harsh soap on your face, so why put it on your make-up brushes?” she said. 

“There’s no scrubbing with this.

“You just leave it for 24 hours and then you’re done.

“I always find when I use soap, my brushes never feel the same again.

“But using micellar water and just normal water makes them feel super soft and clean.”

And the hack is backed by the self-proclaimed Queen of Clean and This Morning star, Lynsey Crombie. 

She dubbed micellar water the “best product to clean” beauty tools with, adding that it’s “brilliant at removing make-up stains on clothes and carpets too”. 

A big 700ml bottle of Garnier’s Micellar Water Sensitive Skin will set you back £9.99 in Superdrug, or £6.66 if you’re a member. 

This is the exact version used by Casey when executing her hack. 

Cleaning your brushes and sponges regularly is essential to stopping the build-up of bacteria, which could lead to dermatitis or acne. 

Last year, a scientist left people horrified after testing how much bacteria was on her beauty blender. 

Pamela Pedrozaa swatched the sponge with a Q-tip and then deposited the cells into a petri dish to see how much bacteria would grow. 

After two days, a host of bacteria and funguses had grown on the dish. 

Make-up fans were so horrified they said they wanted to “wash their eyes” and forget they’d ever seen Pamela’s video. 

Medics at the American Academy of Dermatology recommend cleaning your brushes and sponges every seven to 10 days.

"Dirty makeup brushes can cause an infection, such as a fungal infection, E. coli, or a staph infection, which can be very serious,” they warned.