Solid Brush Cleanser

7 Reviews

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   abjectDoves5

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   I’ve been using this brush cleanser for a long time now, and it’s one of my all time favorites. It cleans your brushes so easily, and it leaves them smelling nice and clean. I wish that hitting pan wasn’t so quick, but I would purchase more if I needed to. It is definitely an easier alternative than using a tube of brush cleanser. Surprised that isn’t talked about more, as it really should be.

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   shamefulAbalone3

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   Japonesque has two solid brush cleaners at Ulta. The gentle Goat Milk cleansing balm works pretty well, but I actually prefer the Coconut cleansing balm. Both are similar to the brush cleaner from Clean Apothecary. All of these solid cleansers come in plastic jars with lids that screw on and off, so it’s easy to take on a long trip. (On short trips, I just take Parian Spirit brush wipes.)

   To clean an eyeshadow brush, I wet the brush head under the faucet, swirl the brush along the surface of the solid cleanser, work the soap through the bristles with my fingers and rinse. This cleanser works well to remove powder products. However, the Goat Milk balm doesn’t lather as well as the Coconut balm, and although the coconut balm smells delicious, the Goat Milk balm smells like perfume (not milk). Overall, I get a better result with the Coconut balm, or with the Clean Apothecary solid brush cleaner available at Beautylish.

   For synthetic brushes that have a lot of foundation in the bristles, I prefer to use Cinema Secrets brush cleaner. It is the most thorough cleaner I own, but it has a very strong chemical smell, a blend of vanilla and alcohol. Foundation rinses out cleanly in seconds. I can use the Japonesque balms on foundation brushes, but a bit more effort is required.

   The Goat Milk cleansing balm is a good cleaner but in my experience the Coconut balm works better. I would repurchase the Coconut one in a heartbeat. (Will not buy the Goat Milk version again.)

   Ingredients of Goat Milk Cleansing Balm:

   Goat-Milk: Goat Milk, Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Sorbitol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Propylene Glycol, Eaieis Guineensis (Palm) Butter, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Lauric Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Sodium Chloride, DMDM Hydantoin.

   Ingredients of Coconut Cleansing Balm:

   Coconut: Water (Aqua), Goat Milk, Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Sorbitol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Propylene Glycol, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Butter, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Lauric Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Sodium Chloride, DMDM Hydantoin.

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   obsessedBaboon7

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   I purchased this from Ulta as I do enjoy solid cleasers because they are so convenient to use. It has a very strong scent that I don’t care for and really lingers on my brushes. In swirling it the brushes in it, there is no lather, it just sort of coats them and even when I use a textured rubber mat to help work it in afterwords, after rinsing my brushes they are not fully clean until after a second cleansing round. It definitely helps keep brushes soft, but I don’t feel as though it’s worth the extra cleaning time and effort. I much prefer the cleansing power of the beauth blender solid cleanser, or for the price would choose Dr. Bronners bar soap over this any day. Will not repurchase.

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   outlyingSheep0

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   I found the Japonesque Solid Brush Cleanser at ULTA, and decided to go with the coconut scented one (Gentle Coconut Cleansing Balm)- it comes in a 2 oz plastic tub and has a very light, pleasant scent that’s almost like a cross between coconut and a mildly scented soap. I’ve used spray brush cleansers before as well as regular old face wash, and while both work decently enough, I wanted something simple and no frills with minimal mess. While it is a solid, its consistency is light and slippery like a thin layer of lip balm.

   -Description-

   Directions: Moisten the brush head and swirl gently over the balm surface until the foam has lifted away visible impurities. Rinse the brush and lay to dry naturally. Rinse the balm quickly under running water or wipe the surface to refresh the balm.

   Ingredients: Water (aqua), Goat Milk, Glycerin, Sodium Stearate, Sorbitol, Olea Eureopea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Propylene Glycol, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Butter, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Stearic Acid, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Lauric Acid, Fragrance (Parfum), Sodium Chloride, DMDM Hydantoin

   The directions are a little misleading, as this does not actually foam up- you simply get a thin layer of balm on your makeup brush, and as you swirl it on the cleanser, it begins to remove the makeup. Once you have applied enough product to your brush, you most likely still need to remove makeup off the brush either using your hands and fingers, or a rubber, texturized brush cleansing mat, then rinse clean with water. Depending on how much makeup is on your brush, you may need to re-apply and repeat the process. The balm does a good job of removing all traces of makeup, but it does take a bit of work to get them completely clean. Once brushes are dry, they feel soft and like new. It even works really well on my blending sponge, although it takes a bit more work to get it to be fully clean. I like that this cleans and keeps my brushes soft and in good shape. My only real complaint is that the price is pretty steep ($20 at ULTA), but you do get a fairly decent amount of product and a little bit goes a long way. I would resort to using plain old face wash to clean my brushes, but I am sold on the solid brush cleanser because of how easily and effectively it cleans my brushes, and how it keeps them in such good shape even though I’ve been using them for months or even years.

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   boastfulViper1

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   Has reduced brush washing time immensely, love it!

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   finickyPudding6

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   I agree wholeheartedly with the previous reviewer. I used beautyblender solid cleanser and although it gets the job done, it’s freakin’ expensive and dries out my brushes. So I decided to try Japonesque. You get 2 oz for $20 as opposed to 1 oz of beautyblender for $16. The smell of Japonesque is amazing and it left my brushes conditioned and soft, but not fully clean. It does a decent job on natural hair brushes. Forget using it on synthetic bristle brushes (like foundation brushes). I will not repurchase because I feel that baby shampoo/bar of soap works just as well and it’s much cheaper.

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   gleefulDove0

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   i picked up this brush cleaner at ulta because my solid blendercleanser is running dangerously low. when i first got it i opened it and smelled it and it smells realllllly good. if you’ve ever smelled anything “milk and honey” scented it’s just like that. today i finally used it on my brushes and i’ve come to the conclusion that this is an ALRIGHT brush cleaner. it gets my brushes clean while being gentle to them. but, unfortunately, the gentleness is its downfall- it doesn’t foam up very well, and because of this, it takes way too long to fully clean a brush. i sat there swirling my realtechniques blush brush around in this cleanser for about a minute straight and when i rinsed it out there was still a subtle pink discoloration to the tip. this happened multiple times with several different brushes and i felt like i was wasting so much soap because of this! the amount given is a good amount, or so i thought – if you have to swirl every brush in it for a minute or more, you’re going to run out pretty fast. on a good note, however, when i rinsed it off my brushes they all felt very soft and not at all “stripped”/plasticky? like how my blendercleanser makes them feel.

   so all in all, if you want a cleanser that will be very, very gentle to your brushes and don’t mind repurchasing often, this would be a good choice. technically, it’s a better value than the blendercleanser solid is, as blendercleanser gives you 1 ounce at 16 dollars while the japonesque one gives you 2 ounces at 20 dollars.