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Some cleaning methods are ineffective and others are downright bad for the brush. Here's what to know about cleaning not only your brushes, but your sponges.

Here’s what to do. Prep your brushes and rollers before you paint There are a few things you can do to make cleaning your brushes and rollers easier even before you start to paint.

1. Remove paint from brushes. Cleaning a brush is easier if you get as much paint off as possible. Press the brush against the inside of the paint can, lifting up and out, to squeeze out the paint.

But while you’re slacking on your cleaning routine, those brushes are gathering dust, dirt, and bacteria—which, until you wash off, you’re putting directly onto your face. Ew.