While we're on the subject of malignant eye boogers...

Last weekend my right eye suddenly poofed itself into an itchy red blight on my face. Having just seen the opthamologist two days prior, I was naturally convinced that I had contracted some sort of highly aggressive, likely incurable, raised-on-antimicrobial-soap eye cancer at her office. HCB got a good laugh out of my diagnosis, but I knew there was something awry in my eye. Aye?

By Monday I was improved enough that permanent blindness seemed unlikely, but I was still curious about said malady's provenance. And then it hit me: my makeup brushes must be Level 4 contaminated. Thinking only of my ocular health, I sped to the nearest Sephora, snapped up a bottle of their brush cleanser and was sprinting for the cash register when, for ONCE, I actually remembered to look at the ingredients.

Finding only a jumble of words and 'less-than' signs on said bottle, none of which sounded remotely like English, I calmly put it back, went home, and trolled the Skin Deep database until I suffered eye strain.

As usual, none of my findings there made any sense either, so I Google stalked us a DIY alternative.

And that is my ridiculously long-winded, highly anticlimactic way of sharing recipes for homemade makeup brush cleaners. You're welcome.

From Tipnut.com:

Recipe #1

1 cup Distilled Water
2 TBS Rubbing Alcohol
1 TBS Baby Shampoo

Recipe #2

1/2 cup Warm Water
1/4 cup Vinegar

Recipe #3

1 cup Warm Water
1 tsp Liquid Castile Soap

Recipe #4

1 cup Warm Water
1 TBS Baby Shampoo

Recipe #5

1/4 cup Warm Water
1 TBS Woolite

Recipe #6

1 cup Warm Water
1 TBS Liquid Dish Detergent

Recipe #7

1 cup Warm Water
1 TBS Baby Shampoo
1/2 tsp Tea Tree Oil

If you're looking for a natural baby shampoo option, I think California Baby rocks.