Forget About Makeup Brushes — Here's How to Clean Makeup Sponges

By now, we hope you know the importance of keeping your makeup brushes clean, but there may be a tool in your beauty collection that you're forgetting also needs a little care: your makeup sponge.

Makeup sponges blend liquid products like nobody's business and are a staple for baking your face. We use them every day — sometimes even more than our traditional brushes — which makes it even more important to give the applicator some much-needed care. You know it's time to clean your makeup sponge when it starts to look a little grungy, but did you know you're actually supposed to wash it after every use? That's a lofty goal, we know, but you can commit to washing your makeup sponge at least once a week.

Ahead, we're sharing how to clean your makeup sponge with a few different products.