Shiseido sponge cleaner

For a person who put on foundation everyday, I was shocked when told by a beauty advisor that I need to wash the sponge on a regular basis, which is once every 4 days considering there are 2 sides and 2 ends to a rectangular sponge..

Wow!! Clean every 4 days??? Hmm not one to be so diligent, I decided to used one corner per day, meaning I can stretch my washing duty to once every 8 days ;p hehe..

But then again the washing can be a chore when especially when I insist on restoring the sponge original colour... but then I dont like to leave any of the soap smell on the sponge...

The beauty specialist teach me to use a bar of soap but I dont really like the texture of the sponge after washing... So I use a liquid hand soap.. but I find the soap doesnt really do a good job...

That's when I thought of using Shiseido sponge cleaner! It cost Yen750 for 120ml (cos not available for sale in Malaysia) and I must say it work like a CHARM!!

After a few wash, I find the best way to use it is to
1) wet the sponge first
2) apply a few drops on each corner of the sponge
3) then proceed to squeeze and rub the sponge
4) rinse with water
5) repeat if necessary

I tried diluting the cleaner with water and then soak the sponge in the solution but it doesnt clean as well and I end up using more of the cleaner.

Using this cleanser makes cleaning of makeup sponge, brush, applicator, etc really easy and fast plus it leaves no smell or residue on the sponge! MOREOVER it has anti-bacterial function!! Wow!! So you can really consider buying a SPONGE CLEANER and it doesnt have to be Shiseido. Any brand will do cos since they are designed to clean the sponge, they do a pretty darn good job!