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  • 1.  How to clean?

    Posted 05-24-2016 13:23

    Anyone have any good tips on how in the world to clean a stipple sponge? I'm teaching wound makeup and don't want a bunch of gucky sponges when we are through.

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    Zach Schneider Troupe No. 1
    Wyoming Thespians
    Chapter Director
    Natrona County High School
    Casper WY
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  • 2.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-25-2016 07:42

    I'm assuming you mean the black stipple sponges that look like open holed air conditioning filters?  If you have a good makeup brush cleaner, that should do the trick. Soak 'em and squeeze until it's clean  -- much like cleaning makeup brushes.  Those suckers aren't cheap, so cleaning them rather than tossing them is a good idea.  I've found that using sections of a cheap loofah does the same thing if you ever find that you need something quick and cheap.

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    Keith Rollins
    Drama Teacher
    Dalton Public Schools - Dalton Middle School
    Dalton GA

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  • 3.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-25-2016 08:17
    Stick them in a lingerie bag and throw them in the washing machine, cold. Never reuse these things unless they are washed! Let no students share!  Think eye infections and other nasty bugs. 



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  • 4.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-25-2016 10:08

    I would try makeup brush cleaner.  The solvent is fairly mild, yet effective.  The brand we use is Cinema Secrets.

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    Joanne Buyniski
    Whitinsville MA

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  • 5.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-25-2016 10:59

    What about ordinary liquid dish soap in hot water?  Let them soak and swish and squish it around a lot.  If it can clean oil off of ducks, it should be able to get stage makeup out of stipple sponges.


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    Holly Thompson
    Worthington OH

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  • 6.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-25-2016 11:02
    I use Dawn dish washing soap and water. Put some soap on the stipple sponge, add water, and have the students squish and squeeze until clean. It may take a rinse and second squirt of Dawn if it is really dirty.

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  • 7.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-26-2016 15:58

    I suggest warm water with baby shampoo, squeeze a lot and rinse a lot under warm to hot h2o. Let them air dry on a paper towel. If they are really gunky, you can try Dawn liquid dish soap or Cinema Secrets brush cleaner from Sephora.

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    Juliette Beck
    Head of Theatre, Teacher, Troupe Director
    Albuquerque NM

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  • 8.  RE: How to clean?

    Posted 05-27-2016 09:35
    1 cup hot water, 2 T vinegar, 1 T Dawn.  Soak awhile, rinse.  I also use a make-up cleanser that Walmart sells for makeup brushes.



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