Handheld Makeup Brush Cleansing Tool
Problem
Cleaning makeup brushes is time-consuming, messy, and inconvenient. These negative aspects of cleaning makeup brushes can deter makeup wearers from cleaning their makeup brushes more often, which in turn creates unhygienic habits. There is an opportunity to shift from the currently often used method of cleaning makeup brushes manually one at a time to an easier and more convenient method.
Research
Pre-testing of the current method was conducted to determine baseline values to set testing criteria for prototypes. Following multiple ideation and sketching sessions, three low-fidelity prototypes were produced and tested. Each prototype represented an improved iteration of the previous cleaning method and addressed previous concerns that were not considered.​ The first three prototypes were produced using off-the-shelf parts, materials for bonding, and woodworking tools, including a drill press, miter saw, and table saw. ​​
Solution
The fourth prototype is a handheld acrylic tool that successfully meets all of the prescribed testing criteria. It is a method that makes cleaning makeup brushes faster, less messy, and more convenient than using only a manual method, as well as the methods developed through previous prototypes. Onshape, Illustrator, and a laser cutter were used to produce this prototype, which received great, positive feedback from test users.
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