Works well for watercolor and gouache
I don't use acrylics or oil paints, so I can't speak to that, but this cleaner works well for watercolor and gouache brushes.<br /><br />Using it is very simple - unscrew the lid, rinse your brushes, roll them around in this solid (but soft) cleaner, then rinse it out. The brushes feel very clean afterwards, and I think the oil in the cleaner does a decent job conditioning the bristles. Afterwards, I leave the lid off and it seems to dry up in a few minutes.<br /><br />It smells a bit like coconut oil (is that all it is? Probably not... seems to have something that lathers pretty well, and I think it rinses out better than pure oil would). I would say it should last a long time, as it doesn't seem to deplete much when you use it.<br /><br />It's a step up for just using water, that's for sure. Might a homemade cleaning solution work well and for less? I dunno, maybe. Still, it's nice to have this ready to go when I need it.
Rating: 5 stars