It really works.

If your precious Beauty Blender needs some serious TLC, the fastest way to get it back to its hot pink glory is by popping it in the microwave.

Yes, really.

The bestselling make-up sponges can get pretty grimy with daily use, so regular cleaning is essential if you’d rather not spread bacteria all over your face every day.

But sponge cleaning solutions don’t always get the Beauty Blender back to its original light and fluffy glory.

Now gals across the globe are raving about a new one-minute hack.

It all began with this tweet.

Put your dirty beauty blender in a cup with soap and water in the microwave on 1 minute ? thank me later ?

— Dessss? (@melaningoddesss) March 28, 2018

Then word began to spread as people began to try the hack for themselves…

Just cleaned my beauty blender by putting it in a cup of water and fairy liquid then in the microwave and it actually worked !!! pic.twitter.com/9H8iVawNAp

— Anna (@_annachisholm) August 21, 2017

THAT BEAUTY BLENDER MICROWAVE HACK WORKS YALL OMG HOLY SHIT

— Vicky (@reyesvicky_) March 28, 2018

The advice is to nuke your sponge (in soapy water) for ten seconds, then rinse it in cold water and squeeze it out before popping it back in for a second clean.

A word of warning though; don’t skip the soapy water step…

I’m deleting Twitter. I’m pissed. Wtf pic.twitter.com/0kzf6ic8Ml

— Victoriaaa (@VTT_torii) March 28, 2018