Hi, I'm Perry, and this is episode 192 of the Beauty Brains. Hello and welcome to the beauty brains a show where real scientists answer

your beauty questions and give you an insiders look at the beauty

product industry. I'm your host

cosmetic chemist Perry Romanowski and with me today is my co-host Valerie

Hello Valerie. Hi Perry. Valerie we got a great show today. We're going to do an extra question. So on today's

episode we're going to be answering your beauty questions about whether

oxygen facials work in how that works. We're also going to talk about how

plant-based hair colors work, whether light can degrade a shampoo's effectiveness, whether you can substitute body wash for hand soap and

we've got a little segment on kitchen chemistry and small batches.

But first, let's say hello to Valerie. What's going on

Valerie? Oh just getting ready for the work week. Sunday always gives me a little

bit of stress thinking about all the things I need to do to get ready for the

week so I don't usually find weekends relaxing. Well we had a fabulous weekend

here in Chicago but you know there was a strange thing that happened to me and this

is only vaguely related to beauty products.

It was so odd I thought I would share.

So I go to the grocery store and I had to pick up some brownie mix or something like that and so I'm

checking out and there's a lady in front of me and she turns to me and she reaches into her shirt and pulls out a puppy and says,

hey, do you want this puppy?

Oh my gosh.

Well, what did you say?

Oh, it was a very cute puppy.

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