Hi, I'm Valerie, and you're listening to The Beauty Brains.

Welcome to The Beauty Brains, a show where real cosmetic chemists answer your beauty

product questions and give you an insider's look at the cosmetics industry.

This is episode 388. I'm your host, Valerie George, and with me today is Perry Romanovski. Hi, Perry.

Hello, Valerie. On today's show, we're going to cover lots of questions, so welcome back from

your vacation, Perry. Thanks. Such as, can you mix chemical exfoliant with a hydrating serum to dilute the exfoliant?

Is using a topical monoxideil safe to use on eyebrows?

Does shampoo really strip all the lipids from your hair?

Is the Avino Daily Moisturizing Cream properly preserved?

And finally, do we know of a good website to find allergenic ingredients in products?

But first, inane chit-chat.

Valerie, I'm just back from my trip to Belize, and my insect bites are almost healed.

Oh, my goodness.

But I must have got about 150.

You know, your skin's still a little red looking.

Oh, that could be it.

Well, enough about you, Perry.

We want to hear about the cat.

We don't care how your trip was.

The cat in the wall.

We need an update.

It was lovely.

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