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

Welcome 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 cosmetic

industry. This is episode 223.

I'm your host, Valerie George, and with me today is Perra Romanowski.

Hi Perry.

Hey Valerie, good to see you.

Good to see you.

I know I've been in and out over the last few weeks.

Well, you know, that's okay. We soldier on here.

Yeah, I appreciate you doing the solo episodes. I've had a bit going on personally, so it's been a little tough, but I'm glad to be back today.

Well, we are glad to have you back. What do we get on the show today?

On today's show, we're going to answer your questions,

you the fans, on whether or not you should get a cosmetic fridge.

Is dry shampoo bad for your hair?

And a few other hair questions.

And what is this thing about LeMeller emulsions

and how do they work?

And of course, we'll cover some beauty science news too.

But first, I heard you had a mulberry tree mess?

That's all right. I wanted to give people an update because I did mention it the last show,

this ridiculous thing. Like in my backyard there are all these mulberry stuff, schmuts. I didn't really know what it was and I'm

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