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

Hello and welcome to The Beauty Brains, a show where real cosmetic chemist answer your beauty product questions and give you an insider's look at the cosmetic industry. This is episode 414. I'm your host Perry Romanowski and with me today is

Valerie George. Hello Valerie. Hi Perry. Hey Valerie. We got a big show today on today's show.

We're going to cover lots of questions including can you mix sunscreen to change the tint of a

product is california naturals a good hair care option how do you talk to a clean beauty believer

and how do you control frizz and finally what's wrong with desal glucoside in your hair care products

but first some chit chat Valerie how are you this fine morning?

I'm, you know, a little bit of a wreck, Perry. We're going to be in New York next week.

That's already next week? Wow. Yeah. I'm nervous about the weather. It's cold. We're traveling

with baby C. Mr. Cosmetic Chemist is coming with me. And I'm nervous about the weather. It's cold. We're traveling with baby C. Mr. Cosmetic Chemist is coming with me.

And I'm mostly excited for the show in case you guys haven't heard. Perry and I are attending a seminar, scientific seminar called SCC 79.

It's the 79th Society of Cosmetic Chemist, Scientific Showcase, where basically everyone comes together and there's research presentations, posters, social events, camaraderie, etc.

Although I don't go to the social events because of flashing lights.

But anyway, Perry and I go every year and I'm excited to see you.

Yeah, it should be very exciting. I'm looking forward to

seeing you in person and hopefully the weather holds out. You know, here in Chicago, we just got like

eight inches of snow or something. Oh, that's terrible. And you know what? It's strange. I go in the

back and I shovel. Like, why am I shoveling the back? Because I don't

really use it. But I shovel it because I don't like to see all the cats get their paws all snowy.

So I shove a little bathroom. Oh, I bet you they appreciate it.

Yeah, I think they do. So it's a little bit of work, but, you know, what are these guys going to do?

I see them just buried in the snow and it gets in their fur, and it just makes me feel bad.

...