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

Hello and 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 402. I'm your host, Harry Romanowski,

and with me today is nobody. I'm just a solo episode here today. Valerie, of course, is off,

well, taking care of her baby. She actually had a baby boy,

and perhaps we'll get more details about that when she returns early next month. No doubt,

you know, she's taking some time for the baby. Apparently, babies take some work. But the work

goes on here at Beauty Brain Central. And on today's show,

we're going to cover lots of questions, including, are the IS Clinical Hydro Cool products special?

What do we think of the anti-aging effectiveness of the Pavis sunscreen? What ingredients might be

responsible for the great results in a conditioner,

what can be done about under-eyed dark circles, and finally, how do you practice sun safety

diligently? I hope you do it more diligently than me. I'm not very good at it, but I can talk

about it.

All right, you know, this is normally where we do chit-chat, and of course, you know, I interact with Valerie, but Valerie's not here.

In fact, the only one here is my cat Teddy, and hopefully I had to shut the door because he kept jumping on my lap.

It's not the best thing to try to podcast and pay attention while, you know, you have a cat. But, you know, he's doing good.

All the outdoor kitties are all doing well.

It's nice summer here in Chicago, so they just mostly lounge around underneath bushes and things.

But, you know, summer does make me go outside a bit more. They just mostly lounge around underneath bushes and things.

But, you know, summer does make me go outside a bit more.

You know, I go out to do my running and my leg is still kind of gimpy, but seems to be getting better.

So maybe I don't need that physical therapy after all.

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