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

Welcome to the Beauty Brains, a show where real scientists answer your beauty questions and give you an insider's look at the beauty product industry.

This is episode 187. I'm your host Valerie George and with me today is a man who had the most shampoo head in America in 2005 Harry Romanoi.

Hey Valerie and I still have some of that hair left.

Oh that's good most people don't.

On today's episode we're going to be answering your beauty concerns about

hard water, patting or smearing on skincare products, and which is best, and talking about natural ingredients that are good for hair.

We also have our new segment, kitchen cosmetics back, but first let's say hi to Perry.

We haven't talked since we came back from vacation.

That's right. I was in the Dominican Republic and you know despite the things you hear in the news

media around here it was perfectly fine and I felt perfectly safe.

You didn't drink the alcohol?

Oh no I drank the alcohol but everything was in cans so it was fine.

Oh that's good. No open jars. Yeah. I just got back from Prague. I had a wonderful time. Have you ever been?

I've never been there and I've wanted to go. It was amazing. It's such an interesting part of the Czech Republic based on the historical

influence of the different groups that have inhabited that area. And I do have to say, I want to give a shout out to the tour guide

company I used if that's okay it's owned by a husband wife duo named the

Dean and Bonita who were expats living in Prague and they provided a walking tour for the

group I was with of the city and I don't think I would have appreciated Prague in the

same way than if I had not done the tour with them.

I learned so much just about history art architecture and more importantly the when and why of how everything was put together.

Their company is called Insight Cities.

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