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 296. I'm your host Valerie George and with me today is Perry

Rominooski. Hi Perry. Hello Valerie so good to see you. I'm glad to be

back. Great to see you in my flyover of Chicago and

here today. On today's show we're going to answer questions about can home

bleaching your hair affect the follicles and hair production long term.

Why is B. H. T. and cosmetics and is it safe? What is the difference between a fragrance and a perfuming ingredient? What

products are really necessary for hair? Can the dye in purple shampoo work for your teeth?

And what should the next, I know I had to laugh, what should the next generation of estheticians

and hairdressers know or understand. But first, that inane chit chat, how's the kitty stuff going?

Well, I've got a visiting kitty this for the next couple of weeks. My yeah my sister-in-law they did their spring break and

So we got to take care of their cat. Oh, very cool. I thought you were saying it was like a new porch kitty in residence or something.

Yeah, well, I don't know. It's like, is this thing about cats where like boy cats like women and women, girl cats like men? I don't know men because this is a boy cat and he doesn't seem to like me that much.

Oh, but he likes Shannon. He loves my wife so and of course and of course you know she's allergic to cats so oh yeah she's

allergic of course but you know you know of course I'm the one who feeds him and

cleans up his litter box and stuff but you know it's that's that's that's what I do you're gonna have to work and

cleans up his litter box and stuff, but you know, it's that's what I do.

You're gonna have to work for his affection.

I will, you know, I did see that the, you know, the porch kitty crew, I think they got,

I think they got booted out of their

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