Hi, I'm Valerie, and you're listening 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 cosmetics industry.

This is episode 279.

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

Hi Perry, I'm back.

Hello Valerie, so good to see you.

Great to see you.

We have a good show today. We're going to cover is octofloropentyl

methacrylate in amazing technology for hair. That was a nice job on

pronouncing that. I'm glad I didn't have to. I'm pretty familiar with this molecule. Yeah.

Does the steam pod really result in less hair damage? Is there something special about

the conditioner that comes with hair diet always feel so good.

Are U.S. ingredients appropriate for use in other countries on skin?

And does the Neutrogen of Vitamin C capsules work better than

Vitamin C delivered from a cream or a lotion. But first, chit chat.

Oh, sure. Yeah, it's been a little while you were on a trip last time, but I'm so glad you were able to join us today. Yeah I took a couple

weeks off but I'm back. And we're glad now Valerie there's just one thing I want to ask you about all right I don't you

you probably haven't seen this but take a look at my elbow.

Why do you have a puffy elbow?

Well, what happened?

I was in Florida and you know, I went to the sunscreen symposium, which was a great event but while I was there I

well I had these sticky shoes I was trying to take my shoes off

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