Episode 391 - Beef tallow, humectants, smoke and more

On today’s show we cover the following questions:

• Does beef tallow do anything for skin?
• What can you do to address the effects of second hand smoke on skin and hair? 
• What should you consider when picking humectants?
• Why are cheap conditioners so thin?
• What does it mean for a fatty acid to swell?

Beauty News

Articles like this have been showing up in my feeds.

68 year olds spring skin routine made sagging skin 43% firmer?

47 year old skin became 42% firmer?

Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro and chit chat 
3:05 - Beauty News
10:00 - Beef tallow and skin
15:28 - Second hand smoke
20:18 - Humectants
27:29 - VO5 conditioner
34:00 - Fatty acid swelling
37:57 - ending

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