# Episode 391 - Beef tallow, humectants, smoke and more

An episode of [The Beauty Brains](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/733300242), 31 Mar 2025, 40 min.

Audio: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1192241/episodes/16885171-episode-391-beef-tallow-humectants-smoke-and-more.mp3

Send us Fan Mail 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 Five Ways to Ask a question - 1. Send us a message through Patreon! 2. You can record your question on your smart phone and email to thebeautybrains@gmail.com 3. Send it to us via social media (see links below) 4. Submit it through the following form - Ask a question 5. Leave a voice mail message: 872-216-1856 Social media accounts on Instagram we’re at thebeautybrains2018 on Twitter, we’re thebeautybrains On Bluesky we’re at thebeautybrains And we have a Facebook page Valerie's ingredient company - Simply Ingredients Perry's other website - Chemists Corner Follow the Porch Kitty Krew instagram account Support the show

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