Bug Goo in Your Updo?

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Next time you’re impressed with how long your hair held that curl, thank a lac insect and its generous secretions for making that possible. Hairspray and other cosmetics contain many ingredients with natural but unexpected origins. Hosts Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Kreig unearth the links between nature, common cosmetics, and more in episode 163 of We Dig Plants.
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