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How to Reduce Frizz in Wavy Hair
Most frizz is caused by a lack of moisture in your hair. Dry strands become porous, and frizz occurs when your hair attempts to absorb moisture from the humid air around you. During this process, the hair shaft swells and kinks up, which appears as frizz....
How to Install a New Cabinet Drawer Front
Installing new cabinet drawer fronts is great way to give your kitchen or bathroom an updated look without the expense and hassle of replacing your cabinets. It is a project that you can do yourself in just a few steps with without a lot of carpentry know...
How to Be Patient With a Child With Special Needs
Many people have the idea that it can be difficult to work with a child with special needs. Even the parents of children with special needs can struggle with being patient and understanding. Taking on the role of caregiver of a child with special needs is...
How to Simplify Radical Expressions
Radicals, also called roots, are the opposite of exponents. They even sound like opposites when we're talking about them out loud: we say 6 2 {\displaystyle 6^{2...
How to Glue Hair Extensions
Glue-in extensions can be a great way to add extra length and volume to your hair, or just to try a new style. If you don’t want to spend the money at a salon, you can purchase extensions, or wefts, and hair bonding glue from a beauty supply store. Then,...
How to Make Homemade Rat Poison From Household Ingredients
Commercial rat poisons contain toxic chemicals that could pose a risk to the people and pets in your home. As an alternative, you can make your own, less toxic, rat poisons from common household items, like cornmeal, plaster of Paris, or flour. Although t...
How to Convert Credit Card Points to Frequent Flyer Miles
Many credit card companies offer rewards points that can be exchanged for, or applied to, frequent flyer miles. The conversion process and rates will depend on your credit card terms. However, with the right strategies in place, you can usually earn heavi...
How to Legally Conduct a Student Search
In order to keep our schools safe, school officials sometimes need to search a student or their belongings. Doing so can uncover drugs, weapons, or other implements. However, students have certain constitutional rights in the United States, such as the ri...
How to Install Skype in Ubuntu
The Skype developers have made the latest version of their popular video & audio chat client available for 64-bit Linux. They've published it in the snap store which makes it easy to install on all currently supported releases of Ubuntu. Once installed, t...
How to Understand Codependency
Codependency can be painful for both people in a relationship, but it’s possible for things to get better. When a relationship is codependent, one person relies on the other to have all of their needs met. In some cases, the person who is the “taker” in t...
How to Write a Growth Plan
If you’re lucky, your business will grow without much effort. However, most business owners need a plan. A well-drafted growth plan will identify potential growth opportunities and the amount of money you will need to fund the expansion. Your plan should...
How to Tie a Boat to a Dock
You’re coming in from a fabulous day on the water, and now it’s time to dock your boat. Any skipper worth their salt will tell you that proper docking and tying is vital to keeping both your own boat and others’ in ship shape and ready to sail again. We’l...
How to Lay a Brick Patio
Adding a brick patio to your house is a good way to dress up a yard, and it can also add value to your house. Laying a simple sand and brick patio is not as complicated as it sounds. Follow the steps below to create one for your backyard.
How to Identify and Treat Mange in Dogs
Mange is a skin disease caused by mites that affects many animals. In dogs, it is caused by one of three microscopic mites: Cheyletiella, Demodex, or Sarcoptes.[1] X Expert Source Natalie Punt, DVMVeterinarian Expert Interview. 15 February 2...
How to Reuse Balloons
Balloons can be a wonderful way of adding fun pops of color and festivity to nearly any celebration. But after the festivities are over, you’re left with several seemingly-useless pieces of thin plastic. Instead of watching your used balloon shrink uncere...
How to Dribble Like Lionel Messi
Lionel "Leo" Messi's ability to keep the ball in close to his body and change direction explosively is why he's widely considered one of the greatest players of his generation. If you want to learn how Messi dribbles, you can start building the fundamenta...