INPUT ARTICLE: Article: -free shampoo. Rather than shampooing your hair daily, skip a day or 2 in between your washes. This allows your natural oils to hydrate and repair your hair. Shampoo strips your hair of these natural oils. Rub a quarter-sized amount of shampoo between both of your hands, and massage the shampoo over your scalp and hair. If your scalp gets itchy or oily, you should wash your hair. Look for a shampoo formulated with ingredients like vitamins E and B5, iron, copper, and zinc. They increase keratin production. Keratin is the protein structural content of your hair, and providing your hair with these nutrients helps ensure it grows long, thick, and healthy. your hair daily, even on days you don't shampoo it. Hop in the shower, wet your hair, and apply a generous amount of conditioner. Be sure to cover your roots and your ends, and massage the conditioner into your scalp. Let the conditioner sit for 1-3 minutes. Your hair is less likely to dry out and have split ends if you keep it moisturized and healthy. Look for conditioners rich in ingredients like coconut oil, argan oil, shea butter, and panthenol (vitamin B5). While you don't need to shampoo your hair every day, conditioning it daily helps keep it hydrated and healthy, which promotes hair growth. Conditioner replaces the lipids and proteins inside the hair shaft, which makes your hair healthier. The healthier your hair is, the faster it will grow. Warm water is harsh on your skin and hair. When you are finished washing your hair, turn your water temperature down. Rinse your hair thoroughly in cool water seals the cuticle of your hair, which strengthens the follicle before you style your hair. Be sure to wash out all shampoo and conditioner. Scoop a generous amount of conditioner into your hands, and apply it after you wash your hair. Concentrate the majority of the product toward the tips of your hair, since this area is typically the driest and most brittle. Leave the conditioner on your hair for 15-45 minutes, and then rinse the conditioner out completely. For best results, wrap your hair in a plastic shower cap as you wait. To boost your results, you could sit under a hairdryer with a shower cap on. This helps the conditioning treatment penetrate even further into your hair. Deep conditioning treatments hydrate your hair, which encourages healthy hair growth and prevents split ends. with essential oils 1-2 times a week. Drip a nickel-size amount of oil to your fingers, and rub your hands together. Then, place your hands in an L-shape form, and rub your scalp starting at your hairline. Continue moving your fingers across your head in small, circular movements for about 5-10 minutes. This promotes blood flow to your scalp, which encourages hair growth. In addition, the essential oils decrease stress levels. Managing your stress levels helps avoid hair thinning. You can use either eucalyptus, rosemary, peppermint, or tea tree. Avoid putting too much pressure on your temples and neck.

SUMMARY: 2-3 times a week with sulfate-free shampoo. Condition Rinse your hair with cold water. Apply a deep conditioning treatment at least 1 time a week. Massage your scalp

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The focal length is represented by two numbers with a dash in between (i.e., 18-55). It marks the distance from the camera lens to the sensor. A wider range makes a camera better at taking photos from a distance. A shorter range means a camera will be better at shooting single scenes up close. For example, if you take a lot of photos of family events, you're taking mostly close-up shots of one scene. If choosing between a focal length of 18-55 and 18-35, go for the 18-35 lens. Image stabilization prevents blur by keeping the camera steady when taking photos. Pentax and Olympic cameras have photo stabilization built in with a camera's body, so you won't need a lens with this feature. If you have another brand of camera, however, look for a lens with image stabilization. Image stabilization is labeled differently between types of cameras. Canon simply uses Image Stabilization, or IS. Fujifilm, Panasonic, and Samsung us the term Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). Nikon uses Vibration Reduction (VR). Sony uses Optical Steady Shot (OSS). Sigma uses Optical Stabilization (OS). Tamron uses Vibration Control (VC). Aperture refers to the amount of light a camera lens allows in and is represented by f-stop ratings (i.e., F4). Smaller numbers indicate a camera lets in more light. A smaller aperture works great for more creative photography, as they allow you to focus in on a close up of one specific object. However, a larger aperture works best if you're just photographing to capture events in your daily life. A larger aperture allows you to take photos indoors without flash and shoot without a lot of light. For example, if you use your camera to photograph family get togethers, an f-stop rating of F4 should be fine. However, if you use your camera to take creative photos for a photography class, go for a lower f-stop rating, such as F2. A prime lens is generally a solid choice, as it can be customized for a variety of photo types and is generally the most versatile. However, if you're taking very specific types of photos, pick a lens type that will provide the right zoom for your needs. Wide-angled lenses allow you to better photograph interiors of buildings and other structures. Macro lenses work great for extreme closeups, such as nature shots of leaves and flowers. Telephoto lenses can be helpful for long distance shots.

SUMMARY: Pick a focal length designed for the type of pictures you take. Check if you need image stabilization. Use the f-stop rating to select your aperture. Check how the lens type affects zoom capabilities.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A lean-to is a simple outdoor construction, and only requires something for branches or a tarp to "lean" against. Long boulders or fallen trees can be ideal for acting as a horizontal brace to lean other sticks or brush against. Any large, immobile object can work. If you have a tarp and some rope, you can make a lean-to between two trees. These sticks should be somewhat sturdy, as they will form a side of the shelter. Be sure that there is enough room between them, the brace, and the ground for you to crawl inside comfortably. You should have just enough space under your brace for you and anyone else with you to crawl into. The more extra space you have there, the harder it will be to keep yourself warm. If you can, keep the lean-to's profile low to ground. This will help keep you further out of the line of wind, and won't attract attention. This is helpful if you are trying to avoid detection, or otherwise stay out of sight. You can use leaves, grass, and moss to build a wall on the outside of your lean-to. These will provide further insulation and protection from the elements. Nearly any small forest debris will work. Just make sure to pack it tightly on the wall frame so it won't blow away readily. You can pile more of this debris on the floor and interior of your lean-to to provide extra insulation. Another way to help keep warm under your lean-to is to build a fire. Dig a small hole for your fire on the open side of your lean-to. Be sure to keep it a safe distance from any underbrush and your shelter. If you do build a fire, keep an eye on it at all times. If you want to go to sleep, make sure someone will be able to stay up to watch it, or just put it out completely. Put a ring of stones around the fire pit to help rein it in.

SUMMARY:
Look for a good building site. Find sticks to lean against the horizontal brace. Pile small debris over the frame. Dig a pit for a fire.