Article: Observe the techniques the stylists use. Watch how they put the curlers in your hair. Note how long the chemicals are being applied. With this information, you'll be able to get a perm kit at the store and safely give yourself a perm at home. Your stylist will use a series of plastic curlers to give you a perm. Small curlers are best to create the tightest afro. If the curlers are too big, your perm will only achieve a wavy look instead of the afro look you are going for. Don't wash or comb your hair for a day or two immediately after your perm. Letting the perm settle will help the effects of the perm to last longer and keep your hair healthy. The goal is to loosen up the curls just enough to make it possible to backcomb. You can also use your fingers to gently separate the curls. This will further separate the curls and give your hair a fuller afro look. Hold a small section of hair taut with your fingers. Smaller sections will make for greater volume in your hair but will take a bit longer to do. Use a fine-toothed comb to gently comb the hair downward toward your scalp. Use just enough pressure to create some tangles, but not so much that the hair breaks. Repeat until the section has the desired volume. Ditch your combs! Shape your afro hair with your hands and a pick comb. Only apply hairspray to help it hold if needed. Since curly hair tends to get dry, you can apply shea or coconut butter regularly to help keep your hair moisturized and glossy.
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Get a perm at a salon. Request the smallest possible curlers. Wait a few days to allow the perm to settle. Comb out your curls with a wide-toothed pick comb to separate the curls. Rat out the curls by backcombing with a fine-tooth comb. Style your afro.
Article: There are three types of closing: hard, medium, and soft. Your closing strategy should be based on your intended outcome and your knowledge of your customer. Prepare a closing in each one of these categories. A hard close requires your customer to respond "yes" or "no." A medium close is more of suggestion. A soft close is a suggestion that makes the customer believe they are acting based on their own free will. If you have an indecisive customer, you may starts with a soft close and then give them a hard close when you follow up. You may say, "Why don't you think about what we discussed today, and I will give you a call Friday morning." When you call Friday morning, you may say, "The deal that we discussed is for a limited only. I need an answer today." If you need an answer from a customer by a certain time period, give them a deadline to act. This is useful if you are offering special discounts or pricing or if you are trying to meet e deadline yourself. Try some of the following: Hard close: "The special pricing ends this week. We need an answer today." Medium close: "The discount is only running through the end of this month." Soft close: "Think about what you want to do, and I will give you a call tomorrow afternoon." Have a pen, a notepad, and a hard copy of the proposal with you when you go to close the deal. The customer should be able to see in writing exactly what they are getting. You should always have your pen in case a customer is ready to sign on the dotted line. If you are not prepared and a customer is ready to close a deal, the customer may be turned off and change their mind. Remember that you are representing your company. You need to look organized and trustworthy. Just because a customer is not interested in buying your product right now does not mean they will not be interested down the line. Work on developing a relationship with the customer to build trust. If a customer likes you personally, they are more likely to buy from you. Offer to take the person to lunch, dinner, or coffee. People are a little more relaxed outside of the office setting. Send your customer an interesting article related to their business or personal interests. For example, if a person was interested in new farming equipment, you may send them a press release about a new product. You can simply send an email saying, "Hi Ashley, take a look at this article. I think it's something you may be interested in. Hope to speak with you soon." When you make eye contact with a customer, you are saying that you are confident and interested in them. If you do not project confidence, the customer will not be confident in what you are selling. You should also smile and maintain a friendly attitude no matter what the customer says. This takes come practice. Practice smiling in all different situations. If someone is kind, irritating, annoying, smile through it.
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Choose your strategy. Give a time deadline. Come prepared. Nurture a relationship. Smile and make eye contact.
Article: Ask an employee for help if you are not sure what to choose. Do not use chemicals from other sources. The chemicals sold at the pool supply store are at a specific concentration intended for pools. Sodium thiosulfate is probably the most common chlorine neutralizer, but requires care when handling. Hydrogen peroxide is often the cheapest option, and breaks down into harmless substances. However, this is much less effective if your pool's pH is below 7.0. Never add chemicals to a pool while swimmers are using it. If other people have access to the pool, put up clear warning signs. Many pool chemicals can cause injury if they come into contact with lungs, eyes, or skin. Review this safety checklist before you continue: Read the product label carefully for safe handling instructions. Follow all recommendations for safety equipment, and review emergency protocols. Store pool chemicals in a well-ventilated storage area, away from sunlight, heat, and moisture. Do not store acids and chlorine near each other. Do not store dry chemicals next to or underneath liquids. Only have one chemical container open at a time. Close the container and return it to storage before opening another. Always follow product instructions to determine how to add it to the pool, and how much to use. Many chemicals are available in different forms and in different concentrations, so a general guide cannot cover every option. Generally, when adding sodium thiosulfate, allow for about 0.5 ounces (15mL) per 1,000 gallons (3,800L) water. If you're treating a public pool, go with a more accurate measurement. 2.6 ounces (77mL) sodium thiosulfate will lower chlorine by 1 ppm in 10,000 gallons (37,900L) of water. A pool store employee or an online pool chlorine lowering calculator can help you with this formula. Adding too much of the neutralizer can cause major problems: your chlorine can drop to zero, and the unused neutralizer will remain in the pool to destroy the next batch of chlorine as well. Use or as much as you calculated. Give the pool time to adjust according to label instructions. Test frequently and do not enter the pool until parameters are back to normal. If your measurements stabilize but chlorine is still too high, add another small dose of neutralizer. If your circulation system is slower than average, you may have to wait longer for the neutralizer to take effect. . These chemicals usually lower the pH of the pool. Be prepared to raise the pH once chlorine is back to normal. The pH value should be between 7.2 and 7.8, and ideally as close to 7.5 as you can get.
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Purchase a chlorine neutralizer from a pool supply store. Close the pool. Follow safety precautions. Calculate how much you need. Add the neutralizer in small doses. Wait while testing frequently. Raise the pH if necessary