Problem: Article: Overwashing your hair can lead to dryness, brittleness, and damage. You can use other products to style and maintain your hair between washing so it remains healthy-looking and clean without daily shampooing. If you workout every day or sweat often, you can rinse your hair out with water. Avoid shampooing your hair too often, as it can dry out and damage your hair. To wash a biracial child's hair, have the child kneel in a chair and bend over the sink or under the faucet in a bathtub. If you are washing your own hair, you should position yourself over a sink with the shampoo next to you. As well, a removable spray nozzle or a detachable showerhead can make the shampooing process easier. Massage the shampoo into the child's hair. Use the ball of your fingertips, not your nails, to gently massage her scalp with in and out motions. Move your fingers from her hairline and the nape of her neck toward the center of her scalp. If the child has tightly curled hair, avoid gathering her hair into a pile at the top of her head, as this can lead to tangles. Instead, work from the hairline and massage her scalp, letting her hair fall naturally. If the child has thicker hair, you may need to apply and rinse out the shampoo two to three times. You can do one to two minute rinses in between the shampooing. It can also help to wash thicker hair in sections, pinning back each section and washing one section at a time. Conditioner is a key step to caring for biracial hair as it can help to smooth your hair cuticles and keep your hair feeling soft and clean. You should always apply a conditioner after shampooing. Squeeze all excess water from your hair before conditioning it. Divide the hair into sections and put a handful of conditioner in the palm of your hand. Massage the conditioner using your finger pads. You can also use a wide-tooth comb to work the conditioner into your hair. Work the conditioner through the ends of your hair, as the ends tend to get very dry and are prone to tangling and knotting. Rinse out the conditioner or leave it in for 15 minutes if if it is a leave-in conditioner. You can skip the rinse step for leave-in conditioner if your hair is very dry and needs moisture to look good when combed or styled. If your hair feels very dry, you can wrap a moist warm towel or a shower cap over your hair and let the conditioner set in your hair for 15 minutes. Then, rinse it out. Avoid rubbing your hair as this can cause frizziness and breakage. Instead, blot your hair with a towel and allow your hair to air dry. If you are planning to comb out your hair, you should do so right after you have shampooed and conditioned your hair. Combing out hair when it is wet may be easier than doing it when your hair is dry and lead to less breakage.
Summary: Wash your hair every seven to ten days. Use about 1 tablespoon of shampoo. Condition your hair right after you shampoo it. Dry your hair by blotting it with a towel.

Problem: Article: A guy who likes you is looking for reasons to believe that you like him back. Hang out with your other friends. Find another place to sit at lunch. If you share friends with this guy, don't pay so much attention to him when you do hang out. After about 15 minutes or so, excuse yourself and say you need to be alone or be somewhere else. Physical contact is often a form of intimacy. Limit it to a friendly handshake, a high five, or a fist bump. Don't hug him, hold hands, or dance with him. Definitely don't kiss him. Treat him the same way you treat other friends and acquaintances. Cut back on the "likes" you give to his posts. He might interpret too many likes as an interest in him. Retweet or share only what you think is really important. Turn off your chat function to avoid lengthy conversations. Sometimes, guys misinterpret civility for attraction or flirtation. If this happens, avoid him to the fullest extent. Unfollow him on social media. Block his phone number. Casually turn in the opposite direction if you see him coming your way. This should give him a clear message. If he refuses to leave you alone, tell someone. This could be your parents, a trusted teacher or guidance counselor, a school security guard, or a police officer. Don't let him make you feel unsafe for feelings you have no control over.
Summary: Don't hang out with him too often. Limit physical contact. Limit online contact. Ignore him, if necessary.

Problem: Article: Oil-based paints are known to be quite a bit trickier than their water-based counterparts when it comes to stain removal, as water is much less effective in solving them. If the paint stain you're tending to is already dry, you can remove at least some of the mess by taking a knife to the surface material. Scrape a blunt knife along the surface; in doing so, you'll hopefully get the excess that wasn't able to latch itself directly onto the fabric. It is generally recommended you use a blunt knife for doing this, as sharp knives run the risk of causing damage to the pants themselves. Unlike water-based paints, which can be attacked relatively easily with warm water, oil-based paints require specific chemicals to be lifted. While paint removers are the most effective antidote for paint stains, they're not promised to be safe for use on clothing. An oil solvent is your best bet; they're relatively inexpensive and can be bought at any supermarket or arts store. Even if you don't have any paint stains yet, it's a good idea to keep an oil solvent handy so you can fix your clothes as soon as possible if it ever arises Using a towel, dab the solvent lightly and apply it to the stained area of your jeans. Rub the stain in small, circular motions, beginning from the outside of the stain and gradually working your way inward. Attending to the stain in this manner will minimize the risk of the stain spilling over into adjacent areas of your jeans. Applied correctly, the oil solvent should lift the paint. Use a toothbrush if you think the washcloth isn't working as well as it should be. If you think a heavier-duty chemical is needed such as industrial paint remover, it's a good idea to test the chemical on an innocuous part of your pants (such as the inside of bottom pant leg) first before moving in to solve the stain. That way, if it's shown to have damage, the damage will have been caused somewhere relatively harmless and irrelevant. If a chemical scrub hasn't properly fixed the issue, cover the stain with a dab of glycerin and let the pants sit overnight. The active chemical agents in glycerin should work towards dissolving and lifting the paint particles from the fabric. If you don't already have some in your cabinet, glycerin is very easy to get and can be found at just about any supermarket.
Summary:
Scrape paint with knife if dry. Purchase an oil solvent or paint remover. Apply solvent to stained area and scrub. Cover with glycerin, should the issue persist.