Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Desalt the ham before cooking. Soak it in water. Rinse the ham after soaking. Try boiling the ham.

Answer: If possible, you will want to desalt the ham before you cook it. Whenever possible, try to desalt the ham prior to baking, roasting, or reheating. This will ensure you are able to remove as much of the salt as possible. If your ham is too salty, dilution is a great way to remove some of the salty flavor. Take the ham and place it in a container of fresh, cold water. Cover the container with a lid or aluminum foil. Then place the container in the refrigerator for at least 2-4 hours. This will help reduce the saltiness of the ham. You can soak a ham for up to 72 hours to remove the saltiness. The longer you soak it, the less salty it will be. If soaking the ham for more than 4 hours, make sure you change the water regularly. Replace the water every 2 hours to reduce bacteria growth. After you soak the ham, rinse it with water. Make sure you use fresh, cold water to rinse the ham. Rinse the ham completely. This will help remove any excess salt from the exterior of the ham. You can cook the ham once it is rinsed. If soaking the ham does not remove the saltiness, you can try boiling it. Cut the ham into large chunks and place the meat in a pot of boiling water. Boil the ham for about ten minutes. This can help leach out any remaining salt. Taste the ham after you have boiled it for about ten minutes. If it is still too salty, try boiling it for another one or two minutes. Do not boil the ham for longer than necessary to remove the salt. Doing so can result in tough, dried out, or unappetizing ham.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Identify the source of your lack of confidence. Look at yourself in the mirror. Write down 3 positive things about your looks. Write down 3 positive personality traits. Rank these 6 traits in order of importance to you. Look at yourself and see what thoughts come into your head. Question the accuracy of your thoughts. Quiet negative thoughts. Talk to yourself positively.

Answer: Ask yourself why you feel less confident about your beauty. In some cases, this may seem like a simple question because there is an obvious connection to your physical appearance. For example, someone may have made a comment to you directly about a specific feature. But in other cases, the connection may be more subtle. Media portrayals often narrowly define beauty, which can make people feel inferior.). There may even be an indirect connection to your decreased confidence. For example, uncertainty about the future may create anxiety. Because you cannot easily control or alleviate this anxiety, you focus more on other, smaller sources of anxiety that you can control, such as your looks. There are a number of different cognitive behavioral techniques to improve your "beauty self-esteem." These techniques focus on evaluating the source of your self-esteem, questioning your negative opinion of your looks, and thinking about ways to think about your looks more positively. Take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Focus on sitting or standing up straight while looking in the mirror for maximum confidence while doing this exercise. Think about your favorite physical attributes and write them on a list. Write a sentence about each of these qualities, such as: "I have long curly hair. It looks so full and bouncy, especially just after I leave the hair salon." This exercise also requires you to appreciate the qualities that are part of your personality or character. Write a sentence about each of these traits. For example, you might write, "I help others. I volunteer every week for a local charity and always call my friends back right away when they need to talk." Combine your lists of personality traits and physical features. Rank the qualities, putting the one you think is your best or most important. This will help you determine which qualities are most important to you. Most people tend to rank personality features above beauty features. This emphasizes that that our self-esteem is influenced more about how we feel about our personality. Other people tend to be influenced by our personalities as well. When you look at yourself in the mirror, you might think certain thoughts. But consider where those thoughts come from. Whose words are they? Are they your own words, or someone else's words? Do the words remind you of bullies, parents, or friends? When you consider these words, think about whether these descriptions are true. Are your hips really that big? Are you really that much taller than other people? Is that really a bad thing? If your friend was asking you about her looks, think about how you would talk to her with appreciation, acceptance and kindness. When you're thinking thoughts about yourself, ask yourself if this thought about yourself is a kind thought, and whether you'd say it to a friend. Consider how you would talk to a friend. Now think about how you can talk to yourself that way. Find what you like about yourself in the mirror. From now on, whenever you look in the mirror, look at this attribute first. Tell yourself what you like about this attribute. This helps you stop focusing on what you perceive to be your "flaws." Instead, you'll focus on your positive attributes. Soon, you'll see more of your attributes as positive.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Set aside plenty of time. Address any large problems. Soak your locks for 10 minutes. Wash the locks with shampoo. Work conditioner into each lock. Gently pick apart one lock from the bottom. Comb out the loosened portion periodically. Repeat with the remaining locks. Condition your hair. Care for your hair well.

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You can "unlock" your dreadlocks without cutting them, but the process will take a long time. Short locks that have only been around for a year or less might come undone within four to eight hours. Longer locks that you've had for multiple years may take 15 to 48 hours. Before removing individual locks and small knots, look for any locks that have joined together and any large matted sections at the root. Gently pull these areas apart using your hands. Work as close to the scalp as possible while doing this. If you cannot remove these tangles without severely breaking your hair, it's best to wait until you work on the smaller locks before removing these large knots. Fill a sink or basin with warm water and lean back, submerging your locks completely. Let your locks soak for a full 10 minutes. Work small amounts of detangling or degreasing shampoo into each section of each lock. Wash each lock with hot water, as well. The water should be as hot as you can make it without burning yourself. The hot water and shampoo should help melt any wax and grease that has built up. Thoroughly rinse the shampoo out of your locks before continuing. Apply small amounts of conditioner to each section of each lock. Rub the conditioner into each lock using your fingers. Do not rinse the conditioner out of your locks at this point. If necessary, you can wrap your hair in a towel to keep it out of your face until you are ready to continue. Use a metal comb to pierce the bottom of the lock and work apart the knots there. Gradually work your way up the entire length of the lock in the same manner. A tail comb is easiest to use. You can use the tip of the tail to pierce the bottom of your lock. If you're using a regular comb, you will need to work the teeth of the comb into the bottom of the lock. After inserting the comb into the lock, gently pull it apart using the comb and your fingers. Don't be afraid to apply a significant amount of pressure. If the locks are too tough to unravel, work more conditioner and warm water into the hair before trying again. After you pull apart 1 inch (2.5 cm) or so, comb through the top of the loosened section down to the very bottom. Repeat this step for every 1 inch (2.5 cm) you unravel. Removing the tangles and shed hair throughout the unraveling process will lead to fewer problems than waiting until the very end. After you unravel one lock, repeat the same process with the remaining locks. Work on each lock one by one until all of them have come undone. If you have difficulty working the locks apart with a comb, you might find it easier to do so with a metal knitting needle or long sewing needle. When using a needle, slip the point into a loop near the edge of the dread and carefully pull the loop out. Repeat as needed along the length of the lock. Apply more conditioner to your hair after unlocking it all. Let the conditioner sit on your hair for five minutes before rinsing it out. This round of conditioner should help repair some of the damage caused by the picking process. Your hair will probably look unhealthy immediately after the removal of your locks, but if you wash and condition it regularly, its condition should improve quickly. Use a leave-in conditioner each time you wash your hair for the first week or so. When drying your hair, use a low temperature setting. Straighten your hair with a flat iron to manage any waves or frizz.