Q: Your hair will form knots and start to cling together. Your hair will naturally start to separate into sections within a few days and will form distinctive sections within a couple of weeks. Be patient. This stage can be short or take longer, depending on what your hair's natural texture is. The coarser your hair is, the faster dreads will form. If you have very straight hair, as with most Asian hair textures and some Caucasian hair textures, you may need to help dreads form by backcombing, adding wax, or crocheting dreads. Clean hair dreads best, but washing your hair too often can prevent it from dreading. At most, wash your hair every 2 days. After about a year into the dreading process, you will only need to wash once a week. Try looking for a dread-friendly shampoo. These shampoos leave less residue and help your hair knot. If you have greasy or oily hair, it won't be able to knot and form dreads. Dry your hair after showering with a microfiber towel by squeezing out extra moisture and then wrapping your dreads. You can also use a hairdryer on a cool setting to speed up the process. If you have naturally greasy hair, you may need to wash it more often to keep your hair as dry as possible. Blow dryers can damage your dreads. It is best to air dry them, but you can use a blow dryer on cool, constantly moving it around between sections. Do this by holding both sections and slowly pulling them apart up starting from the bottom and going up toward the scalp. Or, to separate 2 dreads more permanently, run your finger along the scalp along a section line, then hook your finger underneath the hair where it is crossing over into another section. Pull from the scalp away from the head. Any section larger than 1 inch (2.5cm) around will produce 'Congos' or 'fat dreads'. The area of the section where your hair meets the scalp will be the thickness of your mature dreadlocks. Short hair around 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15cm) can take as little as a year to lock up, while hair longer than shoulder length can take 2 years or more. Mature dreadlocks are tightly knotted and you can't pull them apart with your fingers. You will also notice that they don't change in shape or appearance anymore. You will need patience, but the end result will be the healthiest dreadlocks possible. There are no definite timelines for how long hair takes to lock. Everyone's hair is different and will mature at its own rate. Longer hair usually takes more time to mature, because it needs to shrink and kink more for dreads to lock up. Coarse and curly hair locks quicker than fine, straight hair.
A: Stop brushing or combing your hair. Wash your hair 1-2 times a week. Keep your hair dry. Separate any dreads that are trying to join together into a larger dread. Wait up to 2 years for mature dreads to form.

Q: If you're experiencing any of the symptoms of spongiotic dermatitis, it's important to get diagnosed with the condition by a medical doctor. She will help you take steps to treat the condition either through prevention and home remedies or medication. The symptoms of spongiotic dermatitis vary widely from person to person, but there are some general signs you can look for to help identify the condition. Knowing these signs may make it easier to relieve your symptoms at home. Typical symptoms of spongiotic dermatitis include: severe itching, especially at night red to brownish-gray patches on the skin small, raised bumps that may contain fluid and crust over when scratched thickened, cracked, dry, and scaly skin raw, sensitive, and swollen skin that occurs as a result of scratching The most common place for spongiotic dermatitis to occur is on the chest, stomach, and buttocks. It can spread from these areas to other parts of the body. There are some irritants and risk factors that can make you more prone to a flare-up of spongiotic dermatitis. Being aware of these will help you take the proper steps to prevent the condition. Working with metals such as nickel, solvents, or cleaning supplies, can increase your risk of spongiotic dermatitis. Certain health conditions including congestive heart failure, Parkinson's disease, and HIV/AIDS can also make you more prone to spongiotic dermatitis. Spongiotic dermatitis can flare up if you have sensitive skin and/ or use very harsh and strong soaps that can cause an allergic reaction on the skin.
A: Get diagnosed by a medical doctor. Identify the symptoms of spongiotic dermatitis. Be aware of possible irritants and risk factors.

Q: Dip the test tube from a DPD kit down to a depth of 1.5 feet (0.46m) to fill it up. Make sure the water reaches the fill line. Place a DPD #1 free chlorine tablet into the water in the tube. With the lid on, shake the tube until the tablet dissolves, then check the color of the water against the chart. You can find these kits online or at pool supply stores; they measure how much chlorine is in the pool. They give the value in parts per million (ppm). Some kits may use drops instead of tablets. Always read the instructions for your kit. Write down the number for the free chlorine in your pool. Open the test tube. Using the same water already in the tube, add a DPD #3 total chlorine tablet. Put the lid on and shake the tube until the tablet dissolves. Compare the color to the given chart, which will give the total chlorine in ppm. Write down the total chlorine for your pool. Combined chlorines are the result of chlorine mixing with body waste like skin, oil, and urine. When the chlorine mixes like this, it's not as effective at disinfecting the water. Free chlorine is much more effective. For instance, if your total chlorine is 2.5 ppm and your free chlorine is 1.2 ppm, your combined chlorine is 2.5 - 1.2 = 1.3 ppm. The breakpoint level is when enough free chlorine is in the pool to break down the combined chlorines in your water. If you don't add enough, all the free chlorine will just convert to combined chlorines. If your combined chlorine level was 1.3, multiply that by 10 to equal 13, your breakpoint level. The desired change amount tells you how much you want the water to change in ppm. That will guide how much chlorine you add to the pool. For instance, the breakpoint level in the example is 13. Subtract the free chlorine level of 1.2 from 13 to get 11.8 ppm, the desired change amount. Typically, shock chemicals give an amount it takes to change the ppm level by 1 in 10,000 gallons (38,000L). Therefore, divide the volume of your pool by 10,000 gallons (38,000L). For instance, if your pool is 60,000 gallons (230,000L), divide by 10,000 gallons (38,000L) to get 6. Always check your product for the correct amount. Check the back of the bottle again. It will tell you how much you need of the product to raise the chlorine level by 1 ppm in 10,000 gallons (38,000L). For instance, you may need 2 ounces (57g) of the product to raise the pool by 1 ppm. Multiply that number by the pool volume number you found in the last step and the desired change amount. In the example, that would be 2 ounces (57g) x 6 x 11.8 ppm = 141.6 ounces (4,010g). Divide that number by 16 to get pounds: 141.6/16 = 8.85 pounds.
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Measure the free chlorine in the pool. Check the total chlorine in the pool. Subtract the free chlorine from the total chlorine to find the combined chlorine. Multiply the combined chlorine by 10 to find the breakpoint level. Figure out the desired change amount by subtracting the free chlorine level from the breakpoint level. Divide the volume of your pool by 10,000 gallons. Multiply the pool volume by the amount of product needed to raise the chlorine level 1 ppm.