Caring for damaged hair is a long, difficult process, and it will likely never return to full healthy. If you're not willing to cut your hair short, consider trimming away split ends, a common problem in damaged hair. Repeat the trim every 46 weeks, removing all the split ends you can find. Leaving damaged ends in place will not help your hair grow out. To begin your hair care mission, apply a scalp preparation to remove buildup from sebum and hair products. This will create a healthy environment and provide nourishment to the scalp and follicles. Besides removing sebum buildup, a good scalp preparation product provides hair-strengthening vitamins and soothes dry, irritated scalp. Ask a salon to recommend a product similar to Scalp Prep. Every week, seal away the ends of your hair with shea butter. For further protection, sleep on a satin pillow, or with a satin or mesh scarf over your hair. Cotton or fleece pillowcases will pull your hair out and cause breakage. If you have extra-porous hair, shea butter may makes your hair feel limp and greasy. Try a light moisturizer instead, or a light oil such as jojoba oil. Leave-in conditioner restores natural oils without requiring water. Put this in your hair daily to encourage health and shine. Mild, all-natural shampoo and conditioner can help your hair recover from chemical overload. Washing once a week is recommended for most people with damaged African hair. Let your hair air-dry, or pat it dry with a towel. Do not rub or blow-dry damaged hair. Hair damaged by coloring or relaxer is often low on protein. Once every two weeks, apply a protein treatment to restore strength. Follow label instructions for best results. eep condition weekly. Every week, massage a moisturizing conditioner into your hair. Hold your hair over steam to encourage the conditioner to penetrate your hair's inner layers. Put your hair up and leave it in for at least a couple hours, or overnight. A hot oil treatment can provide similar benefits. Cornrows, plats, or twists help reduce damage from exposure. Even if you wear your hair down during the day, put your hair in one of these styles before going to bed. Work out tangles gently, without yanking your hair. Damaged hair breaks easily when combed dry, so add a small amount of conditioner or water. For best results, use a brush with rubber bristles, such as a Denman brush.
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One-sentence summary -- Trim away damage if possible. Exfoliate your scalp. Protect the ends of your hair. Use leave-in conditioner daily. Shampoo and condition regularly. Apply protein treatments every other week. . Wear a protective style. Brush and comb your hair regularly.

Beneath the sink, you'll find a vertical metal bar with a series of holes in it (the extension bar) connected to an angled (but nearly horizontal) rod that enters the sink's drainpipe (the pivot rod). To disconnect them, pinch the V-shaped spring clamp that holds them together. Keep the clamp and all other pieces you disconnect for future reference. The pivot nut is threaded onto a short stub on the drainpipe, and is the entry point for the pivot rod into the drain. Turn the nut counterclockwise by hand or use a wrench if necessary to unthread it. Pull it straight off along with the inserted pivot rod. You should now see the pivot ball nestled inside the nut, along with the stub of the pivot rod that connects to the stopper inside the pipe. The vertical extension bar is connected by a clevis (a "U" shaped joint) with the lift rod that extends to the topside of the sink. Undo the screw to unfasten the lift rod, then pull the lift rod out from above the sink. Because the extension bar and lift rod are adjustable that's what the clevis, the holes in the extension bar, and the spring clamp are for you may be able to keep them in place and reuse them with other new or repaired components of the sink stopper. A sink stopper replacement kit will come with a new extension bar and lift rod, however, should you want or need to replace them as well. The stopper is no longer connected to anything and should be sitting freely in the drain opening. Use your fingernails or a thin tool if necessary to get a grip on it and pull it out of the drain. If you use a screwdriver or other tool and plan to reuse the drain itself, however, be careful not to scratch up the finish. Take the pieces you've disconnected the drain plug, lift handle, extension bar, pivot rod, etc. with you to the home improvement store. If you have details on the brand and model, all the better. If you can find replacement parts that match up just right ideally from the same brand and model you can install them and fix the sink stopper without disconnecting the drain itself. If you can't, or you'd rather replace the whole mechanism, continue with disconnecting the drain. If you're only replacing the stopper mechanism components, move ahead to the relevant installation steps later in this article. Otherwise, continue to the section on removing the drain. Seek out a sales associate at the hardware store if you need assistance finding matching parts.
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One-sentence summary -- Undo the clamp that connects the pivot rod and extension bar. Unscrew the pivot nut and pull it out with the pivot rod. Undo the screw that connects the extension bar and lift rod. Lift out the drain stopper. Find precise matches if you want to replace only the removed components.

Simple and sophisticated, this drink was famously described by Ernest Hemingway. Quoth the American master: "Pour 1 jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass. Add iced [brut] champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly." The sazerac, created by Antoine Amedee Peychaud in the early 1800s, is one of the oldest known cocktails. Add a little absinthe to this stellar recipe to make it really stand out. Add three dashes of absinthe to a bucket glass nearly filled with ice cubes. In a cocktail shaker with ice, mix vigorously: 2 ounces Osocalis brandy ounce simple syrup 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters. Pour contents of cocktail shaker into bucket glass. Stir lightly and wipe rim with lemon zest before adding it as a garnish. Finished. Place 1/2 lemon vodka in a shot glass. Fill 1/2 with absinthe. Float a slice of lemon on top. Place a sugar cube on top of the lemon. Drip on more absinthe. Light it on fire. Blow out the flame or use the backdraft method of putting your palm over the cup. Drink the shot.
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One-sentence summary --
Try a Death in the Afternoon. Try an absinthe sazerac. Have a Kalashnikov shot.