Hair Care 101

The key is to be encouraging; as children start to take an interest in their own hair and how they style it, this is time to encourage them to follow an entire regime of good hair hygiene practices. It is important to show a child (when they are willing), how to properly shampoo and rinse their own hair. You can also teach them about towel blotting, detangling, combing and brushing their hair. Help them build a good hair hygiene schedule so that they learn importance of keeping their hair clean and neat. Try also to get them to develop good eating habits because healthy hair is very dependent on high quality carbohydrates and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Good nutrition will promote shine and condition at any age.

Tips for Tip-Top Hair

Washing - use a mild shampoo, preferably in child's favorite color or scent. Sometimes children are more willing to wash their hair with a fun shampoo, especially if it doesn't sting their eyes.

Combing/brushing - try to create trust and reassurance by allowing them to comb and brush their own hair on their own terms. Do not brush your child's hair 100 strokes before bedtime in traditional manner - this will over stimulate sebaceous glands and make hair greasy and heavy. Doing a quick brush to get tangles out should be sufficient. Combing hair will promote shine and condition. Remember to use a comb on wet hair rather than a brush or you risk creating static electricity, which leads to breakage.

Accessories - give your child high quality combs and brushes and teach them proper way to care for their hair to instill good grooming habits that will last a lifetime. Purchase some "hair friendly" clips and hair ties to help a child keep their hair off their face, and reduce chance of tangling or matting. Stay away from any hairclips with sharp teeth, because they can cut into hair and cause potential hair damage.

Tangles - all parents know that dealing with tangles is a nightmare for both parent and child. Here's how to reduce trauma of removing tangles:

1. Hold section of hair you're trying to comb out.

2. Hold it taut so child won't feel you ripping through ends. 3. Spray a good leave-in detangler on knot.

4. You can also comb conditioner in while child's hair is still wet. Children need conditioner too (avoid heavy types and stick with conditioners that are specifically called "light" conditioners).

References:

1. Children's Hair, www.Styles101.com 2. Child Hair Style and Hair Care Tips, Short-hair-styles.com 3. Lets Talk Kids Hair, Lynne Chapman http://www.BellaOnline.com

Step two Turn ice cream out into a large bowl; gently mix cherries into ice-cream, Pour ice-cream into cake tin, Pour chocolate sauce into ice cream and swirl it through using a spatula. Do not over mix. Work quickly and get tin back into freezer as soon as you can. Note: you will lose about 25% of volume of ice-cream, because it has been softened. This is normal. Freeze overnight.

Turn ice-cream cake out and decorate it as your fancy takes you.

Variations: You can be as adventurous, colorful or as crazy as you want. Remember that a cake for a 3 year old will be very different from a cake for a 23 year old.

Try these other ingredients for variety Choc chips, Candy Nuts Candied fruit Candied edible flowers Cake – crumbled Flavorings like sauces, toppings, syrups, etc Booze (for adults only please) – best results are obtained using spirits or liqueurs but don’t use too much. Literally your choices are limited by your imagination.

For best results, you really should share this cake.

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