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Facts & TIPS

* PREPARING YOUR CHILD AHEAD OF TIME, THAT THEY WILL BE GETTING A HAIRCUT SOON. THAT WAY THEY HAVE HAD TIME
IN ADVANCE TO GET A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA.

* TALKING TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN DURING THE HAIRCUT. THIS HELPS THEM TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM WHEN THEY GET TO THE SALON.

* BRINGING A SNACK SOMETIMES HELPS TO KEEP THEIR MINDS OCCUPIED.

* ALLOWING THEM TO BRING SOMETHING FROM HOME THAT MAKES THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE LIKE A FAVORITE TOY MIGHT
ALSO HELP EASE THEIR ANXIETY.

* HAVING A SPECIAL REWARD IN PLACE. GIVING THEM SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO FOR A JOB WELL DONE. YOU WILL
BE SURPRISED HOW WELL A CHILD CAN SIT WHEN THERE IS A LOLLIPOP INVOLVED IN THE DEAL.

CHLORINE FACTS & TIPS

* YOUR FIRST STEP PRIOR TO ENTERING A POOL SHOULD BE TO THOROUGHLY WET THE HAIR AND
SECOND YOU SHOULD APPLY A HAIR CONDITIONER FOR MOISTURE AND PROTECTION. WHEN HAIR IS
PRETREATED BEFORE SWIMMING THERE IS LESS CHANCE FOR MAJOR ABSORPTION OF CHLORINE INTO
HAIR SHAFT.

* POST SWIM STEPS FOR CHLORINE REMOVAL. YOU NEED TO RINSE HAIR THOROUGHLY AFTER A SWIM.
USE A SHAMPOO SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO REMOVE CHLORINE. REGULAR SHAMPOOS DO NOT CONTAIN
THE CORRECT INGREDIENTS AND WILL NOT WORK. THE CHLORINE IN WATER CAN CAUSE HARD METALS
IN THE WATER, SUCH AS COPPER, IRON AND MANGANESE THAT ATTACH TO THE HAIR CAUSING GREEN
DISCOLORATION. IN EXTREME CASES A CLUB SODA TREATMENT MAY BE NEEDED. MAKE A PASTE USING
CLUB SODA AND WATER. APPLY PASTE TO HAIR. LET SIT ON HAIR FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES. RINSE
THOROUGHLY. USE A DEEP CONDITIONER TO HELP DEPOSIT MOISTURE BACK INTO HAIR.

TIPS ON PREVENTING LICE

* TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT SHARING HAIR BRUSHES, HATS
ETC. WITH OTHER CHILDREN.

* THERE ARE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO HELP REPEL LICE. SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONERS AND
HAIRSPRAYS.

* PULLING HAIR INTO A TIGHT PONY TAIL. THIS MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE LICE TO GET INTO
THE SCALP.

"Prevention is better than cure”