| How to Grow Your Hair Out Quickly Posted: 08 Nov 2018 04:00 PM PST Healthy hair usually grows between per month. This means that the key to having fast growing hair is to have healthy hair! Care for your hair by washing it with lukewarm water, conditioning, brushing, and trimming it regularly, and avoiding heated styling tools. Eat plenty of vitamins and minerals and drink lots of water to help your hair stay strong, and to have the best chance at growing out quickly. EditPreventing Damage to Your Hair - Use sulfate-free hair care products to protect your hair. Stick to hair care products that are made from natural ingredients, which will keep your hair feeling nourished and moisturized. Sulfate tends to make hair more frizzy and dry, which makes it more prone to breakage in the long-run.[1]
- Using sulfate-free hair products is particularly important if you dye or use chemical treatments on your hair.
- Avoid getting chemical treatments like keratin treatment. Although keratin is essential for strong hair, the ingredients and high temperatures involved in chemical treatments tend to do far more damage than good. Chemical treatments tend to thin your hair, making it more susceptible to breakage and loss.[2]
- Shampoos and conditioners that contain keratin are fine to use, as it's mainly the process of chemical treatments which is damaging.
- Wash your hair with lukewarm water to prevent breakage. After you have finished washing your hair with lukewarm water, rinse it out with cold water to close your hair follicles. This reduces your chances of frizz and hair loss.[3]
- Washing your hair with cold or lukewarm water means that it will be healthier, and therefore it's able to grow out more quickly.
- Avoid washing your hair with hot or scorching water, and this will strip your hair of moisture, making it more susceptible to falling out.
- You only need to rinse your hair with cold water for a few seconds.[4]
- Use a thin microfiber towel to dry your hair. Wrap your hair up in a microfiber towel in the same way that you would with a thick cotton towel. A microfiber towel will dry your hair without damaging fragile hairs in the same way that a thick cotton towel would.[5]
- Air-drying your hair can also help immensely to keep it healthy. Use a microfiber towel to dry your hair to about 60%, and then let the rest dry naturally.
- Use a silk or satin pillowcase rather than cotton. Change your pillowcase for something softer, such as silk or satin. Cotton pillowcases create friction with your hair, which makes it more prone to damage and less likely to grow out.[6]
- Using a silk or satin pillowcase also means that you will wake up with fewer tangles.
- Avoid using heating tools on your hair to encourage faster growth. Hair straighteners and curling irons can damage and break your hair due to striping away the moisture. Let your hair dry naturally, and avoid styling it with heating tools.[7]
- Your hair will be able to grow out faster when it's healthy and not damaged.
EditKeeping Your Hair Healthy - Wash your hair with shampoo 2-3 times per week. Shampoo cleans your hair and strips it of the natural oils from your scalp, which are there to keep your hair soft and healthy. It's only necessary to fully wash your hair a few times a week, as this avoids drying your hair out through removing the natural oils.[8]
- If you want to feel refreshed on the days in between hair washes, simply rinsing your hair with water will do.
- Condition your hair every time your shampoo it. Once you have rinsed out the shampoo, massage conditioner through your hair. Leave it in for 3-5 minutes before thoroughly rinsing it out.[9]
- Read the label on your conditioner to check how long you should leave your specific product in for.
- Conditioner replaces the proteins and lipids in your hair that are removed through styling your hair with heat and coloring. This helps to keep your hair healthy and strong. Conditioner also makes your hair less prone to breakage.
- Use a deep conditioner once per week to keep your hair moisturized. Heat up your deep conditioner to in the microwave before applying it to your hair. Pay particular attention to the ends of your hair, as this is where the hair is the oldest and most damaged. Leave the deep conditioner in for 15-30 minutes before washing it out.[10]
- Using deep conditioner once per week is a good place to begin. If it makes your hair feel weak or limp, try using the deep conditioner once every 2-3 weeks. Alternatively, if your hair still feels dry, try using the deep conditioner twice per week.
- Brush your hair daily with a natural boar bristle brush. Start brushing your hair from the tips to remove the knots, and slowly work your way up. Don't brush your hair vigorously.[11]
- Regular brushing helps to stimulate blood flow to your scalp. This means that your strands of hair with be stronger and healthier.
- Brushing your hair also helps to distribute the natural oils from your scalp and down to the tips. This keeps your hair moisturized and protected, meaning that it will be able to grow longer.
- Get your hair trimmed every 10-12 weeks to avoid split ends. Trimming your hair regularly can sound counterintuitive, however this will help your hair to stay healthy and strong, which means that it will grow longer in the long-run. Ask your hairdresser to remove around at each trim.[12]
- Waiting longer in between hair trims may mean that split ends form, which could result in your hair breaking higher up than where it would be trimmed anyway.
- Massage your scalp for 3-5 minutes with your fingertips, once per day. Place 2 fingertips on your scalp, and move them around in a circular motion. Cover the whole of your scalp, pressing firmly but gently.[13]
- Scalp massage promotes blood flow to your hair follicles, which can help to stimulate hair growth.
EditChoosing Nutrition That Enhances Hair Growth - Eat foods that are protein and biotin rich to possibly help your hair grow. These include chicken, fish, eggs, and soy products just to name a few. Taking a biotin supplement is also a good way to ensure that you reach the recommended intake of 30 micrograms.[14]
- Biotin is also called vitamin H, and it helps your body to metabolize fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids. These are the building blocks of protein, which may assist your hair follicles in growing hair faster.
- Eating a diet that is rich in biotin and protein may also help your nails to be stronger and your eyelashes to grow.
- Consume plenty of vitamins and minerals in your diet. Eat a wide range of fruit and vegetables to help your hair, skin, and nails become healthy and strong. Take a daily multivitamin if you are concerned that you aren't getting enough of each vitamin and mineral.[15]
- Spinach is a great vegetable to potentially help your hair grow out faster. Spinach is high in protein and vitamins A and C, and each of these helps to moisturize your scalp. Not having enough of these vitamins can make your hair brittle and damaged, which won't help it to grow quickly.[16]
- Broccoli is another great vegetable which may help your hair to stay healthy and strong. Broccoli is rich in A, C, and essential B vitamins, which aids your hair in staying moisturized, as well as growing thick and healthy.
- If you decide to take a daily multivitamin, make sure that it contains vitamins A, C, and E, to reduce your risk of hair damage and loss.[17]
- Drink of water daily to keep your hair hydrated. Start drinking more water each day by adding an extra glass, and slowly increasing your intake. Staying hydrated means that your hair may become more moisturized and healthy, which may help it to grow longer over a shorter amount of time.[18]
- Plain water doesn't have to be your only source. Herbal tea is also a good option, and many fruits and vegetables have a high water content.
- There are many expensive, specialty products available that will claim to be able to help you grow your hair at an unnaturally fast rate. Avoid wasting your time and money on these, and stick to caring for your hair through how you wash and treat it, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
- There is no quick fix for growing your hair long very fast. Be consistent with how you care for your hair, and you will eventually see results.
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| How to Do Google Gravity Posted: 08 Nov 2018 08:00 AM PST This wikiHow will show you how to access the Google Gravity trick or "Easter Egg". - Open a JavaScript-enabled desktop web browser. You can use any common browser—such as Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari—to access the site; however, your browser must have JavaScript enabled.
- Most browsers, including the ones listed above, have JavaScript enabled by default.
- You may need to enable JavaScript in your favorite browser before proceeding.
- Open Google. Type https://www.google.com/ in your open web browser.
- Click the search bar. It's in the middle of the page.
- Type into the search bar.
- Click . It's below the search bar. Doing so opens the Google Gravity page.
- If you click Google Search or press , the Google Gravity site is the top result.
- Wait for the Google Gravity page to load. On computers with slow Internet connections, it may take up to a minute for the Google Gravity interface to appear. Once you see the Google logo and search bar appear, you can proceed.
- Move your mouse cursor. Moving your mouse cursor down onto the white part of the page will cause the Google logo and other buttons and page elements to drop down to the bottom of the page.
- Once the Google Gravity elements have fallen down, you can toss them around the page by clicking and dragging them.
- Access the Google Gravity page via a link. If for some reason the I'm Feeling Lucky button doesn't load the Google Gravity page, you can go to https://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google-gravity/ in your computer's web browser to access the page.
- This link will also work in mobile browsers.
- Attempting to use Google Gravity on an outdated browser or on a slow computer may result in your browser freezing or crashing.
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| How to Photograph Pets Posted: 08 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST Your pets are the cutest, and of course you want photos of them to post online or just have around the house! However, whether they stay still or bounce around, pets are a tricky subject for photography. You have to work with the pet to get it to look at the camera, and you have to be quick when you're taking photos! EditLetting Your Pet Get Settled - Hold the camera out to the animal for a good sniff. Anytime an animal sees something new, it's going to be curious, especially cats. Let the animal take a moment to give the camera a good sniff all over, so it will be less likely to do so in the middle of your photo shoot.[1]
- If you're not photographing your own pet, let the animal give you a good sniff, as well, so they are more comfortable in the session.
- Get them used to the flash and shutter sound. Sometimes, the flash will freeze an animal in place for a second, which can be good if you're trying to get a still shot. However, both the shutter sound and flash can distract the animal enough to ruin the shot, so take a few shots just so they can get used to that part of the camera.[2]
- Try shooting a couple of shots towards the ceiling so the animal can hear the shutter sound and see the flash.
- Give your pet a minute to explore a new area. If you go outside or you take your pet to a new area, it is going to want to explore. Give it a few minutes to look around first! That way, it won't be as distracted when you're ready to take the pictures.[3]
- If your pet is on a leash, walk it slowly around the area, letting it sniff as you go.
- If you're in a confined space with a small animal, give it a chance to walk around by itself for a minute.
EditTaking Your Shots - Go outside if you can. Natural light is great for any photography, and pet photography is no exception. If it's especially bright, pick a shaded area where you'll get ambient light for your pictures.[4]
- Try the hour just after sunrise or the one just before sunset. These hours, called the "golden hours," have the best light. Avoid the harsh light of midday.
- Of course, you won't be able to take some pets outdoors. In that case, try to get your pet in an area with as much natural light as you can. Open blinds and curtains to let in the light!
- If natural light isn't an option, try using a detached flash. Point it up at the ceiling, and it will reflect back down on your pet to create perfect lighting.[5]
- Pick a background that's not too busy. Aim for mostly solid colors in the background, instead of patterns and other people. For instance, grass or even a solid color piece of furniture work well in the background.[6]
- If the background is too busy, your pet won't stand out as much as you'd like.
- Try to pick a background that makes your pet stand out. For instance, pick a bright color for a black cat, or a dark color for a blonde dog.
- Target the pet's face. Most of your pet's personality will show up in its face, so make it prominent in the pictures. If you're manually focusing the picture, use the eyes as your target![7]
- Your pet's personality shows up in their face, so try to capture that! Work on getting a photo of your pet's expressive eyes or goofy grin.
- Make your pet the whole picture. Get up close to your pet, so that it takes up the whole photo. That way, your pet is the focus, and not some interesting thing in the background.[8]
- It helps to get down on your pet's level if you can. Lay down on the floor or sit down. As a bonus, your pet will probably wander over to see what's going on.
- If you need to, you can crop the photo later to cut out the extra space.
- Wait for the perfect shots. A treat can entice a pet to look your way, but it may not. However, eventually, most pets will look at you and the camera. Just be patient and wait your pet out.[9]
- While you're waiting, have your shot already set up so that when they look at you, you're ready to take the shot.[10]
- Include your pet's personality. Whether your animal is goofy, lazy, playful, or stubborn, try to make that a part of the photo. If you're not photographing your own pet, ask the owner about the animal's personality quirks.
- For instance, if your animal tends to be lazy, try to capture a photo of them sleeping.
- If your pet can do a special trick, show that off!
- Try different angles and shots. Pets, like human subjects, look different from different angles and framing them in a variety of ways can bring a variety of perspectives to your shots. In your photo shoot, take some tightly cropped facial shots (even focusing in on a single features like the eyes, nose, or ears) but also make sure you take shots that show off your more of your pet's body.
- Working on different angles may give you an unexpectedly good shot you never would have gotten if you hadn't moved around some.
EditEngaging Your Pet - Work in short increments to keep your pet interested. Think of your pet as a toddler, and you'll have a good idea of how long you can keep its attention span. By taking breaks and only shooting a couple of photos at a time, you'll have a happier, more engaged pet for your photos.[11]
- Set an alarm for a couple of minutes if you keep forgetting to take breaks.
- Bribe your pet with treats. Most animals love treats, so now is the time to break out your pet's favorite one. Split the treats up into small bites, as you may need to bribe your animal quite a few times.[12]
- Try asking someone to hold a treat in their hand near the camera. Make sure the pet knows they have it, and then have the person hide it away. This trick usually evokes good expressions from the animal, especially dogs.[13]
- Ask your pet to play with you using one of its favorite toys. A playful pet will make for good photos, and using a toy will help keep your pet nearby. Grab the toy, and play with your pet like you normally would.[14]
- If you have another person nearby, it might be easier if they use the toy to play with the pet while you snap pictures.
- Tug-of-war toys work great for dogs, and string-type toys work well for cats, as you can entice them to come over. Any toy that keeps your pet mostly in the same place should be fine.
- Balls don't work as well, unless someone is throwing a ball in your direction. Otherwise, the animal will be running away from you.
- Use the appropriate voice for the type of pet you're photographing. For a dog, be very, very cheerful. Dogs love upbeat voices, especially when you're telling the dog what a good boy or girl it is! Other pets may do better with calm, almost cooing voices.[15]
- You know what your pet likes to hear! Use the pet names you have for it, using your happy voice.
- For instance, try a cheerful but calm voice when working with cats. For birds, be very cheerful, but not so loud you scare them. Whistles may help, too!
- If it's not your pet, get the owner to talk to the pet instead, as they may have better luck than you.
- Surprise your pet so it looks your way. Of course, you don't want to scare your pet, but something new and exciting can make it want to see what's going on. For instance, you could have a person pop out from behind you or use a squeaky toy to make a noise.[16]
- You could also try unique noises, such as finger drumming, tongue-clicking, scratching, and whistling.
EditPerfecting Your Skills - Increase your shutter speed to capture your pet's joyful movements. Most pets are not going to sit perfectly still for you to take a photo! With an increased shutter speed, you're less likely to end up with blurred photos due to your pet's movement.[17]
- Try setting your shutter speed at 1/500 to begin with.[18]
- Brighten up the photo with dark pets. You may find it difficult to take pictures of pets that have black fur, including dogs and cats. You lose some of the detail in all that darkness. One way to help combat that problem is to increase the exposure, so the picture is brighter.[19]
- On most iPhones, you can increase the brightness by tapping on your pet's face in the picture to focus on it, then move the sun icon up when it appears on the screen. Adjust it until the picture is bright enough to capture your pet's face in all its glorious detail.
- On an Android phone, it's easiest to adjust the brightness after you take the photo with photo editing software.
- Use the widest aperture you can for a detailed face shot. Pick the lowest f-stop number for your aperture, which will be the widest setting. That will bring your pet's face into focus while blurring the background.[20]
- If you can, also use a wide-angle lens to go with the wide aperture.[21]
- When using a wide aperture, get close to your pet and have them at least a few steps from the background behind them.
- Put your camera on continuous focus mode. An easy way to achieve this effect with a more expensive camera is to just hold down the shutter halfway. You can also try using the multiple shot mode instead.[22]
- Lose your tripod. Pets are moving targets, and tripods are almost never necessary for shorter lenses in good light.
- Any animal can get aggressive, especially in an unfamiliar setting or with strange people. Watch for signs of aggression, such as raised fur or feathers, angry noises, posturing, and teeth-baring.
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