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At times cactus plants receive wounds, either from acts of nature like hailstorms, accidents with string trimmers, gnawing animals, or from routine care such as transplanting or taking cuttings. To best help your cactus survive and heal, you need to know cactus first aid. Factors that determine how fast the wound will heal depends on how wide and deep the wound is and where it is located. The main goal is to prevent infection until the cactus forms a scab.
If you take a peek into most women's closets, there's a good chance you'll find at least one grey suit. Charcoal, a dark shade of grey, lends itself to tons of different styling options. When looking for the perfect shoe for your suit, go classic or have a bit more fun with a few more unexpected looks.
A heat rash, also known as prickly heat or millaria, is a skin rash that appears as small red bumps, often accompanied by a stinging or prickling feeling. People of all ages can suffer from heat rashes. If your baby has a heat rash, there's no reason to worry. You can take steps to reduce your little one's discomfort.
Women of color high high melanin in their skin which offers higher protection against aging and skin care. Learn about clear skin remedies for women of color with help from an experienced beauty director in this free video clip.
Caring for a Keratin blowout requires you to have access to just a few basic tools. Care for a Keratin blowout with help from a hair and salon professional in this free video clip.
Full-coverage face foundation is a really great way to combat the effects of aging skin. Learn about full-coverage face foundation for aging skin with help from a beauty industry professional with over a decade of experience in this free video clip.
You can get rid of a mole on your lip through the careful application of the right kinds of makeup. Get rid of a mole on your lip with help from a makeup artist in this free video clip.
Getting deodorant off of your skin is as easy as following just a few key steps. Get deodorant off of your skin with help from a certified makeup artist in this free video clip.
Cleaning dirty, cracked skin on your hands is easy, so long as you follow just a few basic tips. Find out how to clean dirty, cracked skin on your hands with help from a professional makeup artist in this free video clip.
Getting super speed in Poptropica is something you technically cannot actually do. Find out how to get super speed in Poptropica with help from a video game expert in this free video clip.
Hiding your facial spider veins isn't nearly as difficult as you might be fearing. Hide facial spider veins quickly and efficiently with help from a makeup artist in this free video clip.
You can prevent black makeup from building up under your eyes by keeping a few key tips and tricks in mind. Keep black makeup from getting under your eyes with help from a certified professional makeup in this free video clip.
The front wheels on a 2005 F250 Super Duty truck are designed to withstand heavy duty work. Because the F250 is a heavy duty truck, the wheels have eight lug nuts, instead of the usual five or six lug nuts found on light duty trucks. The lug nuts are a special swivel-type nut, designed to stay tight in situations where normal fixed nuts can loosen. It’s also important that you never apply any lubricant such as engine oil to the wheel studs or lug nuts, because this could also cause them loosen under certain circumstances.
Cracked skin is a phenomenon that most people will deal with in their lives. Cure cracked skin with help from a health and beauty professional in this free video clip.
Just because you live in a polluted city doesn't mean you should give up on your skin care routine. Keep your skin clear in polluted cities with help from a licensed Esthetician in this free video clip.
Eosinophilic granuloma complex, commonly misspelled "eosinothyllic" or "eosinophyllic" granuloma complex, is the formation of skin lesions on a cat that are thought to be caused by a severe allergic reaction. Such lesions are also called indolent ulcers, rodent ulcers or button ulcers. They are red, hairless sore patches on a cat's skin that may be itchy or quite sore and can sometimes ooze a clear liquid. When suffering from eosinophilic granuloma complex, a cat may constantly attempt to lick the lesion in order to ease her pain.
Wood wall paneling is often attached to drywall, beams, supports or studs with adhesive. Over time, due to exposure to heat or moisture, the adhesive can fail and cause the paneling to pull away from the wall beneath. It isn’t necessary to completely dismantle the paneling to repair this bowing. Use the proper tools and techniques to inexpensively and quickly apply replacement adhesive behind the existing wall paneling.
As a dog owner, you should be prepared to handle basic first aid -- such as cuts or sprains -- until you can have your dog seen by the vet. There may be times, too, that you must change a bandage, such as on a slow-healing wound. In any case, the more knowledge you have, the better prepared you will be to deal with an animal's injury, regardless of whether you need to change a bandage or care for a fresh, life-threatening wound. Your awareness might be the difference between a worsening condition and a successful recovery.
When viewing photos on Facebook, you may occasionally be greeted by a black screen. Get a black screen off Facebook when browsing photos with help from a director and producer of media content in this free video clip.
You should always be careful when touching insulation to avoid splinters. Remove invisible fiberglass splinters after touching insulation with help from a home improvement expert in this free video clip.
We all do it. We stare in the mirror, pull at our skin to erase lines and frown at our pores. We push up our cheeks to make them look tighter and younger, and then let out a loud sigh when things go back to normal. It doesn't have to be this way. While maintaining a good skin care regimen over time is key to radiant skin longevity, there are a few tricks that take just minutes to instantly reduce the signs of aging, giving your face a fresh and youthful glow.
Pine stair treads can become worn and cracked with use. They can pull away from the staircase stringer supports and create a hazard for those who walk on them. Pine boards can also weep pitch, which can become a sticky mess. Smaller problems can be fixed with the stair tread still in place. However, a stair tread that has cracked through to the underside may need to be removed to fix it properly.
“Howrse,” a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game from French developer Owlient, tasks players with breeding horses and ponies and managing an equestrian center. Players customize, rear and train horses, providing them with stat-enhancing items obtained from quests. “Howrse” encourages interaction among players via trading, in which gamers can swap horses and items, including the elusive Black Orchid.
When you leave your dog unattended for a few minutes, he has the opportunity to get into trouble. Super Glue can make a mess of your pooch's fur and skin. If possible, get a family member to soothe your furry friend while you work carefully to remove the glue residue. Work slowly and carefully, since the process may be uncomfortable for your dog. Reward him with treats or a toy, for good behavior.
If you have black bars on a video you've uploaded to YouTube, chances are it's because your video was made in the 4-to-3 aspect ratio instead of the more standard 16-to-9. You can fix this problem by using a video editing program such as VideoPad Editor, but since you'll be cropping your video and stretching it to make it work, you'll have to sacrifice part of the image on the edges of your original work.
Black spots on gardenia leaves are caused by sooty mold fungus. This fungus develops on the excrement of insects that feed on gardenia plants. When the insects feed on the sap of the plant, they produce excrement rich in sugars that fungus thrive on. This excrement is often referred to as honeydew. The fungus and excrement can be washed off but the only way to prevent it from coming back is to remove the insects causing it. The types of insects that feed on gardenia shrubs include white flies, mealybugs, aphids and scales.
Planning a wedding can be stressful, even for the most calm, cool and collected bride-to-be. Every bride wants to look her best for her wedding day, so care needs to be taken in advance to ensure the bride walks down the aisle with beautiful, healthy hair and a stress-free, blemish-free complexion. Giving hair and skin extra TLC in the months and weeks before the big event can result in a picture-perfect day.
Fake nails allow you to change the appearance of your fingernails for a special occasion. When the event is over and it's time to remove the fake nails, you should know how to do it without damaging your natural fingernails. Removing fake nails that have been attached using Super Glue can be a challenge, but with a little care it can be done, using Super Glue’s weakness - acetone nail polish remover.
Occasionally, the pixels on your computer screen will get stuck and you may see a red, blue, green, white or black spot. If you have a LCD computer screen, try to remove the broken pixel by lightly rubbing on it. Otherwise, use a software application to help you to remove it. Software such as Jscreen Fix, Pixel Fixer and Dead Pixel Buddy are designed to locate and fix broken pixels on a your computer screen.
The annoying black box that surrounds a cropped image in Illustrator is actually an essential part of the cropping process. Getting rid of it after you finish cropping an image is, however, important for a finished look and feel. Following in the footsteps of Illustrators “remove by hiding” cropping philosophy, getting rid of the black box means rather than removing an element you do not wish to display – in this case the black box – you simply “hide” it.
When you are refinishing your kitchen or bathroom, you can end up spending a lot of money on decorative countertops when you have them professionally installed. One alternative is to install the countertops yourself using a few basic hardware supplies. For example, install a pebble countertop over wooden counters using grout and sealant. This enables you to achieve the look you are hoping for without having to spend a fortune in the meantime.
Mylar film is applied to windows to increase their tensile strength. In home applications, layers of Mylar are attached to windows to help them stand up to debris thrown around in storms. If the Mylar is damaged, compromised or just no longer desirable, you'll have to get the glue out to peel the film away without harming the window. The only way to get the glue out of the Mylar film is to dissolve the film to get to the adhesive backing behind it. That's easy to do with ammonia.
Capsaicin, the oil in a hot pepper that contributes the burning heat, spreads through contact with the peppers. If you get pepper sauce with capsaicin oil on your skin, it can burn and irritate the area. Due to the oil base, it can spread, posing a hazard particularly to your eyes, nose and mouth. Prompt action can protect your skin from injury and discomfort.
Invisible ink’s tendency to disappear when dry makes it an ideal choice for playing pranks and conveying secret messages. However, invisible ink can also leave a stubborn stain that is easily forgotten – unless you happen to pass near ultraviolet light. When trying to remove invisible ink marks from your hand, you can use the same methods that dissolve normal ink stains.
Plastic dashboards can be found in various types of vehicles, from old to new. Most all newer vehicles come with vinyl dashboards instead of plastic ones, because plastic has a tendency to crack more than vinyl does. Cracks in a plastic dashboard can be the result of heat exposure, vibrations and regular use over time. Super glue is often used to repair cracks and tears in plastic and vinyl dashboards. Excess super glue can be removed safely with nail polish remover.
Similar to rust stains on fabrics, rust stains on your skin are hard to get rid of. Iron corrodes when exposed to water or air moisture, and a rusty, red and orange surface emerges. When touching this surface, you may end up with unexpected stains on your skin. There are many commercial products that remove rust stains from material surfaces, but the chemicals in these may irritate your skin. However, you can use a mixture of lemon juice and salt to remove rust stains from your skin.
Nothing is more scrumptious than sinking your teeth into perfectly seasoned, smoked ribs. However, the taste is sullied if you don’t remove the silverskin before seasoning, baking or barbequing the meat. The rib’s silverkin is the membrane found on the meat’s backing that if left intact won’t allow the spices, rubs and sauces to penetrate it. This creates a leathery finished product. Remove the rib’s skin properly to prevent damaging the meat.
Access the System Universal Access control panel to disable the Mac OS X VoiceOver feature and remove the black frame displayed around Mac windows. The Mac OS X VoiceOver feature places a black frame around an active window to help visually impaired computer users identify which window has the focus. The black frame may start appearing around windows if VoiceOver is enabled accidentally or by a recently installed application. Turn off the VoiceOver feature to remove black window frames.
Often associated with the hippies in the 1960s, tie-dying is a way of creating brightly patterned fabric by folding, crimping or tying fabric, preventing the dye from saturating all of the fabric. When working with any kind of fabric dye you should always protect your skin to prevent staining. But if some of the dye has gotten on your skin, you can take steps to remove it.
Cracked skin around your nose and mouth can make you insecure about your appearance. The dry, often flaky skin is hard to cover with makeup and if treated incorrectly, the condition can worsen. Menopause, lack of moisture in the air, cold weather conditions and using the wrong skin care products can all trigger dry, cracked skin. To heal your skin, provide it with the moisture it needs by adjusting your skin care routine and lifestyle.
Decorative and functional rocks in and around the fireplace and hearth can become stained from the residue produced by a fire. Soot, smoke and black ash can build up to create a film on nearby stone surfaces. Black ash stains not only detract from the appearance of the rocks but they also contribute to smoke odor in the room. You can remove the stains with supplies found around the home.
Sun and wind damage, clogged pores and the aging process can lead to rough, dehydrated skin. Remedies for this condition are plentiful and range in cost from a few dollars to thousands. Whether you venture out to a fancy dermatologist or whip something up at your kitchen counter, you can smooth and moisturize your skin, which will improve your appearance.
A complexion that is clear and glowing is every woman's desire. While beauty secrets and products promising immaculate vibrant skin cater to this, a simple routine using everyday, if "low-tech," methods and skin care paraphernalia can help you achieve luminous results without the fuss or expense. Of course, you can opt for more expensive treatments if you prefer.
Anti-glare coating, also called anti-reflective coating, eliminates light reflections on your lenses. It makes it easier for others to see your eyes. You will also be able to see better around things that would typically cause a glare, especially at night. However, the anti-glare coating on the lenses makes them more fragile than typical lenses, and extra care will help them last longer and stay scratch-free.
Abomination is a villain in “Marvel Super Hero Squad” for the PlayStation 2. In episode seven, City of Doom, you must follow Abomination up through a series of platforms, similar to "Donkey Kong." Following Abomination will require you to defeat dozens of robots and other enemies. Abomination has strong melee attacks but is vulnerable to ranged abilities. In this level, you will be in control of Spider-Man and Reptile.
During various times in your life, you may experience unexpected physical changes due to hormones or medical conditions. Finding yourself with coarse black chin hairs can be aggravating, especially if they frequently grow back after removal. Getting rid of such hairs, whether on your chin or neck area, is possible with a few methods.
Halibut is a large, flat, saltwater fish that inhabits the sea floor in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. An average halibut grows to about 30 pounds and 3 feet in length, although some catches have been up to 500 pounds and over 8 feet long. Halibut has mild, almost sweet flavor and can be cut into fillets and steaks. Fillets of halibut are traditionally cooked with the skin removed. A fillet knife and a flat cutting surface are all you need to remove the skin from halibut fillets.
Hands get a lot of abuse throughout the day, particularly when they're engaged in hard, dirty jobs that leave skin dry and cracked. Coming home with hands that are filthy and dried out can lead to long-term skin problems, but you can help reverse the condition. Restoring your hands to a clean, moisturized state is not difficult to do with the right products and techniques.
Super glue is a fast-acting adhesive that is often used by crafters and contractors. While it is an extremely handy glue in a variety of projects, it requires careful handling. It is possible to drip the glue accidentally, leaving behind hard plastic beads on your furniture or yourself. If you have dripped super glue on your doorknob, take steps to remove it right away. The more quickly you act, the easier the super glue will be to remove.
Eyeliner is an excellent tool for emphasizing your eyes. While any eyeliner will make your eyes stand out, liquid eyeliner offers some advantages over the pencil and cake eyeliners. It lasts longer, better defines the eyes, makes eyelashes appear fuller, and will not cake under your eyes. In addition, with black liquid eyeliner, you can create a subtle or a dramatic look. However, it takes a lot of practice to apply liquid eyeliner correctly.
