How to Take Care of Your Hair

Five Parts:Washing hair properlyDrying your hairBrushing your hairStyling and dyeing your hairMaintaining your general health

Maintaining your hair is relatively easy with the right kind of steps. Hair is made of protein, so keeping a healthy diet and good hygiene is an essential part of maintaining luscious locks. At the same time, here are some other tips about hair care, and what you can do at home to get unbelievably beautiful hair.

Part 1 of 5: Washing hair properly

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   Wash hair sparingly and use a good-quality shampoo. Washing hair too often can leave hair dried out, leached of its natural oils, and may damage your hair. Aim to shampoo your hair at most every other day or even only twice a week.
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      Try shampoos that do not contain sulfates or parabens. Sulfates are the chemicals that make shampoos lather up.^[1] Parabens are preservatives that cause irritation and eye problems after prolonged use^[2]. Both of these chemicals aren't healthy for you or the environment so try to use shampoos with natural cleansers.

      • Choose a shampoo that suits your hair type. Don't just go for any old shampoo; go for the shampoo that works for your hair type. Typical types include (but are not limited to):
        • Curly or coarse hair probably wants frizz-minimizing and softening shampoo.
        • Straight or oily hair probably wants a gentle shampoo designed for daily washing.
        • Colored or treated hair probably needs a shampoo that's fortified with extracts or amino acids, because treating your hair is essentially damaging it.
        • Dry hair probably needs shampoos with glycerin and collagen to help restore some moisture into the hair.
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      Use conditioner that matches your hair type, length, and treatment damage.A good rule of thumb is to condition every time you shampoo your hair, although very processed or dyed hair probably needs a little more love than natural hair.

      • Deep condition once a week. Use a store-bought hair care product, or venture out on your own and try a homemade solution. Deep conditioning is very good for your hair. It keeps hair soft, healthy and moisturized.
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      Condition your hair properly based on hair type:

      • For fine hair: If you have very limp hair, try a botanical oil treatment before you shampoo. Use lavender or tea-tree oil, for example, and work it under your cuticles before shampooing. Wash shampoo away and apply conditioner from the mid-shaft down to the end. Leave in for a minute before washing.
      • For medium to thick hair, use a moisturizer with natural hydrators. Keep your conditioner light. Apply conditioner all over your head and let stay for 2-3 minutes.
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      Be careful about using hair care products with too much protein. Too much protein can leave your hair feeling desiccated and brittle. While protein is the building block of healthy hair, use conditioners that come with balanced ingredients.

      • Frizz-control serum can be used in small quantities to tame frizzes. Make sure you do not use too much, and wash once a week with a deep-cleanse shampoo to avoid build-up, which will leave hair looking dull and flaky.
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      Rinse your hair with vinegar before shampooing, twice a year. Doing this helps to make your hair look shinier and cleaner; plus, it treats dandruff. Use 1 part vinegar (preferably organic apple cider vinegar) to 3 parts warm water, then rinse and wash your hair as normal.
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      Moisturize your hair. Use five oils: almond, castor, olive, coconut and lavender oils. Mix together equal proportions of each. Alternately, use egg oil. Apply to the hair and leave in for four hours prior to showering out. Repeat twice a week.
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   Part 2 of 5: Drying your hair

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      Let hair dry naturally. After you get out of the shower, wrap your hair in a cotton T-Shirt. Towels are made of fabric that is very rough and damaging to your hair, causing frizziness and split ends. Avoid brushing hair while wet, as it makes the hair brittle and weak. Only use a wide tooth comb to brush out tangles while hair is wet.

      • Try not to use a blow-dryer. Healthy hair does not respond well to heat. Hair can sustain heat damage easily, especially from blow-dryers. If you have to use a blow-dryer, dry your hair using the lowest-temperature setting and limit usage to once a week.
      • If you shower before you sleep overnight, put your hair up in a bun and let it air-dry overnight. Your hair should be dry in the morning.
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   Part 3 of 5: Brushing your hair

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      Don't brush your hair too much. Brushing your hair stimulates the follicles which promotes growth, but brushing too much too often, will cause damage to your hair strands that results in frizz and split ends. ^[3]
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      After you shower, try using a wide toothed comb. Or, use your fingers, rather than a brush.
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   Part 4 of 5: Styling and dyeing your hair

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      Trim your hair regularly. The best way to get rid of split ends is to do it yourself. Take some hair shears and attack the split ends about ¹⁄₄ inch (0.6 cm) above the splitting. Many women with perfect hair never have split ends because they make it a priority to get their hair trimmed, or trim it themselves, every 6-8 weeks.
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      Style your hair naturally, minimizing styling damage. Styling by itself won't overly damage your hair, but repeated stylings multiple times per week put some serious strain on hair.

      • Avoid perming, crimping, straightening, curling, and bleaching or repeatedly coloring hair if at all possible. So you want to go out on Saturday night and need your hair straightened. That's fine. Just make it an occasional treat, not a permanent thing.
      • Don't use rubber bands to pull back or otherwise style hair. Rubber bands will encourage your hair to get snagged, ripping it out of the follicle.
      • Try not to use hairstyles that tightly pin or pull the hair back. Styles such as cornrows or tight ponytails can cause damage at the roots, or put stress on the follicles.
      • Instead, experiment with up-dos: a simple ponytail or chignon looks clean and requires very few hair products. You could also just keep your hair down and wear a headband
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      Treat or dye your hair sparingly, if at all. Dyeing and treating your hair can take a lot out of it. People who opt for au naturel often don't experience the same problem with dry, damaged, or over-processed hair.

      • If you do dye your hair, try it every once in a while. Take a break from dyeing and give your hair a little breather. It should respond favorably.
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   Part 5 of 5: Maintaining your general health

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      Eat healthily. Give your hair the right amount of vitamins. Since hair is made of proteins, eat a balanced diet rich in lean protein, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet will ensure hair that looks and feels better.

      • Make sure you get plenty of vitamin C. This vitamin strengthens hair.^{[citation needed]} In addition, iron helps transport oxygen to blood vessels, zinc grows and repairs tissue, and omega-3 fatty acids grow healthy hair.^{[citation needed]}
      • Give your hair some time to show new brilliance. What you eat will not have an immediate difference on the hair you already have, but it will help with hair that is newly growing.
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      Remove stress from your life. Physical and mental stressors will keep your hair from realizing its full potential. Stress can cause hair loss, so try not to let stress overcome you. This means finding healthy emotional outlets for your stress: yoga, biking, meditation, or other forms of exercise all work well.
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   Tips

   • Don't blow dry hair too frequently. Frequent blow drying, or use of other heat products, can stress your hair.
   • Rinse your hair under cold water after you finish shampooing and conditioning to make it shine and look even more luscious than it was before.
   • When towel drying, don't rub the hair vigorously. This splits the hair. Try using a micro fiber towel as they soak up lots of moisture.
   • Stress has a bigger impact than you think. Meditation can be very helpful, as well as exercise.
   • Put an oil on your hair at night before going to shower because this makes your hair shiny.
   • Detangler spray helps with knots so you don't have to rip your hair out while trying to comb it.
   • If you absolutely have to use heat, make sure you use a protective spray first. These are very inexpensive.
   • Do not sleep with wet or damp hair. This will weaken the follicles and make hair strands brittle. Blow dry in low heat at the roots before bed.
   • Most people use more shampoo than they need. Depending on hair length, you probably only need about a quarter sized dollop.
   • You can naturally strengthen your hair by mixing carrots,and Fuze or Vitamin Water together in a blender and rubbing gently into hair before you wash. Be sure to wash out well.
   • Taking a biotin supplement daily can help strengthen your hair and nails. The generic kind works fine and is inexpensive.
   • Massage your scalp often:this will help your blood flow through it, and get your hair to grow faster.^{[citation needed]}
   • You should use natural things for washing your hair like apple cider, marigold flower,gooseberry or even by boiling tea leaves in some water, etc. You should never use shampoo but in caste if you are using a shampoo it should have balanced pH. Shampoo having unbalanced pH can lead to dandruff. And this dandruff can cause hair loss. You should also not use conditioner daily because it can lead to white hairs. You should not use oil before washing your hair because it makes our hair greasy. You should use pillow cover made of silk and at last but not least you should eat lots of vitamin C.
   • Wash your hair thrice in a week with herbal shampoo that you can prepare in your own home using some hibiscus leaves and aloe vera; just make a fine paste and apply it on hair and wash off after 15 minutes.
   • Don't use many hair products
   • If you have hairfall try a shampoo which contain egg yolk
   • Use a mild shampoo for your hair to reduce any damage to your hair
   • Don't comb your hair often, it causes damage to your hair. If you want to comb try combing softly
   • Don't use hot water to wash your hair, it damages the cells of your hair
   • Don't tie your hair very tightly , your hairfall may increase
   • If you hairfall has increased immediately consult a doctor
   • Put argon oil at the ends.
   • You should not use more shampoo it may damage your hair.
   • When you put oils in your hair, hold forward the head and massage the oils in. Also, it stimulates the roots for better hair improvements.
   • Massage olive oil or coconut oil in your hair for 10 minutes, and leave it in for around 2 hours. It will help your hair grow.
   • Before wash your hair apply" aloe vera" for one hours to make your hair healthy, smooth and shiny.
   • Don't colour your hair or wash your hair regularly. Also, apply oil regularly.
   • You can moisturize hair with your diy hair mask twice a week.
   • When washing your hair don't scratch your scalp, instead try massaging your scalp .
   • Argan Oil is really good for your hair and makes it shiny.
   • Don't use huge amounts of shampoo. It damages your hair. If you do either try and change the amount you use or only shampoo 3-5 days depending on how much you use.
   • If you have curly hair and want it to straighten out a bit, apply oils and no water-based creams. For curly hair, water just makes it much more curly.

10 Most Common Beauty Mistakes Men Notice

Join a group of women for a night on the town, and you’ll hear them whispering about the guys with the obvious comb-overs and gaudy gold necklaces, or the ones chomping on gum so vigorously it’s a wonder their jaws don’t dislocate. But did you ever think about what it looks like from their perspective? Here are ten beauty mistakes that turn men off fast. Avoid making these common mistakes with your makeup that you may think is fantastic but makes men want to run the other direction and forget about you.

1. Too much perfume

Perfume is supposed to make a man want to snuggle in closer. If he can’t get within two feet without his eyes watering, you’re using too much. Plus, men like to think your perfume is for them only; it spoils the effect when they have to share it with everyone in the room. Don’t douse yourself with the fragrance. Just because you can’t sense your fragrance doesn’t mean others can’t. Try to spritz yourself sparingly (3-4 sprays will be enough) and spritz behind each ear, on your wrists, and behind both knees.

2. Crimes against foundation

Foundation is supposed to even out your skin tone, creating a more flawless look than is usually bestowed by nature alone. If your foundation draws attention to itself, you’re using it wrong. Some of the worst offenses are using too much (the dreaded cakey look), using the wrong color, or failing to blend it at your jawline. To avoid foundation faux pas, get help choosing the right color, then blend, blend, blend.

3. Glittery eye shadow

Glittery eye shadow clings to every crease. That may be fine if you’re in your teens, but after that, it’s time to switch to matte. It doesn’t make much sense to spend money on creams to fight wrinkles only to draw attention to them with glittery eye shadow. If you decide to wear a smokey eye, avoid using glittery eye shadow and make sure you don’t use too much eye shadow, mascara and liner, or your man will definitely notice this beauty mistake

4. Mascara clumps

Men think long lashes are sexy, but long lashes gummed up with clumps of mascara are another matter. So are black smudges under your eyes where your mascara has rubbed off on your skin. Apply mascara sparingly, and use the brush to get rid of any clumps. Experiment with different formulas to find one that doesn’t rub off on your skin. If your your mascara smudges during the day, opt for a waterproof version. It won’t run or smudge even if your eye area gets oily.

5. Sloppy shaving

While some feminists may rail against a culture that expects women to shave, the truth is that no man wants to reach over and caress a prickly leg…or see fuzzy armpits. There’s no point in spending time on makeup and hair if your legs scream, “Keep away!” Like it or not, men prefer smooth legs. This is one of the most common mistakes men notice even if it’s a first date.

6. Dry Skin

Dry skin is almost as bad as prickly skin; it’s not touchable. Scaly elbows and cracked heels just aren’t inviting. Make moisturizer part of your everyday beauty routine, no matter what. And you shouldn’t do it only for men, you should do it for yourself first. You need to care for your skin daily to look younger longer. If you have a super dry skin, opt for a coconut or olive oil, and use homemade masks regularly. Dry skin is never fun, so make sure you care for it properly.

7. Poor oral hygiene

Bad breath and yellow teeth don’t exactly make men want to come in for a kiss. And if you have the evidence of your last meal stuck in your teeth, forget it. If your teeth are stained, look into some of the many whitening options are available. Practice regular brushing to make sure your breath is fresh and your teeth are free of food. And if you smoke or drink lots of coffee, carry some breath mints with you.

8. Loser lips

Think about how gross it is to see a man with food stuck in his mustache. Well, men think it’s equally icky to see crumbs embedded in sticky lip gloss. No man wants to put his lips on something that looks like thick, sparkly glue. Stay away from the lacquer-like glosses and opt instead for sheer, natural-looking color with a built-in moisturizer. Another lipstick fail is dark liner. A liner in the same shade as your lipstick is fine; it keeps your lipstick from bleeding into your foundation. But when you wear a dark liner and your lipstick wears off, your mouth ends up looking like something from a kid’s coloring book. The purpose of lip liner isn’t to inspire the man sitting across the table to grab a crayon.

9. Untouchable hair

Men like natural-looking hair. Up-dos are elegant, but stay away from the ones that are so intricate it looks like one stray breeze could make the whole thing fall apart. Consider having a simple yet beautiful hairstyle, especially if you have very little time on your hand. And don’t use too many styling products; men want to be able to touch your hair without having to wash their hands afterward. Most men like soft, touchable hairstyles that are not too styled or perfect.

10. Public grooming

Unfair though it may be, men like to think women are effortlessly beautiful. Don’t ruin their illusion with public grooming. A subtle lipstick touch-up after dinner is fine, but save hair brushing, perfume spritzing, and any major makeup repair for the ladies room. As far as trimming or filing your nails…well, just save that for home. Try to spend more time talking to him instead of worrying about your makeup.

7 Truthful Things Men Don’t Tell You

When you communicate with men you should always keep in mind that they don’t tell you everything they think. I must admit that women are considered to be more talkative and emotional than men. Sometimes it can be a real problem for some men to express their feelings and emotions. They can’t find appropriate words to tell the woman they like. However, it is possible to find a man who will easily share all his thoughts with you. But even these communicative guys can’t speak about all the truthful things. Here you will find some of them.

1. You are so beautiful

Certainly, we are melting when men tell us compliments. But there are some guys who can do that perfectly, while others find it really difficult. I met different boys in my life. Though, only one of them could make me happy with his pleasant words. It’s so important for girls to hear how pretty and beautiful they are. After that, their self-esteem increases greatly. Sometimes you can be extremely disappointed as you tried hard to do an excellent make-up for some special occasion and nobody appreciated your great efforts. In contrast to this, there can be such situations when you don’t pay much attention to your appearance, you simply get up in the morning, do not do any make-up or hairdo, but still some men can find lots of ways to tell that you are beautiful.

2. They miss you

I’m sure that if a boy really loves a girl he will always tell her how much he misses her. No doubt that all the girls become excited on hearing or reading words about that. If your boy can easily say to you “I miss you”, you are really lucky. Usually, it costs a lot of efforts for men to admit their true feelings. For most of them, that is the matter of their pride. Some boys will never say they miss you as they consider it to be a shame and weakness. Predominance in the relationship is the most important for them. Such men do everything possible to hide their true emotions. What should you do if your boyfriend is one of them? Simply take the initiative in your hands, break the ice and say first that you miss him. This tactics works perfectly.

3. They can’t be alone

A lot of women get nervous of being alone when they become older. It will be a big surprise for you, but some men also worry about this issue. I have never thought about this before as almost all my friends married in their 20’s and they didn’t feel any anxiety because of loneliness. Only some time ago, after speaking with my boyfriend, I began to realize that most men are afraid of being alone when they grow older. We can see that both men and women have the same fears and feelings. The difference is that men won’t always express all their emotions and thoughts.

4. They don’t like your guy-friends

If you go out with your friends among whom there are also guy-friends, don’t expect that your man won’t be jealous. Certainly, he will. Just he is strong enough not to show you all his worries. Besides, when your boyfriend feels jealous about you that means he has some doubts concerning your love. You should remember that there are two types of boys: those who can be mad because of their jealousy and those who will never express their real feelings. Perhaps you think your man doesn’t love you enough as every time when you meet with your guy-friends he doesn’t tell anything and never objects. Don’t jump to conclusions, maybe your boy find it difficult to speak about that subject with you. Be sure, he is always jealous even without any good reasons.

5. Boy’s nights out are not always great entertainment for them

Whenever our men go out to see their friends and spend a night with them at a club or some bar, we become crazy and jealous. Usually, girls imagine that lots of women will be around their guy and speak all night and flirt with him. Actually, this is wrong opinion. In most cases, men go out for boy’s night for relaxing and chatting with the mates. For instance, when my boyfriend comes back after such meetings, he says that he was bad without me and it would be better for him to spend the night out with me in some cozy restaurant. That’s why you should not angry at your sweetheart when he wants to have some night out with his friends.

6. Concern about the right choice in their life

All people think about their achievements and success they’ve reached at some certain age. When we become mature, we begin to analyze what was right and what was wrong and what could be changed. Our dear men are the same. Their worries and aims are not different from ours, they only don’t speak often about them or don’t speak at all. It happens so that sometimes men need more time to understand what they want in their life and make right choice. It is necessary for men and women to figure out their life path and follow it until they are 30 years old.

7. You are too emotional when you have PMS

If you have a caring and loving man in your life, he will always understand that involving you in some meaningful conversation during your PMS is not a good idea. It’s not a secret for you how nervous, irritable and scary you can be these days. But your ideal man will never tell you that. He will try hard to keep calm and reserved even at such terrible moments when you can cry and shout at him without any reason. We should be proud of our patient men as that is really hard work to cope with our monthly moods

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9 Surprising Things about Your Guy That You Will Never Change

It is typical of all humans to change everything they don’t like in their life. When it comes to our lovers, we become especially enthusiastic trying to alter all their features that are not suitable for us. Unfortunately, very often all our efforts to make our partners perfect turn out to be a failure. When you try hard to get rid of your guy’s bad features, you should be aware of certain things that can’t be changed about him. These are his essential characteristics. Perhaps some women think that men are difficult to understand, but that is absolutely wrong opinion. Whenever your boyfriend tells you something, you always attempt to find some hidden meaning in his words. But you don’t even realize that everything is much easier. Be sure your man knows what he really needs. Take into consideration these interesting things about your partner that you can’t change.

1. He Will Always Lie to You

Certainly, it doesn’t mean that your boyfriend will always lie to you and it will harm you much. Simply most men tend to tell their women some small white lies when they want their ladies feel comfortable and happy. What are the major things about which our lovers can lie to us? For example, when you hear from your sweetheart that your new dress suits you perfectly, that he loves your parents, don’t be so much happy. He might be just trying to please you with his sweet words.

2. He Will Always Be a Mama’s Boy

I think all guys are extremely dependent on their mothers. Surely, there can be some people who do not share my point of view. But still I’m deeply convinced that most men will always be attached to their caring mothers despite their age. It is natural that we girls don’t appreciate our partners’ affection to those who gave them birth. But I must say it is the most common feature of our guys as their moms are the first women who loved them much, who made them great personalities and whom they can rely on any moment.

3. He Will Be Always Crazy About Sports

I think all women will agree that sport is an indispensable part of every man’s life. And definitely, we can’t change it. Moreover, our guys usually are interested with different kinds of sport, though they will always have the most favorite one. I’m convinced that every time when your man watches his team’s match you become irritated and nervous. Actually, it’s useless to prevent him from such pleasure. You have no other choice but to accept his addiction to sports. Try to benefit from the time he spends watching TV. Sooner or later the match will finish and your partner will love you even more for giving him this freedom.

4. He Will Look at Other Women

As for me, I hate this men’s feature. If you still think that your boyfriend is perfect and he will never look at others, you are absolutely mistaken. It’s their natural instinct and they can’t do anything with it. Keep calm and don’t be so jealous, anyway you won’t change your lover. Finally, he will not deceive you, but only he can look at some pretty girl. Frankly speaking, we ladies also like to admire handsome guys. That’s why don’t let such trifles make you sad.

5. He Can’t Live Without Beer

It’s not a secret that all men like beer very much. Surely, for girls it’s not acceptable, but we should try to understand that for our guys drinking beer is something special. Most of them find it a wonderful opportunity to chat with friends and rest after a difficult working day over a glass of beer. There is no need to worry about your boyfriend’s feelings to you, they are still same. Just he needs some time to spend with his friends. After all you also meet with the girls quite regularly. Give your sweetheart a chance to enjoy the men’s company.

6. He Will Never Care about Clothes

Without a doubt all girls care much about their clothes, they always do their best to look smart, cute and stylish. Can we say this about boys? Certainly we can’t, as they usually are not so interested with what they wear. Generally our men do not follow the fashion, they simply choose the clothes which make them feel comfortable. Personally I have never met a man who would get a pleasure from shopping. For most guys going out is not a great problem, they will never spend time thinking which garment they should wear this night. They are built in such way, so you can’t do anything about it.

7. He Loves His Video-Games

Lots of guys are crazy about video-games. It happens so that some of them can become addicted to computer games. Still I can’t understand how men spend hours in front of their computers and they don’t even get bored. If your lover is one of them, don’t try to understand this whim of him. Acceptance is the best way to come to a common agreement with your love. For me, the most terrible thing about video-games is their violence and aggression.

8. He Doesn’t Like to Talk About His Feelings

Girls are considered to be romantic and affectionate. So they can easily express their warm feelings to their partners. We often expect our guys to share their love and emotions with us, as a result we get upset and blame them for coldness and indifference. It is necessary to understand that men are not guilty, they just have more pragmatic mind. They highly appreciate their relationship and communication with their girlfriends, though they would never be excessive about that. Men don’t like to show their feelings. That’s why you should be patient and take thing as they are.

9. He Blames You for Spending Much Time to Get Ready

As a matter of fact, all guys can’t stand waiting their girlfriends to get ready. They usually get bored and even angry. Our boyfriends are always fascinated with our beautiful and perfect look. But they can’t realize that we need some time for making that beauty. Most guys think it is natural that we have a stunning look and we can do without trendy clothes and make-up. Don’t try your lover’s patience and hurry up the next time you go out.

Surely, every girl wants to change certain things about her guy. To tell the truth, sometimes I also have such desire. There are so many girls who have tried to do it but all their attempts were not successful. So, the best way out is to take our men’s behavior for granted. Does your boyfriend have any bad traits of character that you would like to change? What are they? We’ll be glad to read your comments.