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Protect your hair from daily swimming
Daily exposure to chlorine and water has a drying effect on the hair that can lead to various problems: hair breakage, excess tangling and a dull, lustreless appearance. The problem is compounded by the necessity of shampooing daily to remove the chlorine. The following hair care can be helpful.

1. Shampoo with a mild shampoo formulated for dry damaged hair. Don't lather up twice. Be sure to thoroughly rinse out all residue.

2. Apply a conditioner after every shampoo. It will deposit a light film on the hair to counteract dryness, add gloss and make it easier to comb.

3. Wrap your hair in a towel and gently pat dry, wet hair is very fragile and easily damaged by vigorous rubbing.

4. Gently comb the hair with a wide, blunt toothed comb. Never brush wet hair. Work out tangles by combing gently, working from the tips toward the scalp.

5. Wear a short, simple hairstyle that requires minimum manipulation. If you must colour, permanent wave, or chemically straighten your hair, have it done by a professional hairdresser to minimize further damage.

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Delights from Movenpick
By Thiruni Kelegama
It is hot and hu- mid out there... ever felt as if you want to indulge yourself? Indulge yourself in something cool and heavenly tasting?

Well, what could be better than ice cream! And what better place to have ice cream than Movenpick.

Opened on July 11, last year, Movenpick indeed is the best ice cream Switzerland has to offer. With a variety of flavours such as the Espresso Croquant, Maple Walnut, Tiramasu, Vanilla Brownie, and a number of other flavours that can tempt any sweet tooth, Movenpick certainly is the leading ice cream around.

"Movenpick is a premium Swiss ice cream with a global positioning of about 30 - 40 companies," says Nirosh de Mel, the owner of Movenpick Sri Lanka, who is also the proprietor of Walauwa restaurant.

"It was a challenge," says Nirosh.

"We wanted to go that extra mile, to give the best to all our customers."

At the moment, Movenpick offers only ice cream, coffee and a variety of sandwiches, but soon they will be introducing a number of hot dishes. "We will be adding Burgers, French Fries, Chicken Kebabs, and some other dishes to the menu, so that people would be able to have an entire meal here. We want to promote a cafe type of atmosphere," explains Nirosh.

Movenpick has a variety of ice creams on their set menu. There is the Belle Helene, which is made using chocolate and vanilla ice cream with pears, chocolate sauce and whipped cream. This is topped with a chocolate sliver, wafer roll and seasonal garnish.
There is also the Peche Melba, Danemark and the Dolce, the Choco- Banana and finally the greatest of them all... the Big One. This is made using six ice cream flavours of your choice, with seasonal fruits, whipped cream and almond waffle cornets.

And for all coffee lovers out there... there is the Cappuccino Sundae, made using espresso croquant ice cream, maple walnuts and vanilla ice cream with meringue, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Then there is the famous ice coffee, which can set your taste buds tingling for weeks after.

You can also experiment with the fabulous range of coffee which Movenpick is renowned for. There is the Espresso, Caravelas South America, which comes from the largest coffee producers in the world, Kauai Hawaii.

And that is not all. There are the cold coffees, the Floating coffee and the Flavoured Coffee of which there are the likes of the Viennese Coffee with Chocolate, Cinnamon or Hazelnut.

Oh yes... this is certainly paradise for all coffee addicts and those with a sweet tooth. So go ahead, indulge yourself.

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