Natural Hair & Curly Girl Talk

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Hi Everyone! I’m not sure if you noticed but there are many different terms you might come across being a curly girl. When I was first beginning my journey I had No Clue what all these abbreviations, terms, and codes were. I would watch countless videos of these women with gorgeous hair, but I would sometimes get lost within their hair lingo. Thank God for common sense because some are easy to figure out, others no so much. So I found a helpful list of terms on http://www.afroniquelyyou.com and http://luvyourmane.blogspot.com/. I hope this is helpful! – Irene

A

  • ACV: Apple cider vinegar, used to clarify the hair and level acidity
  • APL: Arm Pit Length

B

  • Baggy Method: Applying conditioner to the hair then wrapping it with saran wrap or covering it with a plastic/shower cap for an extended period of time
  • BC: Big Chop, cutting off all the relaxed and or chemically processed hair
  • BSB: Below Shoulder Blade
  • BSL: Bra-Strap Length
  • BSS: Beauty Supply Store

C

  • CC: “Creamy Crack” also known as a relaxer
  • Cones: Are ‘silicones’, or ingredients found in hair care products that are not water soluble. Which make it difficult for hair to absorb moisture.
  • Clarifying: When you wash your hair to remove product build up, dirt or anything clogging the follicles.
  • Co-Wash: Conditioner wash; washing hair with conditioner instead of shampoo

D

  • DC: Deep condition/Deep conditioner by leaving conditioner on the hair for 30 mins or more
  • DIY: Do It Yourself

E

  • EVOO: Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • EVCO: Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
  • EO: Essential Oil

H,J,L,M

  • HG: Holy Grail (Products you just can’t do without)
  • JBCO: Jamaican Black Castor Oil
  • Leave-in: this is a conditioner or mix that stays in your hair. After it’s applied, it is not rinsed/washed out.
  • MBL: Mid back length

N

  • Natural Hair: to be completely free of chemical processing in the hair
  • NG: New growth
  • NL: Neck Length

P

  • Pineappleing– A sleeping technique that curlies with long hair use to preserve/protect curls overnight. You gather all of your hair in a high, but loose pony tail at the top of your head, and go to sleep on a satin pillowcase. In the morning you take it down and shake it out gently and
    all of your curls will have been preserved.
  • Product Junkie: One who likes to buy hair products or any products. Always searching for the next best thing
  • Pre-Poo: A treatment applied prior to shampooing. It usually consists of oils and/or conditioners applied the night before the shampoo or immediately prior, with a heat source to help penetrate. This is usually performed to help the hair maintain necessary moisture during the drying shampoo process.

S

  • SL: Shoulder Length
  • Slip: Used to describe how slippery a product is (usually a conditioner or detangler). The more slip, the more effectively it will coat the hair to aid in detangling

T,W

  • TWA: Teeny weeny afro
  • WSL: waist length hair

#’s

  • 3A texture: Loose curls
  • 3B texture: Tight curls
  • 4A texture: Loose kinks/coils
  • 4B texture: Tight kinks/coils

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