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Hair Related Words A ·  B ·  C ·  D ·  E ·  F ·  G ·  H ·  I ·  J ·  K ·  L ·  M ·  N ·  O ·  P ·  Q ·  R ·  S ·  T ·  U ·  V ·  W ·  X ·  Y ·  Z -- A  -- Air dry: ar drI to let hair dry naturally without any heat Afro: a-frO a hairstyle of tight curls in a full evenly rounded shape more info... Afro Puff: a-frO puf a hairstyle achieved when an afro is pulled back (hoisted *smile*), wrapped and the end of the hair is shaped into an evenly rounded shape. -- B  -- Bantu Knots: ban-too nots a hairstyle achieved when hair is parted and twisted into a firm knot and secured more info... Big Chop: big chäp The event when you cut off all relaxed hair and are left with only natural hair. Blow dry: blO drI to dry hair using blow-dryer Blow-dryer: blO drI-er a hand held hairdryer Bob: bawb a style formed when all hair is cut blunt to one length; usually short but not necessarily Braid: brAd a style formed when three or more strands of hair are interwoven Braidout: brAdowt a style formed when braids are removed from hair to cause a crimped pattern Breakage: brA - kij hairloss due to hair breaking off Brushwaves: brsh wAvs a style formed when hair is laid flat (usually by brushing) and a wave pattern begins to appear -- C  -- Clear Out: 'klir 'aut Virgin Islands slang for detangle. Note: I didn't realize this wasn't a commonly used term until I kept getting emails asking what I meant but 'clearing out' *ha* Comb Coils: kOm koyls a hairstyle achieved when small comb is used to form coils in the hair. more info... Cornrow: korn-rO a hairstyle in which the hair is divided into a section of hair which is braided flat to the scalp more info... Curler: Ker-ler a device on which hair is wound. also known as 'roller' or 'rod' picture -- D  -- Dilute: dI-loot to make thinner or more liquid by admixture (usually with water) -- E  -- no words for this letter yet. -- F  -- Fade: fAy-did a barber cut where the length of the hair is gradually lessened to achieve the visual effect of hair 'fading' into just skin Finger Comb: fi[ng]- ger kOm to style hair using fingers as a rake instead of an actual comb Flat twist: flat twist a hairstyle in which the hair is divided into a section of hair which is twisted flat to the scalp Flip: flip a hairstyle achieved when hair is curled bending up away from the head instead of bending under toward the head -- G  -- no words for this letter yet. -- H  -- Hair dryer: hayr drI-er an appliance used to dry hair by applying heat HIF: h - i - f When you can't stop touching your natural hair (mostly because it's soooooo soft :^) ) Human Hair: hyoo-men hayr hair that has grown out of the head of a human being and is packaged for other use -- I  -- no words for this letter yet. -- J  -- Jojoba: h'HO-bah : a shrub or small tree of the box family of southwestern No. America with edible seeds that yield a valuable liquid wax -- K  -- no words for this letter yet. -- L  -- no words for this letter yet. -- M  -- Microbraids: mI-krO brAds a hairstyle achieved when human hair is braided onto hair. Each braid is very small, hence the name. The ends of the hair can be left loose. -- N  -- Nappy: na - pee hairy or downy resembling the texture of wool. Natural: nat-Ur-al hair that has not been chemically treated. New Growth: nu grOth term referencing the amount of natural hair that has grown in since your last relaxer, or generally since your last whatever. -- O  -- no words for this letter yet. -- P  -- PHHB: p - h - h - b abbreviation for Pantyhose Head Band Part: part the line where the hair is divided into sections Ponytail: poe-nee tayl a hairstyle achieved when a section or all of the hair is pulled back and secured Press: pres to straighten hair using a heated implement (usually a specially designed comb) -- Q  -- no words for this letter yet. -- R  -- Relaxed: ree-laksd hair treated with a relaxer Relaxer: ree-laks-er a product used to chemically loosen the curl pattern in hair permenantly Relaxing: ree-laks-er treating hair with a relaxer Rod: rawd a device on which hair is wound. also known as 'roller' or 'curler' picture Roller: rawd a device on which hair is wound. also known as 'rod' or 'curler' picture Rollerset: row-ler set a hairstyle achieved when sections of hair are wrapped around any cylindrical object and take on the shape of the object -- S  -- Shrinkage: shringk-Aj a term used to describe the difference between the actual length of your hair and the apparent length (usually due to curls) How I calculated shrinkage for my site: AL = Apparent Length of hair when not stretched. RL = Real Length of hair when stretched. 1 - (AL/RL) = Shrinkage % Synthetic Hair: sin-theh-tik hayr man-made fibers produces to resemble human hair -- T  -- texture: teks-chur the visual or tactile surface characteristics and appearance of something : basic scheme or structure b : overall structure more info... traction alopecia: trak-shun a-leh-pE-sha hairloss (baldness) cause by friction or pulling transition: tran-i-shun term used to describe journey from relaxed hair to natural hair. TWA: t - w - a Abbreviation for Teeny Weeny Afro Twist: twist a style formed when two strands of hair are wrapped around each other Twistout: twist owt A hairstyle achieved by twisting the hair and then undoing the twists -- U  -- no words for this letter yet. -- V  -- no words for this letter yet. -- W  -- Wrap: rap to 'set' your hair using your head as one big roller. more info... -- X  -- no words for this letter yet. -- Y  -- Yarn: yahrn a continuous strand composed of either natural or man-made fibers or filaments and used in weaving and knitting to form cloth Yarn Braids: yahrn brAds a hairstyle achieved when yarn is braided onto hair. Sometimes called 'yarn locks' more info... -- Z  -- no words for this letter yet.

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