The Natural Dictionary

Hola,

In case you have viewed my blog and don't know some of the terms that I use, I'll give you a little help and also mention some commonly used terms that you may see in the future.   


BC: Big Chop. Cutting all relaxed hair to become fully natural

Braid-out: Braiding one's hair to achieve a wavy style once taken out.
 
Co-wash: Washing with conditioner instead of shampoo

DIY: Do it yourself

Dusting: Cutting off small amounts of hair..not exactly trimming

EVOO: Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Henna: A natural hair-dye

Humectant: Products that help draw moisture from the air

Length Check: Often checking the length progress of the hair.

Low Manipulation: Not handling the hair as much. Less heat, less combing etc

Natural Hair Guru: Someone who has high knowledge of natural hair

Natural Hair Journey: The period and lessons learned from going natural.

Pineappling: Tying the hair in a pineapple shape with a scarf on the top of the head in order to keep a style overnight.

Pre-Poo: Steps done before shampooing

Product Junkie: Someone who often buys and tries new products

Protective Styling: Styling the hair so that the ends are protected

Sealing: Keeping moisture in one's hair usually with oils or other moisturizing products

Shrinkage: How much the hair shrinks usually when wet. It makes the hair appear shorter.

Slip: How coated, easy to detangle, and slippery a product makes the hair

Stretching: Techniques to give the hair length

Transition: The period when switching from relaxed to natural without cutting off the relaxed ends

Trimming: Cutting unhealthy hair

TWA: Teeny weeny Afro

Twist-out: Twisting one's hair to achieve a more defined style once taken out.

Two-Strand Twists: Having two equal pieces of hair in size and length and twisting them together

Wash-and-go: Washing the hair and letting it air dry

Now you hopefully know a little more about the natural hair language. I couldn't leave you hanging lol.

Thanks!