Natural Hair Dictionary

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2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 4c = curl types

2nd Day Hair = Hair that looks good enough the day after styling that it can just 

be misted with water or have a 



little product added try to 
revive and refresh its style.





A


ABUHO = Africa’s Best Ultimate Herbal Oil


ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar


AOHR = Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose


AOMM = Aubrey Organics Magic Mandarin Jelly


AOWC = Aubrey Organics White Camilla


APL = arm pit length


AVG = Aloe vera Gel



B


B&A = Batia & Aleeza gel


BAA = Big-ass afro


BB = Blended Beauty


BBBB = Burt’s Bees Body Butter


BRHG = Biosilk Rock Hard Gelee


BSL = bra strap length


BTW = By the way.



C


c = Coarse texture


Canopy = the top layer of hair, 

which is exposed to the elements the most, 
and is prone to frizzing


CCB = Donna Marie Coco Curl Butter


CCSS = Jessicurl Confident Coils Styling Solution


CG = Curly Girl routine or “Curly Girl,” the book by Lorraine Massey


CHBC = Donna Marie Cocoa Hemp Buttercream


CJ = Curl Junkie


CK = CHS (Curly Hair Solutions) Curl Keeper


clarify = remove build-up from the hair via ACV, lemon juice, or shampooing


Clumping = strands of hair clumping together to form bigger, chunkier curls


CO = conditioner or “conditioner=only” as in not using shampoo


CO wash = conditioner washing


CON = Cream of Nature


Condish = conditioner


Crunch = the hard, crunchy feeling 
left by some gels when they dry, 
which can sometimes be scrunched out.


CV = Chagrin Valley



D


DH = Dear or darling husband


DM = Sometimes used to preface Donna Marie products


DT = deep (conditioning) treatment


DW = Dairy Whip from Flower Moon Soaps




E


Elucence MBC = Moisture Balancing Conditioner


EOs = essential oils


ETA = Edited to add


EVOO = extra virgin olive oil


F


f = fine texture


FOTE = Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera gel


FSG = Flax Seed Gel


G


GDLI = Giovanni Direct Leave=In


GF = Garnier Fructis


GioDLI = Giovanni Direct Leave In


Giovanni DLI/ GDL = Giovanni Direct Leave-In


GVP = Generic Value Products (found at Sally’s)


H


HCC = Jessicurl Hair Cleansing Cream


HE = Herbal Essences


HEBE = Herbal Essence Body Envy


HESMU = Herbal Essence Set Me Up


HETT = Herbal Essence Totally Twisted


HG = “Holy Grail”


HIH = Devacurl Heaven in Hair


HJ = Donna Marie Honey Jelly


HO = Humble opinion


HTH = Hope that helps




I


i, ii, iii = Fia’s hair-typing system descriptors for volume


IIRC= If I recall correctly


IMHO = In my humble opinion


IRL = In real life


ISO = in search of


ITA = In total agreement or I totally agree


J


JC C&S = Jane Carter Condition and Sculpt


JC N&S = Jane Carter Nourish and Shine


JC = Jessicurl OR Jane Carter


Jessicurl CCSS = Confident Coils Styling Solution


Jessicurl RR = Rockin’ Ringlets


K


KBB = Karen’s Body Beautiful 
(SS = Super Silky, LL = Luscious Locks)


KCCC = Kinky Curly Curling Custard


KCKT = Kinky Curly Knot Today


KWIM = Know what I mean?


KY = KY Jelly, the personal lubricant


L


L&T = Donna Marie Lock and Twist


LOL = Laughing out loud


LOOB = L’oreal Out of Bed (not to be confused with KY jelly)


LOOC = Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol


LOTD = Lily of the Desert (aloe vera gel)


LVPNG = L’oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss 
(usually refers to the one for 
medium to long curly hair)


M


m = medium texture


M&H = Milk & Honey (as in Suave Milk & Honey conditioner)


MGA = Max Green Alchemy


MHC = My Honey Child


MO = My opinion.


N


Nexxus POTAR = Phyto Organics The Arts Emphasis Redefining Gel


NG = Nature’s Gate


O


OC = Devacurl One Condition


ORS = Organic Root Stimulator


Ouidad CC = Climate Control Gel


Ouidad CQ = Curl Quencher


P


PHHB = Pantyhose head band


pineapple = gathering hair gently 
on top of head with a scrunchie to preserve 
curls for 2nd day hair


Pixiecurl diffuser method = 
leaving diffuser OFF, using the bowl to 
scrunch hair up to root, turn ON for 30 
seconds=1 minute, turn OFF, and then 
repeat on next section of hair. 
Minimizes frizz and reduces the amount 
of disturbance on the rest of your hair 
while diffusing.


PJ = Product Junkie (addicted 
to trying the next new, possibly better 
hair product)


plop = method of wrapping wet 
hair in t-shirt / microfiber towel


Plop/plunk = Method for putting 
your wet hair into a towel to encourage curls (video on jessicurl’s website)


PM = Paul Mitchell or Private Message


‘poo = shampoo


Pre-poo = applying conditioner or oil 
to the hair before shampooing to reduce 
tangling and post-shampoo dryness


PVP = A polymer found in most gels


Q


QCCC = Innersence Quite Calm Curling Cream


‘quats = polyquaternium polymers 
found in styling products


R


RR = Jessicurl Rocking Ringlets Styling Potion


S


Sally’s = Sally Beauty Supply


SAO = Sweet almond oil


Scrunch = encourage curl or apply 
product by gently squeezing/pushing hair 
upward from end toward root.


SheaM = Shea Moisture Leave In


Shrinkage = shortening of length due to curl tightness


SIF = Devacurl Set It Free


SL = shoulder length


SLS = Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (surfactant found in most shampoos)


SO = significant other


SOTC = scrunch out the crunch


T


TE = Terressentials


The Mother Ship = Devachan Salon in NYC (Lorraine Massey’s)


TIA = thanks in advance


TIGI = TIGI is the brand name. They make the Bed Head and Catwalk lines.


TIGI MM = TIGI Moisture Maniac


TJ = Trader Joe’s


TR = Thermal reconditioning


TS = Jessicurl Too Shea conditioner


TTO = tea tree oil


TWA = Teeny weeny afro


U


Understory = hair under the top exposed layer


W


WDT= Jessicurl’s Weekly Deep Treatment


WSP = Wet Set Pudding which is by Curls by Sisters Smith (CBSS or CSS)



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