Natural Hair Dictionary--Detangling the Terms

For Hollis:

Dusting


Dusting your hair is a trim of 1/4 and inch or less. This method is also referred to as dusting because even though your hair is being trimmed evenly, it is so little hair, that it just looks like dust on the floor.

HTH,
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okay so what does "slip" mean?

thanx

Thanks for the glossary!! I was so confused. I just BC'ed last week! Im trying to figure out my texture. I see people refer to 4a/b hair. What are the categories for natural hair? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Hollis wrote:Does anyone know what dusting is? I've seen some women say they dust every few months instead of trimming, what is that? Thanks!

same thing as S&D method. snipping off the bad ends, knots, etc...

Can you please help me understand hair types? I've seen references to 4A 4C 3A 3C etc. What does this mean?

Found the answer to my own question. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Hope this helps Rizada. They have pictures too.

http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types

Hope This Helps= HTH

Thanks Nulynaturali!

Can someone tell me what it means to seal one's ends?

What does AO mean

AO - Aubrey Organics

thanx lynnieluve [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

pandzz wrote:okay so what does "slip" mean?

slip is used to describe how slippery a product is (usually a conditioner or detangler)... the more slip it has, the more effectively it will coat the hair to aid in detangling.

AOHR (Aubrey Organics Honesuckle Rose) and HEHH (Herbal Essences Hello Hydration) are frequently referred to as conditioners with great slip.

Thank you for this list. Although natural for nearly two years i have been all on my own and just found "the naturals" on line and had no idea what they were talking about. I'm printing this out! lol I feel so silly!

what is "baggy"? I see that on here and I have no idea what it is!

Baggy - After you moisturize your hair at night, you put a shopping bag, plastic cap, shower cap on overnight.

3rdTimeAround wrote:Can someone tell me what it means to seal one's ends?

Usually people use coconut/olive oil, heavy butter/cream (i.e. KBB butter or MJ buttercream) to seal the ends. It just means to apply product to your ends in an effort to keep them moisturized and limit breakage.

what does "4a" or "4b" mean? and how do you figure out which is yours?

When referring to hair length- CBL- collar bone length, APL- armpit length, BSL- bra strap length, MBL- mid back length

ok, remind me again what plopping is??

okay i've seen these terms thrown around and i was wondering if someone could explain them in layman's terms because the google just left me a little bit confused...

density,porosity and elasticity.

as it deals with hair....

What exactly is a Henna and what does it do?

curlylexi22 wrote:What exactly is a Henna and what does it do?

curlylexi, check out this site to learn more about henna: http://www.hennaforhair.com/faq/index.html

Basically, alot of women (both natural and relaxed) use henna for its conditioning and strengthening properties. It also helps thicken the hair. But you need to make sure you buy Body Art Quality (BAQ) henna and there's alot of "fake hennas" out there that are not pure.

The website has alot of good info and so does CN.com and the CN forums. HTH