Hair Terms
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Common hair terms that are on use on this site. | |
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| There are 9 entries in the glossary. | |
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| Term |
Definition |
| Panthenol | (Pro-Vitamin B5) is a nourishing, conditioning ingredient. The only vitamin known to penetrate the hair shaft. |
| PH | A scale of measurement (usually tested by a substance called litmus) that indicates how acidic or alkaline a substance has. |
| Plopping | A hair drying technique. After shampooing and/or conditioning or your hair apply your product(s) to soaking wet hair, then use a then have a towel or t-shirt to wrap this around your head and leave on for 10 - 20 mins. You are able to get ready (make-up, put on your clothes) and you won't have water dripping everywhere. |
| Pomade | This substance usually comes in jars and is semi-solid and/or waxy. Use it to tame frizz, give hair a chunky texture or slick back hair completely. Rub pomade between your palms and apply sparingly to hair. If you add too much, your hair will look greasy. |
| Ponytail | A hairstyle where the hair is gathered with a ponytail holder. Whether your hair looks like a afro puff, if your hair is all gathered together, it''s in a ponytail. |
| Porosity | The ability for hair to be able to absorb and retain moisture. A sponge is a good example. Immerse it in water and it will soak up a large quantity of liquid, and be able to hold it for a long period of time because it has good porosity. If you used an old sponge with holes and immerse this sponge in the same amount of water, it will absorb far less and won’t be able to retain the moisture so readily. It is the same with hair. Hair that has poor porosity will not be able to absorb or retain moisture as well as hair that has good porosity, making hair permanently dry, |
| Product Junkie | A person (usually female) that must have the latest haircare product craze in their hands as soon as possible. The cause usually starts from internet message boards when some post a glowing review about a product. The PJism can be in a form of a conditioner, shampoo, or a styling product. This problem usually subsides in a few months or due to lack of funds (which ever comes first). There are no known cures to combat this problem. Side note - remember EVERYONE'S hair is different so what might work for someone else may not work for you. |
| Protective Hairstyles | Any hairstyle that doesn't have your ends exposed and doesn't brush up against your clothes is a protective style. (Bantu Knots, Updo's etc.) |
| Puff | A hairstyle where the hair is gathered and held together with a brastrap headband or a pantyhose headband etc. This style is ideal if the hair is not long enough for a ponytail or other styles. |
