Chapter 12: Hairstyling Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering terminology, tools, styling products, thermal methods, and updos from Chapter 12: Hairstyling.

Natural Hair Movement

A recognized lifestyle embraced worldwide that represents culture, heritage, and various natural textures and styles such as locs, twists, and braids.

Natural Hairstyling

Styling that does not use chemicals or alter textured hair's natural curl or coil pattern.

Co-washing

The use of a cleansing conditioner that refreshes and adds moisture to hair between weekly shampoos.

Co-styling

Using textured hairstyling techniques (typically performed at night) and covering the hair with a silk or satin bonnet or scarf to preserve a long-lasting textured style.

Vent Brush

A brush designed with special brush heads and wide-spaced pins that speeds up drying times and creates natural styles without forcing hair into a specific shape.

Edging Brush

A small brush with nylon bristles or boar hair used to create baby hair after applying edge control.

Styling Brush

A brush featuring a half-round head, rubber pad, and nine rows of round-tipped nylon pins used for controlled styling and creating a beveled blow-out look.

Oval Grooming Brush

A brush featuring a mix of boar bristles and nylon pins that helps distribute scalp oils and groom the cuticle layer.

Teasing Brush

A brush with slender nylon and natural bristles and a tail for sectioning, designed specifically for backbrushing and smoothing hair surfaces.

Paddle Brush

A brush with a large, flat base and a pneumatic pad, well suited for mid-length or longer hair to achieve smooth flat blow-outs.

Round Brush

A cylindrical brush available in various diameters with wood, metal, or ceramic bases used to smooth, add volume, or bevel hair ends.

Detangling Brush

A brush with an air-cushioned pad that glides through wet hair to detangle and refresh styles between shampoos while minimizing tension and split ends.

Feather Comb

A finishing tool available in various lengths, sizes, and tooth spacings; versions with shorter, wider teeth remove less curl.

Tail Comb

A comb designed to precisely part and section hair, serving also as a protective barrier close to the scalp during thermal styling.

Hair Pick

An implement designed to lift and fluff curly or coily hair, or detangle very short, highly textured hair.

Cutting Comb

Also known as an all-purpose comb, used to finely comb cutting sections and style hair, ideal for finger waves, wet sets, and thermal styling.

Teasing Comb

A comb featuring alternating short and long teeth that creates a cushion at the base of the hair to provide lift, volume, and fullness.

Wide-Tooth Comb

The preferred choice of comb for thick, curly, or wet hair, used to detangle large sections of hair without snagging.

Edge Control

A styling product with a thick, gelatin- or pudding-like texture used to smooth and control fine baby hair around the facial hairline.

Setting Foam

A light whipped version of setting lotion used for wet sets, roller sets, finger waves, and twists to define curls with soft control and shine.

Foam

Also known as mousse; a light, airy whipped styling product resembling shaving foam that builds moderate body and volume into hair.

Volumizer

A styling product applied to wet hair that adds volume, especially near the base, when blow-dried.

Styling Cream

A cream-consistency product that typically offers low to medium hold with a natural-looking shine and minimal frizz.

Pomade

A greasy, waxy, or oily styling aid that gives hair a shiny, slick appearance or a matte finish, maintaining hold ranging from light to firm.

Serum

Also known as silicone; a product that adds gloss and sheen to the hair while creating textural definition.

Gel

A thickened styling preparation delivered in a tube or bottle that creates a strong hold for various hairstyle designs.

Setting Lotion

A concentrated liquid solution that sets hair into place and can be diluted with water to produce a softer hold.

Hair Spray

Also known as spritz; a formula containing polymers in a solvent that evaporates to leave a holding layer that maintains a hairstyle.

Sheen

An oil or lubricant that gives hair a luminous appearance and shine during and after styling.

Blowdry Styling

The technique of drying and styling damp hair in a single operation from beginning to end.

Diffuser

A blowdryer attachment that causes air to flow more softly, helping accentuate or maintain textural definition without causing frizz.

Crimping Iron

A thermal styling tool whose plates create a distinct zigzag or sawtooth pattern in the hair.

Conventional Marcel Iron

A stove-heated or electric thermal iron featuring two rotating handles and a shell handle maneuvered with the fingers.

Spring Iron

The most common thermal curling iron used by consumers, featuring a spring-loaded clamp controlled by the thumb.

Clamp-Free Iron

Also called a wand iron; a barrel styling tool without a clamp, ideal for creating messy or beachy curls without leaving creases.

Heat-Resistant Glove

A protective hand accessory worn when operating clamp-free or thermal styling tools to protect skin from accidental burns.

Flat Iron with Straight Plate Edges

A thermal tool with flat, straight-edged plates coated in materials like ceramic or titanium, used to create smooth, sleek, straight styles.

Chasing

A flat-ironing technique where a heat-resistant comb is placed directly in front of the iron, moving both in unison down the hair shaft.

Thermal Pressing

A temporary method of hair straightening for curly or coily hair using a heated pressing comb or flat iron.

Soft Press

A pressing treatment that removes about 50 to 60 percent of the curl by applying the pressing comb once on each side of the hair.

Medium Press

A pressing treatment that removes about 60 to 75 percent of the curl by applying the pressing comb once on each side with slightly more pressure.

Hard Press

Also known as a double press; a technique that removes 100 percent of the curl by passing a pressing comb twice on each side, or passing a thermal iron first.

Temple Comb

A pressing comb approximately half the size of a regular pressing comb, used for pressing short hair on the temples and back of the neck.

Bantu Knots

Also known as Nubian knots; a style where hair is double-strand twisted or coil twisted and wrapped around itself into a knot secured at the scalp.

Bantu Knot-Out Style

A style achieved when Bantu knots are opened and released to produce wavy, fuller loose curls.

Braid-Out Set

A natural style involving individual braiding or cornrowing wet or dry hair, then unraveling the braids to produce a crimped, texture-on-texture volume effect.

Flat Twist

A natural hairstyle where hair is parted in rows, divided into two subsections, and interwoven to lie flat along the scalp.

Twist-Out Style

A style created by unraveling double-strand twists to build a voluminous, defined textured Afro with a crimped effect.

Locs

Separate networks of coily, textured hair that are intertwined and meshed together over time.

Palm Roll Method

A method of cultivating locs that involves applying gel to dampened subsections and rolling the hair section between the palms of both hands.

Sisterloc Method

An interlocking method that instantly locs textured hair using a specialized tool to form small, individual single locs.

Base

The stationary panel of hair on which a roller, iron barrel, or pin curl is placed.

Stem

The section of hair between the scalp and the first turn of the roller or curl, which determines the hair's direction and mobility.

Circle

Also known as the curl; the hair wrapped around the barrel or roller to form a complete loop, dictating the size of the wave or curl.

No-Stem Curl

A pin curl placed directly on its base, producing a tight, firm curl with minimum mobility.

Half-Stem Curl

A pin curl placed half off its base, permitting medium movement and moderate control.

Full-Stem Curl

A pin curl placed completely off its base, offering maximum mobility and freedom of style.

Backcombing

Also called teasing, ratting, matting, or French lacing; combing small hair sections toward the scalp to interlock strands into a firm cushion base.

Backbrushing

Also called ruffing; a technique used to build a soft cushion or blend separate curl patterns into a uniform comb-out.

Barrel Curl

A pin curl technique wound into the standing cylindrical shape of a roller set without using an actual roller.

Finger Waves

The art of shaping and directing hair into an S pattern using fingers, a styling comb, and finger-waving lotion.

Hair Molding

A setting technique performed on short to mid-length chemically relaxed hair using setting foam to prepare it for thermal styling.

Shaping

A section of hair molded in a circular movement in preparation for curl formation.

Cascade Curls

Also known as stand-up curls; pin curls fastened in a standing position on a rectangular base to create height in hair design.

Skip Waves

A wave technique combining finger waves and pin curls, consisting of two rows of ridge curls across the head.

Ribboning

Forcing hair strands between the thumb and the back of a comb under tension to create compact, smooth ends.

Updo

A special-occasion hairstyle arranged up and off the shoulders, held in place using pins, clips, or elastics.

Half Updo

Also called a half-up-half-down style; a hairstyle where the top section is styled up off the face while the lower section hangs down.

Ponytail

The most versatile foundational hairstyle, serving as the base for buns, chignons, and intricate updos.

French Pleat

Also called a French twist or French roll; a classic foundational updo created by folding and tucking hair into a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal pleat.