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Ch. 18 Vocab

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Bantu Knot or Nubian Knot The hair is double strand twisted or coil twisted and wrapped around itself to make a knot. Knots are secured by bobby pins or elastic bands.
Bantu Knot-out Style Knots can be opened and released to create wavy and fuller loose curls.
Braid-out Set This style involves braiding the hair when either wet or dry and then opening the braid to create a crimpled texture-on-texture effect with added volume.
Coils Also known as comb twist; small sections of natural hair that are gelled and spiraled with fingers or a comb to create individual formations of tight, cylindrical coils.
Coil-out Once hair is comb coiled into individual coils, then dried completely, they are uncoiled or neatly unraveled to create a fuller coily textured Afro style.
Coil Comb Technique Technique with individual formations of cylindrical coils used to create coil styles/locks. This method involve placing the comb at the base of the scalp &, with a rotating motion, spiraling the hair into a coil. With each revolution, the comb moves down.
Cornrows Also known as canerows; narrow rows of visible braids that lie close to the scalp and are created with a three-strand, on-the-scalp braiding technique.
Flat-Twist Double-strand twist that are interwoven to lie flat on the scalp with various patterns with or without extensions.
Fishtail Braid Simple two-strand braid in which hair is picked up from the sides and added to the strands as they are crossed over each other.
Glamour Waves Flat-twist set is unraveled to make a loose, wavy texture on the entire head.
Halo Braids Two or three long, simple, inverted, thick cornrows created around the head. The extended braids are then wrapped and pinned to make a halo effect.
Invisible Braids Also known as inverted braids or French braid; a three-strand braid that is produced with an overhand technique.
Locks Also known as dreadlock or locs; separate networks of curly, textured hair that has been intertwined and meshed together.
Natural Hairstyling Hairstyling that has no chemicals or dyes and does not alter the natural curl or coil pattern of the hair.
Nubian Knots Also known as Bantu Knots; The hair is double strand twisted or coil twisted and wrapped around itself to make a knot. Knots are secured by bobby pins or elastic bands.
Overhand Technique A technique in which the first side section goes over the middle one, then the other side section goes over the middle strand.
Rope Braid Braid created with two strands that are twisted around each other.
Single Braids Also known as box braids or individual braids; free-hanging braids, with or without extensions, that can be executed using either an underhand or and overhand technique.
Spiral Rod Set This set can be done with rods, flexi-rods, or curl reformers of all sizes. Hair is wrapped around a vertical rod, moving up the rod in a spiral movement.
Steamer Used to deeply hydrate, moisturize, and condition the hair with water vapor; infuses water hydration, opening the cuticle layer of the hair shaft and enabling nourishing protein conditioner and botanical oils to penetrate deeply into the cortex layer.
Textured Set and Style Textured set elongate the natural frizzy hair and make a smooth-silky curl, wavy or zig-zag pattern when the hair is set wet or dry on natural curly or coily hair textures.
Textured Hair Hair with a tight coil pattern.
Twisting A rope effect on individual sections of hair made with a double stranded twist technique done by overlapping two strand sections of hair, to form a candy cane effect.
Twist-out A double-stranded twist set is unraveled and opened to create a spirally, full-crimped effect.
Underhand Technique Also known as plaiting; a technique in which the left section goes under the middle strand, and then the right sections goes under the middle strand.
Visible Braid Three-strand braid that is created using an underhand technique.
Wave Pattern The coil configuration, of textured hair.
Weaving Hair extension on a weft are sewn or bonded onto a cornrow base to make a longer, fuller head of natural looking hair. There are several methods of weaving from bonding, fusion, braid sew attachment, threading, and tubing.
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