- A -
a capas - layered, in layers
ablandador (de pelo) - relaxer, straightener, softener
ablandador de canas - pre-softener for color-resistant gray hair so it will absorb dye better
abombado (peinado) - bouffant
abombarse (el cabello) - frizz up, puff out
abrillantador (brillantina) - gloss, brightener, lustrant
abundante cabellera - full head of hair
acartonado (pelo) - stiff, without movement or vitality
accesorio para pelo - hair ornament
aceite de aguacate (o palta) - avocado oil
aceite de ajonjolí - sesame oil
aceite de canela - cinammon oil
aceite de argán - argan oil
aceite de jojoba - jojoba oil
aceite de canela - cinammon oil
aceite de germen de trigo - wheat germ oil
aceite de oliva (o aceituna) - olive oil
aceite de planchado - pressing oil
acentuar - accentuate, emphasize
acharolado (hair) - stiffened by gel or fixative
ácido - acidic; acid
aclarar (pelo) - rinse; lighten, make lighter
acondicionador - conditioner
acondicionar - condition
activador de rizos - curl activator
adhesivo - glue, adhesive
afro - afro
agente ablandador - softener, softening agent; relaxer
agitado - messed up, messy
agua - water
agua blanda - soft water
agua clorada - chlorinated water
agua dura - hard water
agua oxigenada - (hydrogen) peroxide
agua purificada - purified water
ahuecado (del cabello) - a volumizing treatment, bouffant
ahuecar (el pelo) - give volume to, fluff, fluff out, make fluffy
alaciado - straightening, relaxing
alaciado permanente - permanent straightening
alaciado temporal - temporary straightening
alaciamiento - straightening, relaxing
alaciar - straighten, relax
alazán (color) - cinammon, reddish brown
alborotado - disheveled, messed up, tousled
alcalino - alkaline
algodón - cotton
alheña - henna
alisado, alisante - straightening, relaxing
alisado chino - Chinese "Chi" hair straightening
alisado japonés - Japanese thermal reconditioning (straightening)
alisado termal - Thermal reconditioning (straightening)
alisador, alisadora (de pelo) - hair straightener, hair relaxer, curl relaxer; hair iron, flat iron
alisar el cabello o pelo - straighten or relax the hair
alissette - straightening, relaxing
alopecia - alopecia, hair loss, falling hair
alta costura - haute couture, high fashion
amarrado (pelo) - tied back
amarrar (pelo) - tie back
ampolla, ampolleta - vial, phial, ampoule containing a single application of special hair oil or treatment
anchoas - pin curls, small curls; small curlers
anchoitas - curls fastened with a clip
anti-encrespamiento - anti-frizz
anti-esponjado - anti-frizz
anti-fungoideos - anti-fungal
aplicación - application
aplicar - apply, put on
apretador - clip, hair band; hair net
arcilla - clay
argán - argan
arena (color) - sand, sandy color
arrancar (pelos) - pluck
arrastre de color - reset tinted hair to its natural color
arreglar - do, fix
arreglarse el pelo - fix one's hair, do one's hair; have one's hair done
arriba - on top
áspero (pelo) - coarse
atado (pelo) - tied, fastened (not loose)
atado atrás (pelo) - tied back
atusar (pelo) - smooth, stroke; trim
axilas - armpits
- B -
baba de caracol - snail slime
balayage - balayage, highlighting by direct "painting" without foil or cap
baño - bath
baño de color - color rinse
baño de crema - cream rinse
barra (para hacer permanentes) - perm rod
barrido (de tintura, tinturación) - removal of dye from hair
barro - mud
bigudí, bigutí, bigoutí - curler, roller
bigutí flexible o suave - soft-twist roller
blanco (color de pelo) - white
blower - blow dryer
bob en capas - layered bob
bob en punta - unlayered or pointed bob
bob hongo - mushroom bob
boquilla (de blower) - nozzle
borgoña (color de pelo) - burgundy
brillante - shiny,brightening, glossing, shining
brillantez - shininess
brillo - shine, sheen
brillo capilar, brillo para cabello - hair polish, hair gloss
bucle - ringlet, spiral curl
bufarse (pelo) - puff out, frizz up, get big
bublo capilar - hair bulb
burdeos (color de pelo) - burgundy
- C -
cabellera - long hair, tresses, head of hair
cabellera densa - thick hair
cabello - hair (on head, of person)
cabello alisado - straightened hair, relaxed hair
cabello atado - hair tied back
cabello canoso - graying hair, salt-and-pepper hair
cabello cenizo - gray hair
cabello crespo - frizzy or nappy hair
cabello de hebra fuerte - coarse, nappy or kinky hair
cabello electrizado - static hair, flyaway hair
cabello espeso - thick (dense) hair
cabello esponjado - frizzy, puffy, or fluffy hair
cabello fino o finito - fine or very fine hair
cabello graso - oily hair
cabello grueso - thick hair
cabello horquillado - split ends
cabello lacio - straight hair
cabello liso - straight hair
cabello lleno - full head of hair
cabello macho - frizzy hair, kinky hair, "bad hair"
cabello mixto - mixed dry and oily hair
cabello ondulado - wavy hair
cabello reseco - very dry hair
cabello sano o saludable - healthy hair
cabello seco - dry hair
cabello pintado - dyed hair
cabello planchado - pressed hair
cabello quebradizo - brittle hair
cabello rebelde - wild hair
cabello teñido - dyed hair
cabellos bravos - wild hair
cabeza - head
cabo - end; section
cabos sueltos - loose ends
cadejo - tangles, knot of tangled hair
café (color de pelo) - coffee brown
caída del cabello - hair loss
calamidad - disaster, calamity
caliente - hot
calor - heat
calvicie - baldness; bald spot
calvicie incipiente - thinning hair, falling hair
cambiar - change
canas - gray hairs, white hairs
canela (color) - cinammon, reddish brown
canoso (pelo) - gray, white, graying, salt-and-pepper
caoba (color de pelo) - mahogany
capas - layers
capas de pelo - layers of hair
capas de color - layers of color
capilar - hair (adj)
cara - face
caracoles - ringlets
cardar (pelo) - tease, backcomb
caro - expensive
cascada de bucles - cascade of ringlets
caspa - dandruff
castaño (color de pelo) - brown, chestnut
castaño claro (color de pelo) - light brown
castaño cenizo (color de pelo) - ash brown
castaño dorado (color de pelo) - honey blonde, golden brown
castaño oscuro (color de pelo) - dark brown
castaño rojizo (color de pelo) - reddish-brown
castaño rubio (color de pelo) - honey blonde
cejas - eyebrows
cenizo (color) - gray
cenizo (tono) - ash
cepillable - brushable
cepillado - brushing
cepillar - brush
cepillarse el pelo - brush one's hair
cepillo (de pelo) - brush, hairbrush
cepillo estilizador - styling brush
cepillo estilizador termal o de aire caliente - hot air styling brush
cepillo plano - flat brush
cepillo redondo - round brush
cera - wax
cera caliente - hot wax
cerámico (plancha) - ceramic
cerda - bristle (of hairbrush)
cerquillo - bangs, fringe
champú - shampoo
champú abrillantador - brightening shampoo
champú aclarador o clarificador - clarifying shampoo
champú sublimador de rizos - curl-enhancing shampoo
chasquilla - bangs
chino (pelo) - curly
chocolate (color de pelo) - chocolate brown
chongo - bun, chignon
chongo de gajos - chignon with tendrils
chongo francés - French roll, chignon
cincelado a navaja - razor cut
cinta (de pelo) - ribbon, hair ribbon
cintura - waist
ciruela (color de pelo) - plum
cita de cabello - hairdresser appointment
claritos - streaks
claro (tono) - light
clarísimo (tono) - very light
clásico - classic
clipe - hair clip
cloro - chlorine
cobre (color de pelo) - copper
cola - pony tail, ponytail
cola ahuecada - puffy ponytail, teased ponytail
cola cortado - bobtail, short ponytail
cola de caballo - pony tail
cola de caballo lateral - side pony tail
champú - shampoo
champú cola de caballo - horsetail shampoo, shampoo containing the herb equisetum)
champú neutralizante - neutralizing shampoo (for use after applying relaxer)
chin (un chin) - a little, a little bit
chino, chinito - curly
coleta - pony tail
coleta alta - high pony tail
coleta baja - low pony tail
coletero, colita - ponytail holder, hair band, hair tie
coletero enganche - ponytail clasp
colocho, colocha, colochita - curly, curly-haired person
color - color (EEUU), colour (RU)
color de pelo - hair color
color natural - natural color
color permanente - permanent color
color temporal - temporary color
coloración - dying, coloring
colorado (color) - red
colorante - dye, coloring
coloreado - colored, tinted, dyed
colorear - color, tint, dye
colorido - color, coloring
colorín - red; red-haired, ginger-haired
colorista - hair colorist
con permanente (cabello) - (hair) permed
cóncavo - concave, curling inward (opposite of "el flip"
consejos - advice
copete - pompadour
coronilla - top of the head
cortar - cut, bob
cortar a flequillo - cut in bangs, styled in bangs
cortar el flequillo - cut (or trim) the bangs
cortar el pelo - cut (the) hair
cortarme el pelo - have my hair cut; get a haircut
cortarse el pelo - have one's hair cut; get a haircut
cortarse el pelo escalonado - have one's hair layered, cut in layers
cortar las puntas - trim (the ends)
corte de alta costura - couture cut, high-fashion cut
corte de dama - woman's cut, lady's cut
corte de pelo - hairstyle, cut, haircut, hair cut
corte de pelo a navaja - razor cut
corte de pelo en capas - layered cut
corte de pelo escalonado - layered cut
corte de hongo o honguito o tazón - mushroom cut, bowl cut
corte desmachado en punta - unlayered tousled cut
corte encapado - layered cut
cortísimo - very short
corto - short
crecer - grow
crecer de nuevo (cabello) - grow back
crecimiento - growth
crema - cream, creme
crema alisadora - relaxing cream, hair relaxer
crema alisante - relaxing cream, hair relaxer
crema anticaída, crema apretadora - fortifying cream to control hair loss
crema para peinar, crema de peinar - styling cream, hair cream
crema tonalizante - shading cream (for dyed hair)
crencha - part (in hair)
crespo (nom) - curl
crespo (adj) - curly, frizzy, kinky, nappy, puffy, poofy
crispado - tight, frizzy, puffy, poofy
¿cuánto costaría X? - how much would X cost?
¿cuánto cuesta X? - how much does X cost?
cuello - neck
cuero cabelludo - scalp
cuerpo - body (quality of hairstyle)
cuidado capilar - hair care
cuidado del cabello - hair care
cuidado del pelo - hair care
cuidar - take care of
cutáneo (adj) - skin, scalp
cutícula (de un pelo) - cuticle
- D -
dañar - damage
daño - damage
de clip (extensiones) - clip-on
de pelo oscuro - brunette, dark-haired
decoloración - bleaching
decolorado - bleached
decolorante - bleach, lightener
decolorar - bleach
delantero - front
degrafilado - layered
denso - thick
depilación - waxing, hair removal (by any method)
depilación con cera - waxing
depilación con hilo - threading
depilación eléctrica - electrolisis (permanent)
depilación facial - facial hair removal
depilación integral - whole-body waxing, removal of all body hair (by any method)
depilación láser - laser hair removal (permanent)
depilador - hair remover, trimmer
depilador de cejas - eyebrow trimmer
depilar - remove body hair, pluck, wax
depilarse - remove one's (own) body hair; or have one's body hair removed, plucked, or waxed
depilatorio - hair remover, depilatory
derrizar, derrisar - straighten (= desrizar)
derrisao - straightened (Dominican)
desaliñado (cabello) - unkempt, messed up
desastre - disaster, calamity
descamación - scaling, flaking (e.g. of scalp)
descargar - thin (make thinner)
desencrespar - relax, straighten
desenredante - detangling, detangler
desenredar - detangle
desfilar el pelo - layer; reduce volume; thin
desfilado (nom) - a haircut in which some parts are longer than others and/or thinned towards the ends
desgrafilado - a type of layered cut in which the volume is reduced
desgreñada - disheveled, having messy hair
desfilado (cut or style) - ragged, irregular, layers of different lengths
desflecado (cut or style) - ragged edge, frayed edge, fringed
desmechado (cut or style) - tousled
desmechar - pull, tousle, remove, or thin hair
desmelenarse - let one's hair down; mess up one's hair
desplumado - razor cut with fine layers
despunte (de cabello) - trim
desriz - straightening or relaxing of the hair
desriz japonés - Japanese thermal reconditioning
desrizante (nom) - hair straightener, relaxer
desrizado (adj) - relaxed, straightened
desrizado (nom) - relaxing, straightening
desrizador (adj) - relaxing, straightening
desrizador (nom) - hair straightener, relaxer
desrizar - relax, straighten
desteñido (color, tinte) - faded
desvanecido (corte de pelo) - layered
detener la caída - stop the hair loss
diadema - hair band, head band; tiara
diente (de peine) - tooth
diseño de pelo - hair design
doobie, doobi, dooby - dry wrap
dócil - manageable
domar (el cabello rebelde) - tame
dona (de cabello) - ornamental ponytail holder made of cloth
dorado - golden
duradero - lasting, long-lasting
duro (cabello) - stiff
- E -
echar canas - get gray hairs
echarse mechas - have one's hair streaked or highlighted
elaborado - elaborate
elasticidad - elasticity
electrólisis - electrolisis (method of permanent hair removal)
elegante - elegant
en capas - layered
encanecido (adj) - gray-haired; graying
encapado (adj) - layered
encapado incrementado (adj) - layered
encapados - layers
encaracolado - kinky
encerado - waxing
enchinar - curl
encrespar - curl, frizz up
encrespado - curly; frizzy
encrespamiento - frizzing, frizzing up (e.g. on humid day)
encresparse - become curly
engancharse - snag, get caught
enganche - snag
enjuagar - rinse
enjuague de color - color rinse
enjuague de crema - cream rinse
enjuague herbal - herbal rinse
enlaciar - straighten, relax
endrino - blue-black
enmarcar la cara - frame the face
enmoñado - in a bun
en punta - "pointed", i.e. not layered
enredado - tangled
enredarse - get tangled
enredos - tangles
enriquecido - enriched
enroscado - coiled, in a twist, in a bun, rolled up, wrapped around, twisted; kinky, nappy
enroscar - coil, twist, roll, wrap around
enrulado (adj) - curly
enrulado (nom) - curl, wave
enrular - curl
ensortijado - in ringlets, curly; nappy, frizzy
entrecano - graying, greying
entrelazados - interweavings, plaiting, braiding
entresacar el pelo - thin the hair (to reduce volume)
envuelto de cabello - hair wrap
escalar (verb) - layer
escalera (nom) - layer
escalonado - layered, feathered
escarmenar - tease
escarmenado - teased
esponjado (adj) - frizzy, fluffy, puffy
esponjado (nom) - frizz
esponjarse - frizz up
esponjoso (adj) - frizzy, fluffy, puffy
espray - spray
espray de pelo - hair spray
espuma - foam, mousse
espuma fijadora - styling mousse
estática - static electricity
esteticista - beautician
estilista - stylist, hairdresser
estilización - styling
estilizado - styling
estilizar - style
estilizar con secador (de mano) - blow dry
estilo - style
estilo clásico - classic style
estilo de pelo, estilo de cabello - hairstyle, hair style
estirado (de cabello) - straightening or relaxing treatment
estirar (cabello) - relax, straighten, smooth out
estropajoso (cabello) - wiry, strawlike, brittle; a wreck, in tatters
estropeado (cabello) - damaged, overprocessed
extensiones (de pelo) - extensions, wefts
extracto de pepino - cucumber extract
- F -
facial - facial
fijador - hairspray, hair spray; setting lotion, wrap lotion or foam
filamento de pelo - strand of hair
filtro de agua - water filter
flamígero - flaming red
fleco, flequillo - bangs [EEUU], fringe [RU]
flequillo asimétrico - asymmetric bangs
flequillo doble - parted bangs
flequillo emplumado - feathered bangs
folículo - follicle
forma (de cabello) - shape, body
formal - formal
formaldehido - formaldehyde
fórmula - formula
fortalecer - strengthen, fortify
fortalezador - strengthening
frisado, frizado - frizzy
frisette - curled or curly bangs
friz - frizz
fuerte - strong
- G -
gabinete de belleza - beauty salon or spa
gajo - tendril, wisp, lock of hair
gancho - barrette, hair clip; hook (for pulling hair through hole in gorro)
gato (peinado) - flip
gel activador de rizos - curl activator gel
gel de peinado - styling gel
gel moldeador - styling gel
germen de trigo - wheat germ
goma / gomita / gomilla de pelo - elastic ponytail band, rubber band
gomina - hair gel, styling gel, hair dressing
gorro, gorra (de rayitos) - plastic cap for making streaks
grafilado - a type of layered cut
grasiento, grasoso - oily, greasy
greñas - tangles
greñas de almohada - hair tangled by sleep
greñudo - shaggy, with messy hair, having a bad hair day
grifo (cabello) - nappy, kinky
gris (color de pelo) - gray
gris plateado (color de pelo) - silver gray
grueso (hair) - thick in diameter, coarse; abundant
guantes de goma - rubber gloves
güero (color de pelo) - blonde
gusano de seda - silk worm
- H -
habano (color de pelo) - light brown
hacer el pelo / cabello - do or fix one's hair
hacia adelante - towards the front
hacia adentro - inwards
hacia afuera - outwards
hacia atrás - towards the back
halar - pull
hasta aquí de largo - this long, down to here
hasta la cintura - waist-length
hasta los hombros - shoulder-length
hebilla - barrette
hebra - strand of hair
henna - henna
hereditario - hereditary
hidratar - moisturize
hombros - shoulders
hongo, honguito (corte de) - bowl cut, mushroom cut
hormonal - hormonal
hormones - hormonas
horquilla - bobby pin, hair pin
horquillas, horquillitas, horquetillas - split ends
húmedo (pelo) - moist, damp
- I -
iluminaciones (de pelo) - streaks, highlights
iluminador - lightener
incontrolable - unmanageable
ingrediente - ingredient
intensivo - intensive
irritación - irritation
- J -
- K -
karité - shea butter
karitina - keratin
- L -
laca - hairspray
laciado - straightening
laciador - relaxer, hair straightener
laciado japonés - Japanese thermal reconditioning
lacio - straight
lado - side
lavabo, lavacabezas (para champú) - sink, washbasin
lavado - shampoo
lavado y estilazado o marcado - wash and set
lavado y secado - wash and dry
lavar - wash, shampoo
lavar y secar el pelo - wash and dry the hair
largo (adj) - long
largo (nom) - length
larguísimo - very long
largura - length
lazo (del pelo) - hair tie, hair ribbon
lejía - lye, bleach
levamente rizado - lightly curled
liga para el cabello - hair band, ponytail band, barrette
ligero - light (not heavy)
liso - smooth, straight
lista de precios - price list
loción capilar - hair lotion
loción fijadora o fijativa - setting lotion, wrap lotion
luminosidad - luminosity
luz - light
luces - highlights
lustre - luster, shine, sheen
- M -
macho - frizzy, nappy, kinky
madeja - head of hair
mal corte de pelo - bad haircut
manejabilidad - manageability
manejable - manageable
manicura - manicure
mansajear - massage
mansajear sobre el cabello humedo - massage into damp or wet hair
manteca de karité - shea butter
maquillaje capilar - tratamientos contra la alopecia, como microfibras de queretina
marañas - tangles
marca - brand
marcado - set
marcar - set
marrón (color de pelo) - brown
más - more
más claro - lighter
más corto - shorter
más oscuro - darker
masaje - massage
masaje en el cuero cabelludo - scalp massage
mascarilla - mask, masque
mascarilla capilar - hair mask
mascarilla reestructurante - restructuring mask
mata de pelo - mop of hair, mane
matica de canas - a streak of white
mechas - highlights, streaks
mechas delgadas - thin streaks
mechas oscuras - lowlights, dark streaks
mechitas - smaller highlights or streaks
mechón - lock or tuft of hair, tendril, wisp
mechón suelto - loose lock or tress
mechones - highlights or streaks
mechones plateados - silver highlights
mechudo (adj) - with tangles or tufts
media coleta - half ponytail
media melena - medium-length hair, mid-length hair
melena - long loose flowing hair
melenita - bob
menos - less, not so, not so much
menú - menu, price list
mesar - pull or pull out (hair)
moda - fashion, style
mojado (pelo) - wet
moldear - shape, style
moldeado - styling, loose perm, soft perm
molote - bun
moñito - hair bow
moñitos - (when the hair is sectioned off and each section is tied with a bow) twisties, twisted braids; Bantu knots; hair bows, bowknots
moño, moña - bun, chignon
moño alto - up-do
moño español - Spanish bun
moño francés - French roll, chignon
morado oscuro, morado violín (color de pelo) - deep purple
moreno - dark (complexion or hair), brunette
morocho - dark (complexion or hair), brunette
mucho - a lot, lots, lots of
muchos - many
muestrario de peinados - catalog, magazine, or sample photos of hairstyles
muestrario colores (de cabello, de tintura de pelo) - color chart
muy - very
- N -
nacimiento de pelo - hairline
natural - natural
negro (color de pelo) - black
negro azabache (color de pelo) - jet black
negro azulado (color de pelo) - blue-black
negro violín (color de pelo) - purple-black
neutralizante - neutralizer, stablizer, fixative
níveo (color) - snow-white
nuevo crecimiento - new growth
nuca - back of the neck, nape of the neck
nudo - knot
- Ñ -
- O -
onda - wave
ondas al agua, onda Marcel - Marcel wave, finger wave, water wave (1920s hairstyle)
ondeado - wavy
ondulacíon - wave, waving, curling
ondulacíon de pestañas - eyelash curling
ondulado - wavy, curly
ondular - wave
ordenado (hair) - neat, in place
orquillas = horquillas (split ends)
ortiga - nettle
orzuela - split ends
onda - wave, crimp
ondulado - wavy
oscuro (tono) - dark
- P -
palito para pelo - hair stick
paño de papel - paper towel
pañuelo de cabeza - head scarf
papel cuello - neck paper
papel de aluminio, papel platino - (aluminum) foil
papel depilatorio - depilatory paper
papel permanente - end paper
papeles de aluminio (o de plata) - hair foils
para dejar sobre el cabello - leave-in (conditioner)
parejo (pelo) - even, uniform length, not layered
parte de atrás (de peinado) - back part
parte frontal (de peinado) - front part
partir (pelo) - part
partido (pelo) - part
pasar a español - translate to Spanish
pasar el peine - comb one's hair
pasar la plancha - straighten one's hair with a hair iron
pasador - barrette, hair clip; bobby pin
pedicura - pedicure
pedir una cita - make an appointment
pegamento - glue
peinado - hairdo, hairstyle
peinado alto - up-do
peinado abombado - bouffant
peinado de fiesta, peinado de ocasión - hairdo for a special occasion
peinado formal - formal hairdo, coiffure
peinado pouf - bouffant
peinadora - hairdresser, hairstylist
peinar - comb, brush, fix, or do someone's hair
peinarse - do, fix, brush, or comb one's own hair
peinarse con secador - style one's hair with blow dryer and brush
peine - comb
peine ahuecador - tease comb
peine alisador - straightening comb, pressing comb
peine batidor - large- or wide-toothed comb
peine caliente - hot comb
peine con cola, peine con punta, peine con púa - pintail comb
peine de dientes anchos - wide-toothed comb
peine de dientes finos - fine-toothed comb
peineta - decorative comb, Spanish hair comb; Afro-pik
peinilla - comb
pelambre - a lot of hair (refers to hair on all parts of the body)
pelado, pelao - bald
pelicorto - short-haired
pelilargo - long-haired
pelimarrón - brown-haired
pelinegro - black-haired, raven-haired
pelirrojo - red-haired
pelito - a short, fine hair, e.g. on the arm
pelo - hair (of person or animal, on head or body) (also see cabello)
pelo abombado - puffy hair, big hair, bouffant
pelo ahuecado - puffy hair, big hair, bouffant
pelo batido - big hair, puffy hair, bouffant
pelo cardado - teased hair
pelo castaño - brown hair, chestnut hair
pelo chino, pelo chinito - curly hair
pelo claro, pelo clarito - light hair
pelo cosido - hair weave, extension
pelo corto - short hair
pelo escalonado - layered hair, feathered hair
pelo espeso - thick hair
pelo esponjado - frizzy hair, puffy hair
pelo facial - facial hair
pelo fino - fine hair
pelo frondoso - thick hair
pelo grueso - thick hair, coarse hair
pelo horquillado - split ends
pelo inflado - puffy hair, big hair, bouffant
pelo lacio - straight hair
pelo largo - long hair
pelo liso - straight hair
pelo loco - unruly hair, wild hair
pelo maltratado - damaged hair
pelo moño - big hair or big bun
pelo negro - black hair
pelo ondulado - wavy hair
pelo pintado - dyed hair, colored hair
pelo planchado - hair straightened by iron
pelo planchado de cejas - straightening of eyebrow hairs
pelo procesado - treated hair, processed hair
pelo recogido - hair up, hair (tied) back
pelo rebelde - unruly hair
pelo rojo - red hair
pelo rizado, pelo rizoso - curly hair
pelo rubio - blonde hair
pelo sano, pelo saludable - healthy hair
pelo suelto - hair loose, hair down
pelo teñido - dyed hair, colored hair
pelo texturado - textured hair
pelón, pelona - bald
pelos - individual hairs
pelos de punta - hair on end
peluca - wig, hairpiece, toupée
peluquera, peluquero - hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist
peluquería - hair salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, hairdresser's, beauty shop
pelusa - fuzz, down
perder pelos - lose hair, shed
perfumado - perfumed
perm, permanente (de pelo) - perm, permanent, permanent wave
permanente de pestañas - eyelash perm
permanente espiral - spiral perm
peróxido - (hydrogen) peroxide
pH - pH
pieza de cabello - hairpiece
pincho - bobby pin, hair pin, hairpin
pintar el pelo - dye or color the hair
pintar el pelo de rubio - dye the hair blonde
pintarse el pelo - dye one's own hair or have one's hair dyed
pintura del pelo - hair dye
pinza (de pelo) - hair clip, jaw clip, barrette
pinzas de cejas - eyebrow tweezers
pisapelos - hair ornaments
pixie (corte) - pixie cut
plancha alisadora - straightening iron
plancha alisadora a vapor - steam straightening iron
plancha cerámica - ceramic hair iron
plancha de pelo - hair iron
plancha para el cabello - hair iron
plancha para húmedo y seco - wet-to-dry iron
plancha rizador - curling iron
plancha vapor - hair iron with steam
planchar el pelo - straighten the hair with a hair iron
planchado - straightening (not necessarily with an iron), pressing, ironing
planchita para el pelo - hair iron
platinada (color) - platinum
plumeado (corte) - feathered
podar el caballo / la melena - have your hair cut
pollina - bangs
pomada - pomade
por delante - in front
por detrás - in back
por el lado - on the side
por encima - on top
posterior - back
postizo - extension, hairpiece
precio - price
pretratamiento - pretreatment
procesar (el pelo) - process, straighten
producto capilar - hair product
profuctos laciadores - hair-straightening products
profundo - deep
prórrogas - extensions
proteina - protein
provisional - temporary
púa - tooth (of comb)
pulgada - inch
pulverizar - spray
puntas - ends, tips
puntas abiertas - split ends
puntas florecidas - split ends
puntas gastadas - highlights of different tones and widths
puntas partidas - split ends
puntas resecas - dry ends
puntas rotas - split ends
purificadora de agua - water purifier
- Q -
quebradizo (cabello) - brittle
quebramiento (de cabello) - breakage
quiero el pelo corto - I want my hair short
quiero el pelo largo - I want my hair long
quiero el pelo rizado - I want my hair curly
quiero el pelo lacio - I want my hair straight
quimicamente tratado (pelo) - chemically treated
quita ondas - alisado suave
quitar - take out, remove (e.g. hairs)
- R -
raíces - roots
raíces canosas - gray roots
raíces grasosas - greasy roots
raíces negras - black roots
raíces oscuras - dark roots
ralear (pelo) - thin, become thin, get thin
raleo (pelo) - (act of) thinning
ralo (pelo) - thin, sparse, wispy
ralos cabellos entrecanos - thin graying hair
rapar - cut hair very short
rapado - short, cut very short, buzz-cut, fade
raya - part
rayase el pelo - have one's hair streaked
rayitos, rayos - streaks, highlights
rayitos foil, rayitos con papel aluminio - foil highlights
rayitos gorra, rayitos con gorra - cap highlights
reacondicionador - reconditioner
reacondicionamiento - reconditioning of damaged or chemically treated hair
realzar - highlight
rebajado - layered, feathered
rebajar - reduce (e.g. volume); layer, feather
rebelde (pelo) - unruly
recoger el pelo - put one's hair up or tie it back
recogido (adj) - tied back or up, not loose
recogido (de pelo) (nom) - up-do
recomendación - recommendation
recortar - trim
recorte - trim
red - net
redecilla - hair net, hairnet
reflejos - fine highlights
reflejos dorados - golden highlights
relajante - relaxer
remolino (de pelo) - cowlick
removedor de rizos - curl remover
removedor de color o de tinte - dye remover, color removal product (for professional use only)
reparar (pelo dañado) - repair, restore
repeinado - excessively coiffured
reseco - very dry
resequedad - dryness
resina - resin, glue, adhesive
resistente (pelo) - resistent
restaurar (pelo dañado) - restore, repair
retinto (color de pelo) - dark brown
retocar - retouch
retoque - touchup, touch-up, retouching
retoque de raices - root touch-up
revuelto (pelo) - messed up
rizado, rizoso - curly
rizado permanente - permanent wave
rizador - curler
rizador de vapor - steam hair curler
rizar el pelo - curl the hair
rizos - curls, crimps
rizos sueltos - loose curls
rociador - spray
rodete - bun, chignon
rodete trenzado - braided bun
rojizo (color de pelo) - red, auburn, reddish
rojo (color de pelo) - red, ginger
rol (peinado) - roll
rol francés, rollo francés - French roll
rollos - curlers, rollers
romero - rosemary
rostro - face
rotura - breakage
rubio (color de pelo) - blonde (f), blond (m)
rubio cenizo (color de pelo) - ash blonde
rubio champaña (color de pelo) - champagne blonde
rubio claro (color de pelo) - light blonde
rubio dorado (color de pelo) - golden blonde
rubio fresa (color de pelo) - strawberry blonde
rubio miel (color de pelo) - honey blonde
rubio oscuro (color de pelo) - "dirty blonde"
rubio platino (color de pelo) - platinum blonde
rubio rojizo (color de pelo) - reddish blonde
ruleros - rollers, curlers
rulos - rollers, curlers; curls; perm rods
rulos calientes - hot rollers, hot curlers, heated rollers
rulos de esponja - sponge rollers
rulitos - small rollers, curlers
- S -
sacacejas - eyebrow tweezers
sacar - take out, remove (e.g. hairs)
sacar una cita - make an appointment
sala de belleza = salón de belleza
salón - salon, parlor
salón de belleza - beauty parlor, beauty salon, hair salon, the hairdresser's
salón de cabello, salón de pelo - hair salon
salvado (tratamiento) - barn mask treatment
sano - healthy
se habla español - Spanish spoken here
sebo - sebum
secado a mano - blow-dried
secado con toalla - towel-dried
secado de pelo - drying the hair
secador (o secadora) - dryer
secador de gorro (o de gorra) (suave) - soft bonnet dryer
secador de piso - floor dryer, hood dryer
secador (o secadora) de mano - blow dryer
secador de gorra - cap dryer, bonnet dryer
secar - dry
secar a mano - blow dry
seco - dry
sedosidad - silkiness
sedoso - silky
sencillo - simple
set de rollos - roller set
shampoo - shampoo
silla, sillón - chair, seat
simétrico - symmetric
sin - without
sin sulfato - sulfate free
sistema japonés de alisado - Japanese thermal conditioning
sobaca - armpit
sobrepocesado (pelo) - over-processed
soda caustica - caustic soda, lye
soltarse la melena - let one's hair down
sortija - ringlet
sostén - hold (for a long-lasting hairdo)
suave - soft
suavizante - conditioner, softener
suavizante de canas - color fixative for gray hair
suavizante de rizos - curl softener
suavizar - condition, soften
suavidad - softness
sujetador (de cabello) - clip
sulfato - sulfate
superior - upper, top
surco - furrow, crease, deep wrinkle
- T -
talco (pelo) - hair "tal y como" (just like) when you got out of bed ("bed head")
tallos de los cabellos - hair shafts
tazón (corte de) - bowl cut, mushroom cut
tejer - weave
tejido de cabello - hair weave
tener el pelo corto - to have short hair
tener el pelo crespado - to have nappy hair
tener el pelo largo - to have long hair
tener el pelo rizado - to have curly hair
tener el pelo lacio - to have straight hair
tengo el pelo corto - I have short hair
teñido - dyed, color-treated
temporal, temporario - temporary
tenacillas, tenazas - curling iron, curling tongs, hair crimper
textura - texture
texturado - textured
texturizado (nom) - texturizing
texturizado (adj) - texturized, relaxed, straightened
texturizador - texturizer
teñido - dyed, tinted, colored
teñir el pelo - dye the hair
textura - texture
tiara - tiara
tijeras - scissors, shears
tijeras de corte - hair scissors
tijeras de entresacar - thinning shears
tintar (pelo, cejas, o pestañas) - dye (hair, eyebrows, or eyelashes)
tinte (para el pelo) - (hair) dye; dyeing, coloring
tinte aclarador - bleach
tinte color - color rinse
tinte permanente - permanent dye
tintura - dye
tinturación - dyeing, coloring
tinturado - dyeing, coloring
tinturar, tinturarse - dye
tiña de pelo, tiña de cuero cabelludo, tiña capitis - tinea capitis or “scalp ringworm”, a contagious fungal infection of the scalp that causes hair loss
tirabuzón - ringlet (literally, corkscrew)
tirabuzones - spiral curls
toalla - towel
tocado - hairdo; headdress
tono base - base tone
toques de luz - highlights
torzal - twist
toupe - pompadour
tupé - toupée, wig, hairpiece
traducir al español - translate to Spanish
tratamiento - treatment
tratamiento capilar - hair treatment
tratamiento intensivo - deep treatment
trasero (parte de peinado) - back
trenza - braid, pigtail
trenza de lado - side braid
trenza de torzal - twist braid, twisted braid
trenza francesa - french braid
trenzado - braided
trenzar - braid
trenzas cosidas o pegadas (al casco) - corn rows, cornrows
trenzitas, trencitas pegadas - corn rows, cornrows
trigueño (color de pelo) - auburn, light brown
triple onda - triple wave
tronco - new growth after perm ("tengo mucho tronco")
tubo - roller
- U -
un poco - a little, a little bit
un poquito - just a little
- V -
vaporizador de planchado - hair-pressing steamer or vaporizor
varilla - curler, rod (e.g. perm rod)
vello - bodily hair
vello facial - facial hair
veta - streak
violín (color de pelo) - deep purple
vitalidad - vitality
volumen (de pelo) - body, volume
voluminoso (pelo) - with a lot of body
volumizador - "volumizer" (gives volume)
volumizante - body-building, volumizing, anti-flat
volver a crecer / salir (pelo) - grow back