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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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un poco - a little, a little bit

un poquito - just a little

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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

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