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Night-time Routine: how you protect your curls at night

P
PVP: an ingredient found in styling products (particularly gels) that forms a film on the hair, helping strands stick in place
Pick: a hair tool used to create volume
Pineappling: a loose ponytail used to protect hair overnight
Plopping: Wet = wet hair plopped in a shower cap to aid moisture retention. Dry = wet hair plopped in t-shirt or microfibre towel for drying
Polyquats: ingredients used in styling products to form a film on hair. Can cause build up
Porosity: how able your hair is to absorb and retain moisture
Praying Hands: the spreading of product onto hair by taking the hair between hands in a praying manner, smoothing the hands from root to end
Pre-Poo: applying an oil or dc treatment to the hair prior to shampooing
Protein: hair is made up of a protein called keratin. The moisture and protein in hair needs to be balanced and moisture or protein treatments can help with this
Pulsing: the application of product into the hair with the palms of the hands scrunching upwards, then pulsing at the top

R 
Raking: the combing of product through the hair with the fingers
Refresh: reviving your curls  

S
Satin/silk Bonnet: A bonnet used for sleep protection. The satin/silk material is smooth, reducing friction and preserving curls
Satin/silk Scarf: A scarf wrapped around the head for sleep protection
Satin/silk pillowcase: A pillowcase designed to reduce friction and breakage during sleep 
Scalp Massage: Using fingers, massager, or brush stimulating blood circulation to promote healthy scalp and hair growth
Scalp Treatment: treatments designed to improve scalp health. Some can be medically prescribed
Scrunching: taking sections of wet hair in your hands squeezing as the hands move upwards. Can be used to apply product
Scrunch Out The Crunch/SOTC: the process of removing the hard cast formed by styling products. There is several ways of doing this including scrunching, clapping (COTC), praying hands, with oil, etc.
Shrinkage: the difference in hair length from wet to dry curls
Silicone: hydrophobic ingredients that coat and build up on the hair. Most can only be removed with sulphate shampoos, although there are also water soluble silicones
Slip: the slipperyness created by particular products on hair. High slip is desirable for conditioners when finger detangling
Smasters Method: the application of a small amount of emulsified styling product to the hair during the drying process
Squish To Condish: the squishing of conditioner into the hair to help absorption of moisture
Sulphates (acronym SLS): lathering ingredients used to clean the hair
Sun Damage: the damage caused by overexposure of hair to sunlight

T
Texture: the thickness of each hair strand (from fine to coarse)
Transitioning: the process of returning to your natural curls. Can involve a big chop
Trim: cutting off the hair ends to minimize split ends and breakage 

V
Virgin Hair: uncoloured hair that has not been damaged by heat styling either