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 (cabello) - frizz up, puff out
abrillantador (nom) - gloss, brightener, lustrant
abrillantador (adj) - brightening, glossing, shining
abundante cabellera - full head of hair
acaracoloado (pelo) - in ringlets
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 argán - argan oil
aceite de canela - cinammon oil
aceite de germen de trigo - wheat germ oil
aceite de jojoba - jojoba oil
aceite de linaza - linseed 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
alaciar - straighten, relax
alazán (color) - cinammon, reddish brown
alborotado - disheveled, messed up, tousled
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
alacamiento - straightening, relaxing
alcalino - alkaline
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
amonia - ammonia
amoníaco - ammonia
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
apelmazado (pelo) - matted
aplicación - application
aplicar - apply, put on
apretador - clip, hair band; hair net
apretadora capilar - hair fortifying treatment to control hair loss
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
ascendencia africana - African ancestry
áspero (pelo) - coarse
atado (pelo) - tied, fastened (not loose)
atado atrás (pelo) - tied back
atildado (pelo, peinado) stylish, elegant
atusar (pelo) - smooth, stroke; trim
axilas - armpits
baba de caracol - snail slime
balayage (técnica para resaltar el cabello en
el que se pinta el tinte de forma que se cree un efecto graduado de
aspecto natural) - balayage
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 or pixie bob
bob hongo - mushroom bob
bobinas - spiral curls; coiled hair ornaments
bomba de pelo - hair insert, rat
boquilla (de blower) - nozzle
borgoña (color de pelo) - burgundy
brillante - shiny
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
cabellera - long hair, tresses, head of hair
cabellera densa - thick hair
cabello - hair (on head, of person) (also see pelo)
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
hot styling brush - cepillo térmico
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
calágeno - collagen
cosido - sewn-in (e.g. extensions)
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 de enjuage - cream rinse, creme rinse
crema laciadora - relaxing cream, hair relaxer
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
cuero cabelludo sensible - sensitive 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
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
derizante - straightener, relaxer (= desrizante)
derriz - straightening or relaxing of the hair
derrizar, derrisar - straighten (= desrizar)
derrisao - straightened (Dominican)
desaliñado (cabello) - unkempt, messed up
desaseado (cabello) - unkempt, messy, unwashed
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 - design
diseño de pelo - hair design
doblepuntas - split ends
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
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
en puntas - at the ends
en raíces - at the roots
en retirada - receding
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, frizzy, nappy, or kinky
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
enderezar - straighten
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
escamas de caspa - dandruff flakes
escarmenar - tease
escarmenado - teased
espendrún - natural hair style such as afro or dreadlocks
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 cabello) - extensions, wefts
extensiones cosidas - sew-in extensions
extracto de pepino - cucumber extract
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
flequillo en capas - layered bangs
flequillo parachoques - bumper 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
gabinete de belleza - beauty salon or spa
gajo - tendril, wisp, lock of hair
gancho, ganchito - barrette, hair clip; hook (for pulling hair through hole in gorro)
gato (peinado) - flip
gel - gel
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
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
hirsuto (cabello) - coarse, wiry, bristly
hirsuto (persona) - hairy
hombros - shoulders
hongo, honguito (corte de) - bowl cut, mushroom cut
hormonal - hormonal
hormones - hormonas
horqueteado (cabello) - split (ends)
horquilla - bobby pin, hair pin
horquillado (cabello) - split (ends)
horquillas, horquillitas, horquetillas - split ends
húmedo (pelo) - moist, damp
iluminaciones (de pelo) - streaks, highlights
iluminador - lightener
incontrolable - unmanageable
ingrediente - ingredient
intensivo - intensive
irritación - irritation
jalea - gel, jelly
jalea real - royal jelly
karité - shea butter
karitina - keratin
laca - hairspray, hair spray
laceado = laciado
laciado - straightened, straightening, straightener, relaxer, relaxed
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
llamar para una cita - call for an appointment
loción capilar - hair lotion
loción fijadora o fijativa - setting lotion, wrap lotion
luminosidad - luminosity
luz - light
luces - highlights
lustre - luster, shine, sheen
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
masocapiloterapia - Scalp massage combined with certain hair products such as Alter Ego
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
monte - thick and messy head of hair
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
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
números - numbers
1 | uno | one
| 2 | dos | two
| 3 | tres | three
| 4 | cuatro | four
| 5 | cinco | five
| 6 | seis | six
| 7 | siete | seven
| 8 | ocho | eight
| 9 | nueve | nine
| 10 | diez | ten
|
11 | once | eleven
| 12 | doce | twelve
| 13 | trece | thirteen
| 14 | catorce | fourteen
| 15 | quince | fifteen
| 16 | deiciseis | sixteen
| 17 | dieceisiete | seventeen
| 18 | dieciocho | eighteen
| 19 | diecinueve | nineteen
| 20 | viente | twenty
|
21 | vientiuno | twenty-one
| 30 | trienta | thirty
| 31 | trienta y uno | thirty-one
| 40 | cuarenta | forty
| 50 | cincuenta | fifty
| 60 | sesenta | sixty
| 70 | setenta | seventy
| 80 | ochenta | eighty
| 90 | noventa | ninety
| 100 | cien | one hundred
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112 | ciento doce | a hundred and twelve
| 200 | doscientos | two hundred
| 300 | trescientos | three hundred
| 400 | cuatrocientos | four hundred
| 500 | quinientos | five hundred
| 600 | seiscientos | six hundred
| 700 | setecientos | seven hundred
| 800 | ochocientos | eight hundred
| 900 | novecientos | nine hundred
| 1000 | mil | one thousand
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primero | first
| segundo | second
| tercero | third
| cuarto | fourth
| quinto | fifth
| sexto | sixth
| séptimo | seventh
| octavo | eighth
| noveno | ninth
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ombré - balayage
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
pajón (pelo afro) - natural style, not straightened
palito para pelo - hair stick
pantenol - panthenol
paño de papel - paper towel
pañuelo de cabeza - head scarf
papel cuello - neck paper
papel de aluminio, papel platino - (aluminum) foil
papel de bobinas - coil paper
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, coif, coiffure
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, rat-tail 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
pelú = peluquería
peluca - wig, hairpiece, toupée
peluquera, peluquero - hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist
peluquería (local) - hair salon, beauty salon, beauty parlor, hairdresser's, beauty shop
peluquería (oficio) - hairdressing
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
productos brasileños para el cabello - Brazilian hair products such as Sedal
productos dominicanos para el cabello - Dominican hair products such as Boé Crece Pelo, La Bomba, Capilo, D'Fina, Giviolen, Greit'Oll, Halka, Henna Queen, Lady Fior, La Plancha, Lafier, Miss Key, Nacidit, Avanti Silicon Mix, Star, Crom Toque Mágico,
y muchos más.
productos italianos para el cabello - Italian hair products such as Alfaparf, Alter Ego, Cosmo, RR Line,
and UNA
productos españoles para el cabello - Spanish hair products such as Salerm
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
quebradizo (cabello) - brittle
quebrado - broken, brittle
quebradura (de cabello) - breakage
queratina - keratin
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)
rabo de caballo - pony tail
raices - roots
raices canosas - gray roots
raices grasosas - greasy roots
raices negras - black roots
raices oscuras - dark roots
ralear (pelo) - thin, become thin, get thin
raleo (pelo) - (act of) thinning
rallitos (rayitos) - streaks, highlights
ralo (pelo) - thin, sparse, wispy
ralos cabellos entrecanos - thin graying hair
rapar - cut hair very short
rapado - short, cut very short, buzz-cut, fade
rastas - dreadlocks, locs
raya - part
rayase el pelo - have one's hair streaked
rayitos, rayos - streaks, highlights
rayitos foil, rayitos con papel aluminio - foil highlights [photo]
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
recortardo (cabello) - trimmed
recortar - trim (verb)
recorte - trim (noun)
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
rinse - rinse
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
rolos - curlers, rollers
rolos calientes - hot rollers, hot curlers, heated rollers
rolos de esponja - sponge 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
rulitos - small rollers, curlers
sábila - aloe vera
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 casco, de forma ovoide) - hood dryer, hair dryer, hard bonnet dryer
secador de piso - floor dryer, hood dryer
secador (a mano o de aire) - blow dryer, hand-held hair 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
semi di lino = semillas di lino - linseed oil, flax seed oil
sencillo - simple
set de rollos - roller set
shampoo - shampoo
silla, sillón - chair, seat
simétrico - symmetric
sin - without
sin enjuage - leave-in
sin sal - salt free
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 (no duro) - soft
suave (no fuerte) - gentle
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
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
tendiente a graso (cabello) - tending to oily
tendiente a seco (cabello) - tending to dry
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 - hair ornament, headdress
tono base - base tone
toques de luz - highlights
torzal - twist
toupe - pompadour
tubos de pelo, tubos de cabello - rollers, curlers
tupé - toupée, wig, hairpiece
traducir al español - translate to Spanish
tratamiento - treatment
tratimiento capilar - hair treatment
tratamiento profundo - 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
un chin - a little, a little bit
un chin chin - a very little bit
un poco - a little, a little bit
un poquito - just a little
uso frequente - frequent use
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)
voluminizador de cabello - hair insert, rat
volumizante - body-building, volumizing, anti-flat
volver a crecer / salir (pelo) - grow back
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