CG Acronyms and Abbreviations
Common terms:
CG - Curly girl method,
by Lorraine Massey based on her book Curly girl, a method for caring for
curly/wavy hair
CO - Conditioner only
washed or styled
Cowashed – Washed with
conditioner instead of using shampoo
RO - rinse out
conditioner (use and rinse out like you normally use conditioner after
cowashing or low pooing, some curlies leave it all in as a leave in
conditioner)
Condish - Conditioner
DIY - Do it yourself
EO - Essential Oil
HHG - Hard hold gel
HG - Holy Grail (the
ONE product that won’t let you down)
LI - Leave in
conditioner
Low poo- Mild sulfate
Free Shampoo
SOTC - Scrunch out the
crunch, scrunch the hair after the gel dries and the cast hardens, wil reveal
gorgeous curls
Conditioners:
AO - Aubry Organics
CJ - Curl Junkie
Cure Care (Sally's)
CRCLI - Camille Rose
Coconut Leave In
DB - Darcy's
Botanicals
GF PC - Garnier
Fructis Pure Clean
GVP CB - GVP
Conditioning Balm (Sally's, generic Biolage)
KCKT- Kinky Curly Knot
Today (leave in)
Renpure- Renpure
Organics
SM - Shea Moisture
SN - Suave Naturals
SNES - Suave
Naturals Everlasting Sunshine
SNTC - Suave
Naturals Tropical Coconut
Too Shea - Jessicurl
Too Shea! Conditioner
TN - Tresemme Naturals
VO5
YTC - Yes To Carrots, Yes
to Cucumbers or Yes to Coconuts
YTB - Yes to
Blueberries
Stylers:
AIA CJ - As I Am
Curling Jelly (Sally's)
AIF- Aussie Instant
Freeze
ABSHG - Alba Botanica
Strong Hold Gel
Arc Angel- Diva Care
Arc Angel
AVG- Aloe Vera Gel (all
natural AVG only)
B-Leavin – Deva Curl
B-leavin
BRHG - Biosilk Rock
Hard Gel
BTZBBG - Beyond the
Zone Bada Bing Gel
CK - Curl Keeper
CR - Camille Rose
CR CM - Camille Rose
Curl Maker
CRLMM - Camille Rose
Love Moisture Milk
CRWAG - Camille Rose
Whipped Aloe Butter Gel
ECO - Ecostyler Gel
FFVF - Deva Frizz Free
Volumizing Foam
FSG - Flax seed gel
(homemade)
Gelebration -
Jessicurl Gelebration Spray
GFPC - Garnier Fructis
Pure Clean Gel
Got 2B SU - Got 2B
Spiked Up Gel
HE SMU - Herbal
Essences Set Me Up
HEBE - Herbal Essences
Body Envy
HE TMS - Herbal
Essences Tousle Me Softly, usually the mousse
HETT - Herbal Essences
Totally Twisted
KCCC - Kinky Curly
Curling Custard
KCSS - Kinky Curly
Spiral Spritz
KY- KY Jelly (dupe for
Curl Keeper)
JCRR or RR - Jessicurl
Rockin Ringlets (Rockin Ringlets)
LALM – La Looks Mega
Hold Gel
LALNC - LA Looks Nutra
Curl
LALES – La Looks
Extreme Spikes gel
LALSG- LA Looks Sports
Gel
Lube – KY jelly or
other personal lubricant
MJMC - Miss Jessie's
Multicultural Curls
OMHUS - Original Moxie
Hold Up Defining Serum
Recoil- AG Recoil
SMCM- Shea Moisture
Curl Milk
SMCES- Shea Moisture
Smoothie
SMCGS- Shea Moisture
Curling Gel Souffle
SCC- Suave Captivating
Curls Spray Gel
UDF- DivaCurl Ultra
Defining Gel
Treatments:
ACV - Apple cider
vinegar (clarifier)
BS - Baking Soda
(clarifier)
CJ RM - Curl Junkie
Repair Me
CJ Rehab - Curl Junkie
Rehab
DC – Deep conditioning
treatment (also could mean Deva Curl)
DT - Deep (conditioning)
treatment
EVCO - extra virgin
coconut oil
EVOO - extra virgin
olive oil
Gelatin PT- Homemade
gelatin protein treatment
IEC - Ion Effective
Care Treatment (Sally's) (Protein)
NPF - Neutral Protein
Filler
PT - protein treatment
SMSBDT - Shea Moisture
Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque
Rehab - Curl Junkie
Rehab
Brands:
AIA - AS I AM
BB- Burt's Bees
BTZ – Beyond the Zone
CK - Curl Keeper
CR or CRN - Camille
Rose Naturals
DB - Darcy's
Botanicals
DC - DevaCurl/DevaCare
(could also mean deep conditioning treatment)
Deva - Deva Care or
Deva Curl
GF - Garnier Fructis
HE - Herbal Essences
KC - Kinky Curly
KMF- Kiss My Face
LAL - LA Looks
MJ - Miss Jessie's
JC- Jessicurl
KC- Kinky Curly
(Target, Whole Foods)
OM- Original Moxie
SM - Shea Moisture
SN - Suave Naturals
TN - Tresseme Naturals
UFD- Uncle Funky's
Daughter
YTB – Yes to
Blueberries
YTC - Yes to Carrots
Misc terms:
APL- Arm pit length
AVG- Aloe vera gel (natural kind)
AVJ- Aloe vera juice
AVG- Aloe vera gel (natural kind)
AVJ- Aloe vera juice
BSL- Bra strap length
hair
Clipping- Using clips
to add volume to hair
FCOTD- Favorite Curl
of the day
FWOTD- Favorite Wave
of the day
LHC- The Long Hair
Community
NC- NC.com- Naturallycurly.com,
usually referring to the curl talk forum
Pineapple- A high,
loose ponytail with a scrunchie worn at night (looks a little like a pineapple)
Pixie or Pixie
Diffusing- Pixie Curl Diffusing (see link below)
PJ - product junkie,
somebody who can’t stop buying curly girl products
Prepoo or prewash -
something applied to hair before shampooing or cleansing, usually an oil
STC - Squish to
condish (cup your hands with water and scrunch out your rinse out conditioner,
while leaving some of it in, adding more conditioner as needed and rescrunching
if not clumping and not feeling like seaweed. http://www.thereoncewasacurl.com/blog/squish-to-condish)
WHC- Wavy Hair
Community
Oils:
AO – Argan Oil
CO - Coconut Oil
(could mean castor oil too)
EVOO - Extra Virgin
Olive Oil
GO - Grapeseed Oil
OO - Olive Oil
SO – Sunflower Oil
