Wednesday, September 30, 2015

CG Acronyms and Abbreviations

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
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.comNaturallycurly.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
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