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Glossary: Hair and Beauty Glossary
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Chair

An item for sitting on.

Clip

ClipsA device for holding the hair in sections.

Comb

CombsA device used for disentangling hair. Usually flat with pointed teeth on one edge.

Conditioner

A product that makes hair soft, rebuilds hair, closes down cuticles.conditioner

Cortex

A hair layer under cuticle has pigment and bonds.

Cuticle

The outside layer of hair overlap like tiles on a roof.

Cutting

The act of shortening by chopping off the ends. An activity often carried out with scissors.

D

Damaged Hair

Hair that has had something happen to it to cause a defect.

Dandruff

Flaky scalp. 

Dark

Depth of hair colour.