Hair and Beauty Glossary
This is a glossary of terms for hair and beauty to aid the D/deaf. Select the term you are interested in and click on the word video to open it full screen or press the play button on the embedded video clip.
The signs used in these clips are known and used by the learners
at Vision West Nottinghamshire College.
They are intended to be used solely as a resource and do not
necessarily represent definitive BSL signs.
Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL
H |
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Hair Papilla
Feeds hair with blood supply. | |
Hair Spray
| |
Used to hold style in place and protects
from weather.Hair Texture
Fine, medium or thick. | |
Hair Type
Dry, brittle, normal, greasy, wiry. | |
Hygroscopic
Takes in water, as in hair is Hygroscopic. | |
K |
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Kit
| |
A
collection of the required tools.L |
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Light
Hair depth, how dark or light hair is. | |
Light Hair
Hair depth. How dark or light the hair is. | |
M |
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Medulla
Middle of the hair. | |
Mirror
| |
A shiny surface for reflecting an
image.