Beginner's Info

Hi! If you're still a newbie learning about the basics or you just want a good refresher, I suggest reading these posts:

The Basics
Curly Girl Method
Hair Tips
Protein/Moisture


You might wonder what some of the abbreviations that you see in the curly community mean, like CG, KCCC, or EVOO. I'll post a list of them right here that you can refer to whenever you like!

• EVOO: Extra Virgin Olive Oil

•  LI: Leave in conditioner 

•  KCCC: Kinky Curly Curling Custard 

•  CG: Curly Girl. Click here for more info.

•  2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, or 4c: all curl types. Click here for more info.

•  Clarify: To remove buildup from the hair

•  Clumping: Strands of hair joining together to form larger, thicker curls 

•  Co-wash: Washing with conditioner instead of shampoo

•  Condish: Conditioner 

•  SOTC: "Scrunch out the crunch" from gel or other styling products that leave a cast

•  DT: Deep treatment (moisturizing)

•  PT: Protein treatment (strenghtening

•   Plop/Plopping: a method of drying hair that involves wrapping your hair in a towel

•  Pixie diffuse: a method of diffusing in which you dry sections of a time, scrunching a section up to your head in the diffuser, turning it on, and turning it off before you move to the next section

•  Scrunch: to cup hair in your hands and bring it upwards, squeezing gently 

•  Porosity, texture, or curl type: Read this

Let me know if there are any abbreviations/definitions that I should add to this list! ;)