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Creamy Crack: Slang for relaxer or perm. A term used to describe the cycle and addiction associated with trying to maintain straight hair. “As soon as I saw some new growth I had to get me a hit of that creamy crack!"

H.I.F.D.: Short for Hand In Fro Disease this conditions is marked by constant touching of the fro

(See photo below). People with locs also suffer from this condition. It's called H.I.L.D.

Locs: Also known as dreads, dread locks, locks. The process by which the hair mattes. There are several types of locs: sister locs, free form locs, traditional locs, braid locs, coil locs, twist locs. My locs were started with coils and two strand twists.

Locks of Love: An organization in which you can donate your hair in order to make wigs and hair pieces for those who have lost their own hair because of medical reasons. Their Website

Napdar: Being able to since when a fellow nappy headed person is in the area.

Nopoo: To discontinue the use of shampoo to cleanse your hair. Clarifying rinses or clarifying conditioners are used instead.

Slippage: When your hair is detangled and is easy to comb conditioners make slippage possible.

Texturizer: A relaxer that is placed on natural hair to loosen your natural curl. Texturizers are not natural. Texturizers are weak relaxers but they still permanently relax your hair.

TWA: Short for Teeny Weeny Afro. Those who don’t transition and decide to instead do the big chop end up with a little bitty afro!!

*There are tons of other nappy related vocab but these are the most common that I get asked about.