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Textured hair

Spanish translation: cabello con textura natural

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English term or phrase:Textured hair
Spanish translation:cabello con textura natural
Entered by: Alvaro Cepeda

03:41 Jul 8, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / Hairstyles
English term or phrase: Textured hair
The term is used in an article I'm translating for an beauty products website. The writer uses the term to refer to the hair of people of color. It is used in the text to denote how the product has been "especially made for people with textured black hair."

I have not been able to find an adequate equivalent term in Spanish, and some local hairstylists I talked with didn't know about the term. The hairstylists did tell me however, that the Spanish literal translation (pelo/cabello texturizado) is used to refer to hair that has had some treatment done to it. On the other hand, the text seems to imply that "textured" is a type of hair and not a hairstyle.

My question comes from my lack of beauty/hair-styling knowledge in general. Since the original article emphasizes the use and creation of the prodcut to be directly related to people of color, I want to be as precise as possible.

The target audience for the piece is people from the ages of 15 to 50. The piece will be uploaded to their Latin-American website, so I have been using general Latin-American Spanish terms and language.

I'm considering to just go for "texturizado", but I want to make sure before I submit the final work.

Thank you for your time!
Alvaro Cepeda
Ecuador
cabello con textura natural
Explanation:
Si bien "cabello texturizado" se entiende perfectamente, "con textura natural" da la idea de que el cabello es naturalmente así y que no ha adquirido textura con el uso de productos.

https://nuevoperiodico.com/las-mejores-marcas-que-saben-cuid...

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Note added at 2 days 8 hrs (2021-07-10 12:36:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Me alegro que haya sido de ayuda :))
Saludos
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Paula Hernandez
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:45
Grading comment
Thank you very much! This is exactly what I was looking for!

I'm just starting as a translator and I was unsure when I first wrote my translation! Now I feel like I should trust my gut more often!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1cabello con textura natural
Paula Hernandez
3crespo
Frank Gerace


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
textured hair
crespo


Explanation:
natural state, not result of treatment. What is the non offensive translation of "bad" hair?

Frank Gerace
United States
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your response. I considered "crespo" initially, but I felt that "texturizado" was a relatively new term and decided against using it. I appreciate your help.

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
textured hair
cabello con textura natural


Explanation:
Si bien "cabello texturizado" se entiende perfectamente, "con textura natural" da la idea de que el cabello es naturalmente así y que no ha adquirido textura con el uso de productos.

https://nuevoperiodico.com/las-mejores-marcas-que-saben-cuid...

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Note added at 2 days 8 hrs (2021-07-10 12:36:16 GMT) Post-grading
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Me alegro que haya sido de ayuda :))
Saludos

Paula Hernandez
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much! This is exactly what I was looking for!

I'm just starting as a translator and I was unsure when I first wrote my translation! Now I feel like I should trust my gut more often!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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