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Levigatura

English translation: Smoothing

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Italian term or phrase:Levigatura
English translation:Smoothing
Entered by: Jasmina Towers

11:10 Mar 30, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / Hair products
Italian term or phrase: Levigatura
I am using shine for "brillantezza" and lustre in another part for "lucentezza". Would "glossiness" or "gloss work here? Or would something more specific be better? I find the literal use of polish here would be a bit odd.

Sistema di protezione di colore SPC / Levigatura / Arricciatura
La colorazione provoca un’agressione dei capelli, ma anche del cuoio capelluto. Prurito e irritazione possono verificarsi. I capelli colorati sono più fragili, essi perdono rapidamente la brillantezza dei primi giorni
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:47
Smoothing
Explanation:
I think of 'levigare' as more to do with the feel of something than the appearance. So, smooth hair, rather than glossy hair (glossy is really more 'shiny').
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Jasmina Towers
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:47
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4 +2Smoothing
Jasmina Towers
4 +1Straightening
Therese Marshall


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Straightening


Explanation:
Normally we would use "smoothing" in other contexts, but I believe here, in contrast to "curling", we could use "straightening"
Many hits on Google - see link ;) HTH


    https://www.google.it/search?q=levigatura+hair+straightening&oq=levigatura+hair+straightening&aqs=chrome..69i57.7805j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 20:47
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agree  Shabelula
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Smoothing


Explanation:
I think of 'levigare' as more to do with the feel of something than the appearance. So, smooth hair, rather than glossy hair (glossy is really more 'shiny').


    Reference: http://salonbiyoshi.com/keratin-complex-hair-smoothing-faqs/
Jasmina Towers
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: So in the context of the grammatical structure "smoothness"?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa Jane
21 mins
agree  P.L.F. Persio
1 hr
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