Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Volumi

English translation:

vol.

Added to glossary by Ziad Marzouka
May 5, 2005 13:02
19 yrs ago
Italian term

Volumi

Italian to English Other Cosmetics, Beauty
its an article on hair care product, the instructions say:
aggiungere 20 volumi

what does volumi means here?
thanks in advance

Discussion

Maria Karra May 5, 2005:
It's thanks to Paoletta that I found the answer, so if you wish to award her the points you have my permission to ask Angela, the moderator, to ungrade the question. (Angela, if you do this, please remove this note.)
Non-ProZ.com May 5, 2005:
si si questo e' il contesto, come si tradurebbe volumi qua?
paolamonaco May 5, 2005:
vado di fretta, ma qunado si parla di tinture per capelli, di solito si aggiunge un preparato a base di acqua ossigenata a 20, 30 o 40 volumi. HTH
Maria Karra May 5, 2005:
Could you tell us what kind of product this is about? 20 volumi seems a bit too much of ...anything (shampoo, hair spray, gel, hair color...)
Non-ProZ.com May 5, 2005:
i think its a measurement unit

Proposed translations

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vol.

If it's what Paoletta described above, then you write "vol" in English. Here are some examples from the web.

Permanent Dye 30-45 mls/cc’s of 20 vol: Peroxide (6%) 30-45 grams/mls/cc’s or 1/2 - 2/3 ... The amount you mix will depend on the density of your hair. ...
www.morbidoutlook.com/fashion/ articles/2004_04_blackhair.html

FFG 4011 - Jerome Russell's Punky Colors bleach kit. Contains gloves, tint brush, peroxide, bleach, in your choice of two strengths, 30 or 40 vol... everything for bleaching hair. - $9.50
http://ipsofacto.atspace.com/makeup.htm

Oxygenated Conditioning Cream 20, 30 and 40 Vol.
http://www.cosmesun.com/ingles/peluquer.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree paolamonaco : thank you very much Maria, this is really nice of you. But honestly I don't mind the points. I am glad that in a way or another Ziad got the correct answer ;))
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10 mins

parts

for example: add N parts of X to M parts of Y
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+1
1 hr

volume

la so perchè sono una finta bionda!

spesso si usa solo la sigla: vol.

se cerchi su google
hydrogen peroxide, volume OR vol, hair ci sono un sacco di hits.
buon lavoro
Paola
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Karra
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23 hrs

percent

This is the percentage volume!!! I.E. the concentration. Please be careful.You can check this on the internet. There are millions of professional hair dye and bleaching/decolorant products.
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