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shampoo

[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /






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The maker of Crest toothpaste and Pantene shampoo also gave a soft outlook for the current fiscal year, forecasting profit and sales below Wall Street’s expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Due to food choice being limited at the larder, Matthew said he mainly used it for nappies, toilet roll, shampoo and some food for himself.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Detainees said shampoo and other hygiene items sometimes run out for days and that meals are small or exacerbate diabetes and other health issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Soon I was using prescription shampoo, two topical serums, monthly steroid scalp injections, and a pricey red-light therapy cap that made me look like an alien.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

“Golden retriever. Stars in all those TV commercials for the minivans and the fancy shampoo? He does the YourHouse Real Estate and Taco Bob spots, too.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

That leaves Unilever to focus on brands including Dove personal-care products, Nexxus shampoos and Olly vitamins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Companies that made the cosmetics, shampoos, and other beauty products sold to teens and tweens, though?

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

Aluminium can manufacturer Ball, which already offers recyclable aluminium packaging for shampoos and lotions, has invested in Meadow and will offer the system to the big personal care brands it works with.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

While there's no regulation in the U.S. for what's in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe or environmentally friendly.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

Celia tells Felicia that her job is still waiting for her at the beauty shop, but that she’ll have to start from the bottom again, sweeping hair clippings and doing shampoos.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

In the People story, Steve Doocy, 68, joked that his son had actually been hit by “a stork” and that George had arrived shortly after his son shampooed out any bird goo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Is it applied to the scalp prior to shampooing for a number of minutes, then shampooed out?

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

“They shampooed my hair, and boy, I felt like a million bucks, for about 20 minutes. Then I was ready to go lay down again.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2018

I couldn’t breathe the perfume of their freshly shampooed hair without being seized by the realization that they would not always be under my roof.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2013

He was still awake when Nancy arrived home at one o’clock in the morning, looking fresh and clean, having taken a shower and shampooed her hair on her way out of Level 4.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Aside from the occasional subconscious scritch-scratch or vigorous shampooing, it’s kind of just … there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

Age can also dictate your shampooing schedule, Alam said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

There are many examples of companies creating problems they then solve, from the marketing of cosmetics to the origin of women's razors to how shampooing more frequently came about.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022

She luxuriated in other children’s mothers shampooing her hair before a school show.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

For a while she simply stands there before tending to the shampooing of her hair, the soaping of her softening, slightly shrinking fifty-three-year-old body, which she must fortify each morning with calcium pills.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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