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shampoo

[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /






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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

A bottle of shampoo, cold medicine, a bouquet, a midnight snack, or even diapers can now arrive at an apartment door in roughly the time it takes to watch a sitcom.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

"He was giving me cuddles when I put shampoo in his hair."

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

So, sometimes, even if the legal beautician is not as adept as Violet, a regular customer will sneak to a shop just for the pleasure of a comfy shampoo.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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

“They depend on sales on the shop floor of shampoos and shower gels to actually pay for the medicines for the patients and that’s an unacceptable situation.“

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024

Previously, the researchers determined that VFD's intense micromixing could produce clean biodiesel from used cooking oil and homogenize raw milk, but they hadn't used the platform to process more goopy liquids, such as shampoos.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

She learned, from women who posted long instructions, to avoid shampoos with silicones, to use a leave-in conditioner on wet hair, to sleep in a satin scarf.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

“We just took that time and I just shampooed and deep-cleaned everything,” Ford said.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2021

For most people in the United States, it is normal to express that you like having your hair shampooed in a salon.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2019

“They always come home,” Mama said as she shampooed my hair for the fourth time.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

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

He sometimes paid Carlos $25 an hour for chores — doing the laundry or shampooing the carpet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2021

With shampooing, the secret is less is more.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021

By the time we’re done shampooing, Mami has spilled soapy water all over the floor and the bed.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar




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