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shampoo

[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /






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Janice Sedgwick, a volunteer at the charity's Guildford branch, said needed items were things like "toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower gel, shampoo, sanitary pads and laundry detergent".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

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

It smells like Aunt Melissa’s lavender-and-mint shampoo, which is oddly comforting.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

The shower alone has a panel with more than a hundred options you can choose regulating water temperature, pressure, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils, and massaging sponges.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

He spent three hours with a pet groomer, who shampooed a dog while Avi peppered her with questions about her schedule, her training and whether she likes her job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

She scrubbed hard with the washcloth and shampooed twice.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

If your hair or scalp are dry, you might limit shampooing to once or twice a week, Garshick added.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Drought conditions are so bad in Northern Italy that the mayor of the Italian town of Castenaso is fining salons that practice double shampooing.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 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

With shampooing, the secret is less is more.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2021

The wet-dog scent of shampooing going on in the back room.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold


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