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shampoo

[sham-poo] / ʃæmˈpu /






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Parada Calderon said his family sends him about $100 per month to spend on commissary items, which he spends on packets of crackers, coffee, soups, soap, shampoo, deodorant and chips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Among other things, we focused on products outside our core categories—like shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent and dryer sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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

Violet sat down on the wide steps nestling her bag of irons and oil and shampoo in the space behind her calves.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

He used shampoos promising to reverse hair loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 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

Mom unzips her cosmetics bag in the bathroom, lining her preferred shampoos and conditioners along the edge of the bathtub, her skin creams and cleansing tonics across the counter.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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

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

From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2021

His mother has shampooed the vermilion from her part.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

“Right now, I have some shampooing of my own to attend to.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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