shampoo

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  1. noun Any of various liquid or cream preparations of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and scalp.
  2. noun Any of various cleaning agents for rugs, upholstery, or cars.
  3. noun The act or process of washing or cleaning with shampoo.
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  • A hot-towel facial and a shampoo are also available. —  RSS Feed
  • In the case of the shampoo, a US-based health advocacy group charged that some child care products contain formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, two byproducts of the manufacturing process that might lead to cancer or allergies as a result of repeated exposure.
  • With each type of TRESemme shampoo, they are a lightly scented leaving a fresh clean fragrance. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • The MVP begins with our precision haircut followed by an invigorating scalp massage with Tea Tree shampoo, a Classic Steamed Towel, and finishes with a relaxing upper neck and shoulder massage. —  Valley News valleynews.com Stories
  • Not that the shampoo is contaminated, but that merely hearing the word "cancer" will be enough to cause consumers in China and the U.S. to look elsewhere. —  Fool.com: The Motley Fool
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  1. From Hindi cāṁpō, imperative of cāṁpnā, to press.

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  1. Also shampo, and more prop, champoo, champo; from Hind, chāmpnā (imperative chāmpo), shampoo, literally ‘join, press, stuff, thrust in.’
  2. from shampoo, v.
 

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