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SOAP SHAMPOO [1 record]

Record 1 2018-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

In soap shampoos the vegetable oil and the alkali are boiled together. The resultant saponified liquid is diluted for use as shampoo. Soap shampoos are excellent for untreated or virgin hair (hair that hasn't been bleached, permed, or dyed).

OBS

soap shampoo: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

[...] on fait bouillir l'huile végétale en y ajoutant l'alcali et on dilue ensuite le liquide saponifié pour obtenir un shampoing. Le shampoing-savon est excellent pour les cheveux non traités ou vierges, ceux qui n'ont jamais subi de permanentes, de teintures ou de décolorants.

OBS

shampooing-savon : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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