Shampoo - What's in a word!

15 Nov 2023

Shampoo – What’s in a word!

Shampoo – What’s in a word!Do you use shampoo to shampoo your hair? This sentence has a lot of 'shampoo' in it because the word 'shampoo' has two meanings.
One meaning is the liquid used to wash hair (like Pantene or Head & Shoulders shampoo brands). The other is the actual action of washing hair.
Have you ever wondered where the word 'shampoo' originated? Let's find out!
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Key facts!

The word 'shampoo' originated in India.
Ancient Indians were the first to use shampoo, which was made from herbs and soapnuts.
'Shampoo' comes from the Hindi word champo (चाँपो ), another form of the word champna (चाँपना ), which means “to press, knead”. 
This Hindi word, in turn, comes from the Sanskrit word chapayati (चपयति ) which also means “to pound, knead”.
The word was first used to mean the action of washing hair.
Later on, it came to mean the liquid itself and extended to the washing of other things like carpets.
Sheikh Din Muhammad (also called Sake Dean Mahomed), an Indian traveller, surgeon, and businessman introduced the practice of 'champooi' or "shampooing" to Britain in 1814.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa5smWsOSr4

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