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Keratin vs Shampoo - What's the difference?

keratin | shampoo |

As nouns the difference between keratin and shampoo

is that keratin is keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) while shampoo is shampoo (product for washing hair).

keratin

English

Noun

  • (protein) A protein which hair and nails are comprised of.

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    shampoo

    English

    (wikipedia shampoo)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.
  • A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
  • An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.
    • I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo .
  • (humorous, slang) Champagne (wine).

    • Synonyms

    * shampooing * (champagne) bubbly, champers, fizz

    Descendants

    * German:

    See also

    * conditioner

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wash one's own hair with shampoo.
    • My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken.
  • To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
  • To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

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