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Shampoo vs Lotion - What's the difference?

shampoo | lotion |

In transitive terms the difference between shampoo and lotion

is that shampoo is 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 while lotion is to cover or treat with a lotion.

As nouns the difference between shampoo and lotion

is that shampoo is a traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs while lotion is a low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.

As verbs the difference between shampoo and lotion

is that shampoo is to wash one's own hair with shampoo while lotion is to cover or treat with a lotion.

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.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    lotion

    English

    (wikipedia lotion)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
  • (archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

    • Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * cream (generally a bit thicker than a lotion )

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover or treat with a lotion.
  • * 2005 , Ryan Phillips, Fall from Grace (page 52)
    • Grace lotions her arms and legs and joins him in the large walk-in closet where they change out of their clothes and into their pajamas—loose-fitting cotton bottoms for Mike and a lace-trimmed baby doll nightie for Grace.
  • * 2011 , Jeanne Starr Gater, Bring Back Summertime (page 89)
    • I would finish my daily ranging session by lotioning his legs, and lotioning and rubbing his feet.

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