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Watty's Awakening

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  • rtandon27
    rtandon27 Posts: 7,019 Forumite
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    Haha - that can be classified to the medical expenexpense budget - lol - ifyour old shampoo is not doing the job then its a casecof making it leave the house! Think of it in the same terms as an ubsuitable shade of lipstick!

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  • Suffolk_lass
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    I read that as un-subtle shade… maybe one and the same thing!

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    Ooh what shampoo was that?

  • Cherryfudge
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    I ended up using aqueous cream for about 1 in 3 shampoos but I think that was just dry skin… don't just chuck the old shampoos, they are very good for cleaning the bath (ask me how I know 😊).

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