They might sell a sachet of shampoo or a bottle of hair oil for a bag of rice, for instance.

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He smelled of hair oil and some kind of food.

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The hair oil had a name.

NEWYORKER: Wiggle Room

Still, I liked him most when he was back in his clothes, with his fine parting restored (he used hair oil and a steel comb), when he was great and good once more, settling me in an armchair, deftly drawing the cork from a Pinot Grigio, directing my reading.

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After three years of research and testing, they invented several new molecules to fight common hair problems, including OFPMA, which shields hair from oil and dirt.

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Penguins are especially at risk as are the sea lions because their hair attracts the oil.

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One man was literally selling snake oil a thing I had never seen before in addition to ant-egg oil, hair tonic, and unscented soap for pilgrims.

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But it will cause dirt and oil to accumulate on your scalp and hair follicles, and could cause inflammation and irritation that might stunt hair growth.

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In India, invest in coconut oil and massage it into your scalp for lustrous hair.

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For example, if you're a curly, you might want to check out coconut oil to use as a conditioner, Reeves said, in an effort to rebuild the hair and get a softer texture.

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They're off from work at Iraq's Southern Oil Co. and they're here to be seen, tight shirts open at the chest and hair sculpted with gel.

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