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Timotei is a
shampoo Shampoo () is a hair care product, typically in the form of a Viscosity, viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair. Less commonly, shampoo is available in solid bar format. Shampoo is used by applying it to wet hair, massaging the product ...
brand owned by
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. The name Timotei comes from the
Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...
word for a wild grass called timothy (''timotei'' in Finnish). The Timotei brand was conceived and designed by Lintas Helsinki in Finland. Timotei shampoo was launched in the early 1980s, but some countries only sold Timotei for a short period. The tagline was 'So mild you can wash your hair as often as you like'.


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The early 1990s rock band
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were derisively nicknamed "the Timotei twins" by the British magazine ''
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'' for their waist-length blond hair. In the episode " Parade" of the 1990s
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comedy TV series ''
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'', Richie (
Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University and was a pioneer of alternative ...
) attempts to chat up a barmaid (
Julia Sawalha Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is an English actress who played Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She is also known for her portrayal of Lynda Day, editor of the ''Junior Gazette'', in ''Press Gang'', as ...
) by asking her if she uses Timotei. Timotei was featured in the Japanese anime '' Lucky Star'', episode 6. The character Konata Izumi jokingly makes a reference to a Timotei commercial, and is disappointed with her friends' confusion, contrary to Yui's reaction. In episode 6 of the BBC series ''
Dead Boss ''Dead Boss'' is a British sitcom which was shown on BBC Three in 2012. Writing The writers, Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh met through Jo Caulfield, a stand-up comedian who had a show on Radio 4. Horgan and Walsh both worked on the show, Horgan ...
'', the main character Helen refers to being violated with a Timotei bottle while in prison.


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