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The new shampoos

As beauty products go, shampoo isn't exactly exciting - it's a common or garden item, the sparrow of the beauty aisles. But while it can never rival the razzle-dazzle of the age-defying creams or bath-wallowing oils, its role in your beauty routine is probably umpteen times more important. There's a handsome crop of new shampoos just now: Charles Worthington has another shiny humdinger in his Moisture Seal range. L'Occitane and 4th Floor have the most deliciously scented shampoos - the former intensely lavendery, the latter a dusky, lingering scent. And clever old Kérastase can always be trusted to perform on the night; the Peter Ustinov of shampoos.

Fig and Neroli Everyday Shampoo £11.50, by 4th Floor, from Selfridges, 0870 837 7377. 10/10

Results Moisture-Seal Shampoo £3.99, by Charles Worthington, from Boots, 0845 070 8090. 9/10

Clarifying Shampoo for Oily Scalps £11, by Specifique, from Kérastase, 0800 316 4400. 10/10

Glossing Shampoo with olive oil £16, by Frédéric Fekkai, from Space NK, 0870 169 9999. 8/10

Deep-Cleansing Clarifying Shampoo with AOC lavender essential oil £10, by L'Occitane, 020-7907 0301. 9/10