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scalp

scalp

101 3.5
Skin on the top of the head that usually has hair
  • noun
  • /skælp/
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  • He has been using a special shampoo to improve the health of his scalp.
  • scalp hair
  • scalp infection
  • scalp treatment

Well, I'm there. Can I feel your scalp? Yeah,

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Examples

  • It really helps to detox your scalp and detox your hair.

  • They have some great shampoos, but this one just dried my scalp out so, so much.

  • One of them is the Head and scalp Clear and Cool Protect.

  • Since having covered my face skin and my scalp have been so dry.

  • So this is an example of what a scalp should look like.

  • I have a scalp condition.

  • It's really obvious that my hair stops, my scalp starts.

  • I could not believe how clean my scalp looked in these close-ups.

  • So this is a great way of really, really giving your scalp a deep cleanse.

  • Invest in the health and longevity of your skin and scalp with one skin.

Synonyms

pate
vsscalp
7 9.0

The top of the head that is often bald

is the skin that usually has hair rather than being bald

Compounds

9.9

A long piece of hair left on top of a shaved head, worn in some Indigenous North American cultures

Skin on the head that reacts easily to touch or hair products and feels sore, itchy

Surface Forms

scalp singular
scalps plural

Etymology

Scalp comes from an old northern word skalp that meant the 'skin' on the head, like a cover for your hair. So scalp today means the skin covering the top of the head.