リンス
りんす
noun
hair conditioner; rinse
1.
hair conditioner; rinse
A hair care product applied after shampooing to smooth, soften, and detangle hair. From English 'rinse.'
シャンプーの後にリンスを使う。
I use conditioner after shampooing.
このリンスはいい香りがする。
This conditioner has a nice scent.
髪がパサつくので、リンスを多めに使っている。
My hair is dry, so I use a generous amount of conditioner.
A loanword from English "rinse," but in Japanese it refers specifically to hair conditioner — not the act of rinsing with water. This is a classic example of Japanese-English semantic shift.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- リンスを使う: to use conditioner
- リンスをつける: to apply conditioner
- シャンプー＆リンス: shampoo and conditioner
- リンスインシャンプー: 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner
SIMILAR WORDS:
- コンディショナー: conditioner — increasingly used as a more modern alternative to リンス; products marketed as コンディショナー may have slightly different formulations
- トリートメント: treatment — a deeper conditioning product that penetrates the hair shaft, used for more intensive care
ETYMOLOGY:
From English "rinse." In English, "rinse" means to wash lightly with water, but in Japanese the word shifted to mean the conditioning product itself.