Tayaw kinpun (Burmese: တရော် ကင်ပွန်း, pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃mʊ́ɰ̃] or pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃bʊ́ɰ̃]; also transliterated tayaw kinmun or tayaw kinbun) is a traditional shampoo used in Myanmar. Its main ingredients are the bark of the tayaw (Grewia) tree and the soapy kinpun (Senegalia rugata) fruit. Lime may also be added to the mix. Shampooing with tayaw kinpun has been an important tradition in Burmese culture since ancient times. Burmese kings used to wash their hair with tayaw kinpun during the royal hair-washing ceremony (ခေါင်းဆေး မင်္ဂလာပွဲ), in the belief that using the shampoo would cast away bad luck and bring good luck. Today, it is still customary for many Burmese people to wash their heads with tayaw kinpun on the Burmese New Year's Day to leave behind impurities and bad omens o
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| - Tayaw kinpun (Burmese: တရော် ကင်ပွန်း, pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃mʊ́ɰ̃] or pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃bʊ́ɰ̃]; also transliterated tayaw kinmun or tayaw kinbun) is a traditional shampoo used in Myanmar. Its main ingredients are the bark of the tayaw (Grewia) tree and the soapy kinpun (Senegalia rugata) fruit. Lime may also be added to the mix. Shampooing with tayaw kinpun has been an important tradition in Burmese culture since ancient times. Burmese kings used to wash their hair with tayaw kinpun during the royal hair-washing ceremony (ခေါင်းဆေး မင်္ဂလာပွဲ), in the belief that using the shampoo would cast away bad luck and bring good luck. Today, it is still customary for many Burmese people to wash their heads with tayaw kinpun on the Burmese New Year's Day to leave behind impurities and bad omens o (en)
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| - Tayaw kinpun (Burmese: တရော် ကင်ပွန်း, pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃mʊ́ɰ̃] or pronounced [təjò kìɰ̃bʊ́ɰ̃]; also transliterated tayaw kinmun or tayaw kinbun) is a traditional shampoo used in Myanmar. Its main ingredients are the bark of the tayaw (Grewia) tree and the soapy kinpun (Senegalia rugata) fruit. Lime may also be added to the mix. Shampooing with tayaw kinpun has been an important tradition in Burmese culture since ancient times. Burmese kings used to wash their hair with tayaw kinpun during the royal hair-washing ceremony (ခေါင်းဆေး မင်္ဂလာပွဲ), in the belief that using the shampoo would cast away bad luck and bring good luck. Today, it is still customary for many Burmese people to wash their heads with tayaw kinpun on the Burmese New Year's Day to leave behind impurities and bad omens of the past. In addition to its ritual uses, tayaw kinpun is still widely used by the Burmese people, and is commonly sold in the country's open-air markets, typically in plastic bags. (en)
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