1 SEPTEMBER 2001, Page 28

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From Christine McCall

Sir: As a follically challenged female I read Charles Moore's and Adam Nicolson's diaries (28 July and 11 August) about shampoo for their oily hair. Does Colin Allen (Letters, 18 August) travel from France, where he lives, to do his shopping in Bond Street? All you need to do after shampooing is rinse with the juice of half a lime.

Christine McCall

Northampton