whatever happened to you, timotei? June 5, 2007

Timotei® (n.) (pronounced like Tim O’Tay, the name of a well coiffed Irishman) is a shampoo brand owned by Unilever (and from what I can see, no longer available in Canada).  

Things I remember about Timotei®:

1)  Commercials with flaxen-extremely-freaking-long-haired lasses, swinging under big trees OR showering under waterfalls in secluded rainforests.

2)  The lovely natural smell.

3)  I feel like there was a jingle - something airy, Enya-ish, wood-nymph evoking…

Things I don’t remember about Timotei, but that came up in my research:

1)  The name Timotei® comes from Timothy-grass, which is commonly grown for cattle feed and, in particular, as hay for horses.

2)  It was popular with lions.