pomade
The pomade is an odor-intensive fat or an ointment , especially for cosmetics , body and hair care, as well as leather care .
Demarcation
The lip balm, which is used for lip care , is a colorless balm that is available in tubes (e.g. Blistex, delta pronatura) or as a lip care stick (e.g. Labello , Beiersdorf AG ) and is intended to help close dry and chapped lips prevent. It consists of hydrocarbons , waxes , silicone oils and other oils such as castor oil , isopropyl linoleate , isopropyl myristate , oleic acid oleyl ester , oleyl alcohol and other fatty alcohols . For preservation are vitamin E acetate or synthetic antioxidants contained.
Pomade is also the name given to the end product of the enfleurage , a fat that has absorbed the essential oils of the accompanying plant material.
Another pomade is used to style the hair, the hair pomade. It is used to shape, set and care for the hair and is therefore a forerunner of the hair gel and other hair styling products. Hair pomade is made without alcohol, so it doesn't dry out your hair. In addition, it remains shapeable and combable. Usually hair pomade consists of Vaseline and / or mineral oils , beeswax , coconut oil , olive oil , lanolin and fragrance . The higher the proportion of beeswax, the firmer the pomade will be.
Hair pomade
origin
Pomade has been used since the 18th century, but was considered a cosmetic product by the nobility. The term “pomade” comes from its then common production from apples (ital. Pomo or french. Pomme ).
history
In the Roaring Twenties , pomade first became popular with the Afro-American population because it made it easier to style even frizzy and thick hair. It gives the hair a matt to strong shine. Boxer legend Joe Louis is one of the most famous users of the time.
The silent film star Rudolph Valentino made the pomade known to a wide audience, his shiny hair became his trademark and the epitome of the Latin lover. In the 1930s and 1940s, pomades, hair tonics and aftershave were part of everyday men's grooming.
At the end of the 1950s, the use of pomade reached its peak through the quiff and the so-called “ducktail” or “pompadour” by Elvis Presley and other rock and roll artists.
In Germany, pomade has been almost completely forgotten since the 1950s, only some fans of the 1920s or 1950s, for example the rockabillies or a cappella groups, still use pomade in German-speaking countries. For the general population, it has been equated with grease, lard curls or oily hair since the post-war period, since lard, fat or butter were actually used as a substitute for real pomade out of necessity. The hairdressing cream Brisk is still available .
In English-speaking countries, on the other hand, pomade has a long tradition and is a widespread hair styling and hair care product in these countries, which is usually available from hairdressers or drug stores. Famous branded pomades such as “Sweet Georgia Brown Pomade”, “Murray's Pomade”, “Black & White” or products from the “Imperial DAX” company also come from the USA . DAX in particular is also used by young people, especially from the rap scene.
Hair pomade in the film
- In the 1970s, pomade experienced a comeback with John Travolta in the film musical Grease ( English grease "Schmiere", "Pomade").
- In O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) one of the main actors, played by George Clooney , places great value on pomade from the Dapper Dan brand on several occasions .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Vollmer and Manfred Franz: Chemical products in everyday life , Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, 1985, p. 110, ISBN 3-13-670201-8 .
- ↑ Stan Soldan: The Pomade Book . 1st edition. Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-9816789-2-5 , pp. 320 .
- ↑ https://www.sweet-georgia-brown.net. Retrieved on March 25, 2019 (German).
- ↑ http://www.murrayspomade.com
- ↑ http://www.blackandwhitewax.com/
- ↑ http://www.imperialdax.com