Pomade

Pomade

Pomade (also called pomatum) is a greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair. Pomade makes hair look slick and shiny. Unlike hair spray and hair gel, pomade does not dry and often takes several washes to remove - a special shampoo, though, may be used. Other de-greasers include olive oil, dish washing liquid [http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Murray's-Pomade-out-of-Your-Hair] , and lemon juice.Most pomades contain petroleum jelly (and in fact petroleum jelly can be used alone as a pomade) and mineral oil, and many also contain some sort of wax. They may also contain perfume and coloring agents. A plethora of pomades are still in production today and vary in factors such as weight, shine and scent. The stiffest will have a higher proportion of beeswax while the lightest may have a higher proportion of oils.

Origin of the name

The word "pomade" has origins in several languages. From French, "pommade", meaning "an ointment"; from Italian, "pomata" from "pomo", meaning "apple"; and from Latin, "pomum", meaning "fruit, apple", because the original ointment recipe contained mashed apples. [cite web
url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=pomade&searchmode=none
title=Online Etymology Dictionary] Modern pomades may contain fragrances, but they are not often particularly fruity.

History

In the early 19th century bear fat was a common pomade ingredient, [cite book
title=Home Medicine
author=J. K. Crellin
publisher=McGill-Queen's Press
year=1994
page=88] but by the early 20th century beeswax and lard were more commonly used. [cite book
title=Wax Craft, All about Beeswax: Its History, Production, Adulteration, and Commercial Value
author=Thomas William Cowan
publisher=S. Low, Marston & co., ltd
year=1908
page=148]

Pomades were once much more popular than they are today. They are associated with the slick men's hairstyles of the early to middle 20th century. More modern hairstyles involving the use of pomade include the Duck's Ass, pompadour, and quiff.

An early example of pomade is "Murray's Superior Pomade", originating in the 1920s. [http://www.murrayspomade.com/history.php] Dixie Peach Hair Pomade was a popular pomade in the USA from WWII through the 1960s with teenage boys. In the late '90s, pomade grew from tradition to a general consumer product meaning any sort of solid "hair-styling product"; including waxes, glues, clays, and a variety of substances marketed under the original term.

ee also

*Brilliantine
*Brylcreem
*Hair wax
*Moustache wax

References

External links

* [http://www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/pomadeacne.html Pomade Acne]


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  • Pomade — Sf std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. pommade (auch: Salbe ), dieses aus it. pomata, aus früh rom. * pomata, zu spl. pōmum n. Frucht, Apfel , aus l. pōmum n. Obstfrucht . Bezeichnet nach der Beigabe Apisäpfel . Adjektiv: pomadig (bei… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • pomade — • pomade jmdm. pomade sein (berlin.) »jmdm. egal sein« Diese Wendung geht auf den poln. Ausdruck po malu zurück, der so viel wie »allmählich« bedeutet und zunächst in Zusammenhängen verwendet wurde, bei denen man ausdrücken wollte, dass man sich… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Pomade — Po*made (?; 277), n. [F. pommade pomatum, OF. pomade cider (cf. Sp. pomada, It. pomata, LL. pomata a drink made of apples), from L. pomum fruit, LL., an apple. Cf. {Pomatum}.] 1. Cider. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. Perfumed ointment;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pomade — Pomade. Jene Zeit, wo der Haarputz ein Studium war und dessen Vertreter als Künstler ersten Ranges galten, wo man in der That auf Mittel sinnen mußte, den so künstlich zusammengesetzten Haarbauten Halt und Festigkeit zu geben, war auch nebst dem… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • pomade — ► NOUN ▪ a scented preparation for dressing the hair. ► VERB (pomaded) ▪ dressed with pomade. ORIGIN French pommade, from Latin pomum apple (from which it was formerly made) …   English terms dictionary

  • pomade — [pō māt′əmpä mād′, pōmād′; pä mäd′, pä′mād΄] n. [Fr pommade < It pomata < pomo, apple < VL * pomum < L, fruit: orig. perfumed with apple pulp] a perfumed ointment, esp. for grooming the hair: also pomatum [pō māt′əm] vt. pomaded,… …   English World dictionary

  • Pomade — Pomade, Unguentum pomadinum), 1) Salbe, womit das Haupthaar bestrichen wird, um ihm Glanz u. Geschmeidigkeit zu geben. Man nimmt meist dazu frisches Schweinefett od. Rindsmark, welches in gelinder Wärme geschmolzen, dann mit wohlriechenden Ölen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pomāde — (ital. pomata, franz. pommade, von pomme, Apfel), parfümierte Fette, die zu kosmetischen Zwecken benutzt werden. Über Gewinnung echter Pomaden s. Parfümerie. Früher steckte man Gewürze in einen Apfel und mazerierte ihn nach einigen Tagen mit Fett …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pomade — Pomāde (vom lat. pomum, Obstfrucht), zu kosmetischen Zwecken dienende Masse, bestehend aus mit ähterischen Ölen parfümiertem Schweinefett, dem man je nach dem gewünschten Grade von Festigkeit ein fettes Öl (Baum , Mandel , Sesam , Rizinusöl),… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pomade [2] — Pomāde (frz.), in der Reitkunst der Schwung um den Sattelknopf beim Voltigieren …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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