Pomade is a greasy or waxy substance used to style the http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Hair&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - hair .
Pomade makes the hair look slick and shiny. Unlike http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Hair+spray&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - hair spray and http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Hair+gel&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - hair gel , pomade does not dry and often takes several washings to get it out of the hair.
Most pomades contain http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Petroleum+jelly&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - petroleum jelly (and in fact http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Petroleum+jelly&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - petroleum jelly may be used alone as a pomade) and http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Mineral+oil&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - mineral oil , and
many also contain some sort of http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Wax&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - wax . They may also contain perfume and coloring agents.
The origin of the word is from the http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=French+language&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - French word for http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Apple&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - apple , as the original purpose of pomade was to impart the smell of apples or other fruits to the hair. This usage
is now mostly forgotten. Modern pomades may contain fragrances, but they are not particularly fruity.
Pomades were once much more popular than they are today. They are associated with the slick mens' hairstyles of the early and
middle http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=20th+century&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - 20th century .
In the http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=United+States&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - United States they can still be found in stores or sections of stores containing
hair products marketed to http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=African+American&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - African-Americans . Among http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Whites&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - whites the use of pomades is mostly confined to http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Subculture&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - subculture groups such as
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Punk+culture&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - punk , http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Goth&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - goth , and http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Rockabilly&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - rockabilly (including http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Raggare&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1" class="ilnk" target="_top" onclick="addLinkTextToHrefthis; - raggare ).