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[launderess]

I've got a million of them!

Pipe:



Not sure but think the idea of men/boys wearing a stocking cap or using a hair net goes back to the 1950's or maybe earlier.

Remember seeing some old Italian movie from the 1950's (or at least the characters were Italian), where a young man came down to breakfast wearing a "wife beater" pants and his hair was tied down in net.

Am thinking you saw this a lot with Italian men because like other Latin groups (French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc...), because as a group they are known for having good hair that is tick and often curly or with waves. For ages the best hair for wigs and hair pieces comes from Italy.

With such thick and or wavy hair it likely requires a bit of work to make it either lay straight or even stay "smooth". Just like Carlo and the rest in the Brylcreeam adverts.

 

[stan]

One mote oldie

Clairol

 

[ea56]

Oh yes Stan, I'd forgotten all about Vitapointe. Does Clairol still make it?
Eddie

 

[stan]

Hi Eddie

No Clairol recenty stopped manufacturing it. There's plenty still out there, and can still be had. Its lighter in weight that the VO5 (less scent too)
The Du Sharme is still the same, and is available .

 

[stan]

Here you go

This would last a while

 

[ea56]

Hi Stan

thanks for the 411 on Vitapointe! This is from the days of Hair So New, Remember that, it was great for getting tangles out of really long hair after it was shampooed.
Eddie

 

[stan]

Yep

I remember

 

[launderess]

Noticing a trend here?

Vitapointe:

INGREDIENTS
Aqua Paraffinum Liquidium, Synthetic Beeswax, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Propylene Glycon, Magnesium Sulfate, Parfum Polyglycaryl 3, Diisostearate Sorbitan Isostearate, DMDM Hydantoin, Triethanolamine, Lodopropynyl, Butyl Carbamate Cl 47005.

DuSharme:

CONTAINS: MINERAL OIL, BEESWAX, WATER, PARAFFIN, LANOLIN, SODIUM LAURYL SUFFATE, FRAGRANCE, SODIUM BORATE, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN.

Alberto Vo5 Hairdressing:
Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Petrolatum, Lanolin, PEG-8 Dilaurate, Paraffin, Isopropyl Myristate, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Biotin, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, BHT, Fragrance (Parfum).

Nice little summation of top "old school" men's hair grooming aids:

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2011/...air-grooms-to-give-you-that-cary-grant-shine/

One of my siblings once tried DAX hair dressing. Sadly he was a bit to generous with the stuff, and applied it daily for several before washing his head. In the end the bottle of Dawn dishwashing liquid was fetched from the kitchen, it was the only thing that would get that gunk out of his head.

Two more final videos only because this kid nails it about Brylcreem and Alberto Vo5:

 

[launderess]

Clairol's "Hair So New" and Johnson's "No More Tangles" spray cream rinse/detangler were in every bathroom with females and or young children when one was growing up in the 1970's.

Both were early incarnations of silicone use in hair products meant to address snarls, tangles, knots, etc... Now of course there are entire shelves in beauty aisles of shops with tons of oils, serums, shampoos, conditioners and so forth loaded with silicones.

Johnson's "No More Tangles" was actually invented to deal with the hair of toddlers as they loose their baby fluff and "real" hair begins to come in. Even often using baby shampoo or something equally gentle was not enough to prevent knots, and tangles. Then began the tug of war as a mother or whoever did the hair washing had to come out that knotted mess of hair. All this with often a toddler crying blue murder and going "ouch"!

 

[gyrafoam]

Co-incidence Prell Shampoo disappeared -----

with the use of all the hair dressings?
I always thought Prell was kind of like Janitor-in-a-Drum for hair. Or maybe Grease Relief. I could always tell if someone wasn't shampooing very well from the greasy residue left on bath towels. Or guys who would apply the hairdressings and then just wipe off their hands on the hand towels without bothering to wash off the dressing. Gross.

 

[kevin313]

Here is my primping products shelf in the bathroom. Have been using these items for years to keep my locks luscious...

 

[ea56]

Kevin

I have a shaving brush, double safety edge razor (Merkur 34 HD) and stand just like yours. My shaving brush is an inexpensive Van Der Hagen boar bristle model. I love my shaving set up. I actually enjoy shaving since I started using these tools over 3 yrs ago. Never cut or nick myself and get nice close shaves with no ingrown hairs. Plus, the double edge blades last me at least a month between shaves, and I have a heavy beard, but I do only shave every other day,
Eddie

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Work calls so I must view the vids later. However, I must get this comment out or I'll burst...

My dad's family claims to be 100% German and Irish despite the fact that they all tan from a camera flash and after ONE WEEKEND at the beach look like they've been in the sun for an entire summer.

They also had jet black, thick, wavy, wiry hair they were all positively OBSESSED with straightening. They used Groom 'n Clean by the BARREL to get the desired results. Looking back from an adult's perspective, I think they would've conked their hair if they thought they could've gotten away with it.

For the record, I'm the only blood relative who seems to have noticed that the above doesn't exactly fit with the whole '100% German and Irish' story.

 

[circlew]

I never used any of that junk on my hair, except a couple times the barber put Butch Wax on it when I had a flat top in 6th grade. My home room teacher had one, and I thought it looked good on him (he was a young guy in his mid 20's, and just about anything would have looked good on him). From the time I was about 4 I had a "burr" haircut, until the flat top. By late 7th grade my hair was longer, and has been ever since - I don't like my ears to show.

Pictures of my dad made in the late 1940's indicate he must have used Vitalix or something, but by the time I was born he had short "burr" cut hair, and did until the end.

 

[warmsecondrinse]

"In the 50's just about everyone's Grandma had antimacamassrs on their upholstered furniture. My Grandma called them dollies, even though this more commonly refers to crocheted dollies..."

That's my recollection as well. I remember the texture and they were definitely made from linen or cotton/linen referenced in one of the links. They were usually circular and in patterns similar to those found all across eastern Europe. The lone exception was my grandmother who favored covers made from the same fabric as the underlying furniture.

Eric is a shaving aficionado: boar bristle brush, safety razor, etc.

Uncles and older cousins went for Brylcreem and Vitalis for a toned-down 'greaser' look. G'pa and his brother just used a touch of Vitalis, likely because their hair was so oily.

Dad & the rest of his family were into Groom n Clean by the gallon as mentioned above.

Me? None of those products were ever an option as using even the tiniest bit cause massive breakouts. That, combined with untamable(sp?) cowlicks forced me to adopt short punk styles from high school onward.

Now? Flat top all the way.

 

[firedome]

what was that clear blue/aqua hair gel...

that became popular early-mid '60s? Started with Vitalis around '60 but went to that clear blue stuff later on, and have completely forgetten what it was called. It didn't feel so oily but still kept my super-straight thick (still have all of it at 67) but mind-of-it's own hair in line, however was soooo glad when the natural-dry look became popular! To this day can't put anything on except water.

 

[ea56]

I think what you're referring to was "Groom and Clean"
Eddie

 

[norgeway]

I Wonder

If I rub some of that stuff on my head will it make the once beautiful thick hair I had grow back??????LOL

 

[launderess]

Maybe

You might want to hit Eddie up for that "Dutch Rub" treatment to make sure.

*LOL*

 

[foraloysius]

What's a "Dutch rub"?