Pomade

[FredDairy]

The ingredients in the pomade and the dressing are the same, so presumably they are the same thing. I have two vintage cans of RC that I use now and then, but the fragrance is gone. BEWARE wearing this stuff in the sun. It can accelerate the burning of your scalp. Ouch!

That's what I'm thinking as well. But like I said some people say the pomade is slighty thicker. Every Walgreens and Jewel-Osco around here in Chicago carries the Hairdressing but not the Pomade(I've even seen Royal Crown Shaving powder). So I decided to order some Royal Crown Pomade over the internet and the shipping came out to be something like $9.00 for a $2.50 product, that got pretty hard to justify so I cancelled. Maybe I'll take a road trip to Memphis and vist the J. Strickland and CO.

I hadn't heard that Murray's was going to start selling the SGB line. That's great news. But if you really need it now check out Rob's Chop Shop he's got it for $10.00 a tin!
http://www.robschopshop.com/ordergrease.htm

 

[Mr. Rover]

YES! That's where I got my Royal Crown! I had bought a big can of it from Walgreens in NY last year, but was running low. I bought two smaller ones from Jewel-osco over the weekend. I was so glad. I use the hairdressing almost everyday. I usually wash it out every other day, and I find that my hair is better the second day, perhaps from soaking in all the hairdressing.

 

[Zach R.]

I finally found some RC in a Wal-Mart about thirty minutes away, its nothing like I was suspecting, its MUCH more pliable than the Murrays and MUCH easier to get out.

My hair really needs a break, though.

 

[Zach R.]

I got a kick out of the ingredients too: Petroleum, Olive Oil, Fragrance. Period.lol

 

[Wild Root]

Plain and simple... I love it!

=WR=

 

[Salv]

i heard that the people from Murray's have acquired the Sweet Georgia Brown label and will be re-releasing SGB pomades soon.

That would be very good news if it turns out to be true. My wife is a hairdresser and she has an account with a chain of hairdressing suppliers - when I heard SGB had been discontinued I borrowed her account card and visited every branch of the wholesalers I could find to stock up on SGB. I managed to get 6 tins of red, then found a UK eBay seller that had some tins of blue left, so I bought 3 of the blue as well.

 

[FredDairy]

I finally found some RC in a Wal-Mart about thirty minutes away, its nothing like I was suspecting, its MUCH more pliable than the Murrays and MUCH easier to get out.

My hair really needs a break, though.

Murray's Superior is killer(in a bad way), and I never liked how stiff it would get. I'm always recombing my hair and everytime I would with Murray's I'd get a few hairs stuck on the comb with that stuff. It's always a struggle between hold and shine. The RC gives a great shine but not much hold.

 

[Matt Deckard]

I still use mineral oil... though i might go to pomade for a while
I prefer brilliantine... need to try Royal Crown fora few days and try to put in some 30' style

 

[jake_fink]

I was looking for something for another thread and came across this. Made me think of the vintage RC.

lol

 

[FredDairy]

I made a trip down to Memphis and found Royal Crown Pomade. I also tried to find the Royal Crown plant but the neighborhood was terrible.

The verdict is that Royal Crown Hairdressing and Royal Crown Pomade although containing the same ingredients are very different in smell, feel, and color.

I also found Tuxedo Club Pomade this comes in the most vintage looking cardboard tin I've seen.

 

[Alan Eardley]

Royal crown

This one's for all the hair people out there...

I got a tin of Royal Crown Pomade the vintage is unknown but I'd suspect it to be from the 50s or early 60s(with a price marked 29 cents).

I'm not sure how accurate the people who designed the can were likely to be, but the crown is a Queen's (rather than a King's) crown, which would date it as 1953 or later.

Alan

 

[jake_fink]

I'm not sure how accurate the people who designed the can were likely to be, but the crown is a Queen's (rather than a King's) crown, which would date it as 1953 or later.

Alan

It seems somewhat unlikely that the makers of Royal Crown would feel obliged to design or redesign their label according to the reigning monarch of another country.

 

[FredDairy]

Then it's funny that the modern Royal Crown Pomade says "for men".

 

[FredDairy]

Anyone ever hear of Tuxedo Club pomade?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

From a '30s issue of Esquire, right? I've seen it before.

It was definitely a different time: "You can't wash your hair every day -- as you do your face and hands..."



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[Sir Dobbs]

Pomade - American Crew vs Murrays vs Royal Crown

I recently picked up a can of Murray's pomade for $1.80. Probably five months worth in a can; good value! Anyways I was wondering if anyone here uses it. I believe it was invented in the fortys and is very respected among pomades.

 

[resortes805]

I have over 17 different types of pomades under my bathroom counter, but Murray's is the only tin that I ever had to replace (again and agaiin). It's great.

 

[pigeon toe]

5 months worth?! My boyfriend uses up a tin of Murray's in about a month! Then again, my boyfriend wears his hair in a 50's pompadour, so its quite long in the front. You must have short hair to make that tin last 5 months!

 

[reetpleat]

Murrays is one of th thickest. I used to wear it back when I was full on vintage in SF. I can't imagine it now. I can't believe I ever did. Having a big sticky mess of grease on my hair would drive me crazy. No wonder I couldn't get a date with a normal girl.

But if you get used to it and don't mind it, go to town. No pomade will give your hair better set and hold it better. The other good part is that unlike modern pomades, it does not really set. I comb in warm water will allow you to run it through your hair anytime.

Not so sure if it was intended for white guys though. Most of the old cans have pics of african americans and recommend putting it on and wearing a doo rag overnight to set it. They may have changed the cans since. Also, I think there are two types, one is a much heavier set.

 

[Salv]

I always found Murray's a bit too heavy and very tough to wash out. I prefer Sweet Georgia Brown in the blue tin on freshly washed hair, topped up daily with the lighter SGB in the red tin. I did read on another thread in the Lounge that SGB has been bought by Murray's - can anyone confirm that?