Has anyone used Brylcreem? What did you think of it?
Brylcreem is too heavy however, should I allow my thin hair to grow long. It ends up looking dank and greasy.
It really is a case of 'less is more' with this product.
Do not use more than a "dab" lest you'll look like John Kerry or Ronald Reagan.
Anyone reccomend a better hair ointment?
"Ointment" I don't know, but my favorites are Groom & Clean and Vitalis (hair tonic). Both of these are "greaseless." I use a little bit of both in the AM and look razor sharp all day.
Groom and Clean = hair gel. Also, if I am not mistaken it is not made anymore. The New Vitalis line is mousse and gel. The Vitalis tonic is mostly sd alcohol (drying) with propylene glycol -40 Butyl Ether added as a humectant to help overcome they drying effect of the alcohol. The styling hold comes from Dihydroabietyl Alcohol, which is a resin. It's basically an alcohol based setting lotion such as women use for roller sets and has been pretty much supercedd by the newer polymeric styling lotions that are far superior and less damaging.
Groom & Clean is a "gel" only in consistency, not performance. Modern hair gels leave your hair hard (which I don't like) after they dry down and then if your hair is touched at all this breaks up and your hair is left dry looking again. y.