Are oil based pomades better than water based pomades or gels? Help me out.
Oil based:
An oil based pomade usually consists of ingredients such as:
Sample: Reuzel pink
- Petrolatum
- Cera Alba (Beeswax)
- Cera Microcristallina
- Hydrogenated Rosin
- Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2
- Fragrance (Parfum)
- Silica
- BHT
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Lillal
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Linalool
- Citronellol
- Amyl Cinnamal
- Eugenol
I've heard these ingredients in an oil based pomade actually moisturizes your hair and helps it, although it is harder to wash out.
Water based gel type pomade or gels
Water based pomades or gels are water soluable but may not have the best ingredients. Although they wash out easy, is there a down side ingredient wise?
Sample: reuzel blue
Ingredients:
Water, Ceteareth-25, Ceteareth-20, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-25 Hydrogated Castor Oil, Polysorbate-20, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Hexyl Cinnamal, Sorbic Acid, Lilial, Lyral, Linalool, Orange 4 (CI 15510).