Medieval ladies and gentlemen rather than wash themselves used to cover themselves withpomadeand paint.
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They tried everything they could with that girl's hair—pomades and everything.
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Leaves were eaten boiled with meat and a concoction of the plant was made into hairpomade.
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In 1750, women began dressing their hair with perfumedpomadeand powdering it white.
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Men began using pomades, and other products, to achieve the standard aesthetic look.
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These combed-up hair extensions were often very heavy, weighted down with pomades, powders, and other ornamentation.
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The range included the colorant ultramarine laundry bluing agent, gloss starch, a liquid cleaning agent, apomadefor cleaning, beef extract, and a hairpomade.
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Some, but not all, skin products might increase comedones by blocking pores, and greasy hair products (like pomades) can worsen acne.
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In both instances, once the fat is saturated with fragrance, it is then called the enfleuragepomade.
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They come in many forms like shampoos, conditioners, sprays, pomades and lotions.
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Today the difference betweenpomadeand hair wax is becoming somewhat ambiguous especially since many heavier pomades contain beeswax.
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When mixed with palm oil, it creates apomadethat is applied to the face, hair and body in a ritual context.
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Unlike hair spray and hair gel,pomadedoes not dry, and often takes several washes to remove.
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This was because he had begun dying his hair by this time, and initially could not usepomade.
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Described as being impeccably handsome with dark hair pomaded to the right, golden skin, and dark, worldly eyes.
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