Stick pomades.—Besides the soft, unctuous pomades thus far treated of, we have a solid product—the so-called stick-pomades. These pomades, which serve for the better fastening of the hair, are brought into commerce either as wax pomades or resin pomades, the former being prepared from a mixture of lard, tallow, and wax, and the latter from tallow, wax, and resin, to which some Venetian turpentine may be added.
The following mixtures give good foundations for stick pomades:—
| I. | French flower pomade 4 parts, white wax 1½. |
| II. | Fresh beef tallow 3 parts, fresh lard 1, wax 1½. |
| III. | Best beef tallow 5 parts, yellow wax 1. |
| IV. | Tallow 10 parts, wax 2½, resin 1, Venetian turpentine ¼. |
| V. | Tallow 8½ parts, resin ¾, ceresin ¾. |
| VI. | Tallow 4 parts, pale resin 1, yellow wax ¼. |
| VII. | Tallow 10 parts, wax 2, pale resin 1. |
| VIII. | Olive oil 2 parts, pure stearin 1, yellow wax 1. |
| IX. | Tallow 9½ parts, ceresin ½. |
| X. | Best beef-tallow 10 parts, yellow wax 1½. |
The usual process of manufacturing stick-pomade is as follows: Melt the fat, wax and resin in the water-bath, then strain the mixture and cool it off by constant stirring until a thin film is formed upon the surface. Then perfume and pour into tin moulds of oval, round or square form and of various sizes. A dozen of such tin moulds of the same size are generally soldered together and are provided below either with a hinged piece, or they are open. In the latter case they are placed upon a tin support with a high edge which serves for the reception for the fat escaping from any of the moulds. The cold pomades are pushed out by means of sticks of wood fitting exactly into the moulds. They are then wrapped in tinfoil, labelled and brought into commerce.
Stick-pomades are either white, rose color, yellow, brown or black; alkannin, lederin, umber, Frankfort black, etc., being used as coloring substances.
In the following some receipts for wax and resin pomades are given:—
Rose-wax pomade.—Best tallow 6 lbs., best lard 2 lbs., white-wax 3 lbs., colored with alkannin. Perfume: Lemon oil 1 oz., lavender oil 14 drachms, geranium oil 11 drachms, clove oil 6¾ drachms; or, bergamot oil 1 oz., oils of geranium, cassia and Portugal, each 10 drachms, clove oil 3¼ drachms.
Black-wax pomade.—Best tallow 10 lbs., yellow wax 1½ lbs., colored with Frankfort black. Perfume: Bergamot oil 3½ ozs., cassia oil 13½ drachms; or, bergamot oil 3½ ozs., citronella oil 6¾ drachms.
Blonde wax pomade.—Best tallow 6 lbs., best lard 2 lbs., white or yellow wax 3 lbs. Perfume: Clove oil 1¼ ozs., lemon oil, bergamot oil and Peru balsam each 14 drachms; or, bergamot oil 2¾ ozs., cassia oil 5½ drachms, thyme oil 2¾ drachms.
Brown wax pomade.—Best tallow 10 lbs., yellow wax 2 lbs., colored with umber. Perfume: Citronella oil 2 ozs., clove oil 12¼ drachms, bergamot oil 8¼ drachms, anise-seed oil 6¾ drachms; or, bergamot oil 2½ ozs., cassia oil 1¼ ozs., clove oil 5½ drachms.