Murray's Pomade
Murray's Pomade, or Murray's Superior Pomade, or just Murray's, is a hair pomade developed in 1925. Since then, Murray's remains a popular pomade in drug stores and grocery stores. Murray's is an oil based pomade, with ingredients petroleum, mineral oil and fragrance. Original Murrays has a very thick and waxy consistency.
History
Murray's was originally developed by C.D. Murray in 1925. The target consumer was originally African Americans, but people started styling pompadours, contours, quiffs, and other hair styles with the pomade. He believed that it could be a quality, inexpensive, and successful product. Murray began to sell it out of his Chicago barbershop. In 1959 a pharmacist named Harry Berlin began to sell it from his Detroit pharmacy. He worked closely with Murray's family to market the product. As of 2017, Murray's makes many different products out of their Detroit-based factory, including: Murray's Superior Pomade (Original) Murray's Super Light Pomade Murray's Xtra Heavy Pomade Murray's Nu Nile Slick Hair Dressing Pomade Murray's Beeswax Murray's Black Beeswax Murray's Style Creator Pomade Murray's Barber Experience Beard Balm Murray's eXelento Hair Dress Murray's EdgeWax Murray's EdgeWax Extreme Hold Murray's Cream Beeswax Murray's Small Batch 50/50 and many more.
Tips
Being a petroleum based pomade, Murray's is extremely difficult to wash out. On their website, Murray's says to wash hair with dishwashing liquid. [1]
References
- ↑ "Murray's Pomade". Murrayspomade.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.