Pantene Pro-V Texturizing Pomade Review

For a lot of men and women, including myself, styling ones own hair can be tedious and a general pain in the butt that most of us would rather avoid. However, because hiring a personal hair stylist is a bit out of the price range of most people, opting for styling products to tame our locks and make them presentable is the next best thing.

One of my most hated hair foes is flyaways and frizz. I have searched high and low for years for something that will stick my hair in place when I'm putting it up in a ponytail or bun. However, everything that I have experimented with thus far has only held my hair temporarily and falls after the hair is combed or touched. However, the Panteve pro-v texturzing pomade does quite a good job at making hair stick where you want it!

The pomade is a thick white substance that is somewhat of a combination between a cream and a gel. Scent wise, it smells quite good - similar to the typical clean scent that accompanies most Pantene products. When you scoop some out of the container, it can be felt that the texture of the product is truly quite thick and is sticky, or tacky, so it is already worlds better than other "styling" products I have come face to face with, which are nothing more than air and whipped cream.

As for styling purposes, this is the way that I use it. When my hair is dry, I scoop a tiny amount (about half the size of the top joint of my finger for hair that is a few inches past my shoulders) onto my fingertip and then work it into my palms, warming up the product and spreading a thin slippery layer onto my palms. This will make the product slide through your hair better, so I like to rub it into my palms several times to make certain that it is warm and thin enough. I will then slide it over the outer layer of my hair, paying closer attention to places that I get flyaways and frizz (near my hairline) and then I pull my hair up into a ponytail or bun and style as usual. Because the formula "coagulates" as it cools, warming it before application allows you to use less of it spread over a larger area. Then as it dries, it sets and holds your hair in place.

Now, this product does not, and I repeat does not work well on styles in which the hair is left loose or down. That is a definite unfortunate aspect, because a product that kept hair in place aside from hairspray would be great. However, when this is used on loose hair I have found that is has this clumping, greasy effect that does not interest me in the least. That is the one bad thing about this product that I found, but for updos this works great!

This runs for about $3USD. I picked mine up for $2.96 at a wal-mart, and I use so little of it that it will last me forever. I would certainly recommend this for anyone looking to tame flyaways in an updo, or just to keep short hair in place!