Poll: Do you use hair gel? WHY?!

[Xkaliber]

Hair wax man, that's where its at.

Holds better than gel, requires less to use, doesn't go off like gel does, if caught in the rain wont leave your scalp a greasy dripping mess, less obvious that hair gel.

It's seriously great, it just holds your hair there, it doesn't make it crunchy or greasy or anything.

Quoted for truth. Wax and fibre gum/putty gives you a dry-look hair style, which allows you to mould/spike/whatever your hair and leave it looking natural, rather than slick/wet.

With most good waxes/gums, you can re-mould your hair style/shape as you please too, so even if you don't get it right first time, you can just keep messing with it.

Though the OP appears to be suffering from a paranoia of using hair products because he probably hadn't used the right ones to begin with, this is more just a case of knowing what to use and how to use it.

^Two examples of how to use hair products properly.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

I never use any sort of hair product, as I keep my hair short enough that you couldn't style it if you tried, even with hair gel. Ergo, no reason to mess about with chemicals, which suits me just fine. The only downside to this hair style is that sometimes random people decide to rub my head for luck or some such (no seriously, that actually happens).

 

[GundamSentinel]

My hair is incredibly thin, so a bit of gel works miracles for me. Without gel is really unmanageable. Too much makes it look greasy yeah, so don't go ape. Lately I've been switching to wax, but not quite yet convinced.

 

[DeASplode]

I used gel when I was 14 to 15. Just had spikey hair back then. I can't really remember the actual name, but the gel was a Loreal product. I washed everyday, my hair was never greasy and it wasn't uncomfy.
But then I just got fed up of the style, isn't really a good one unless you're under 16.

 

[Dags90]

I dislike people who use lots of it. You like like you're in a 90's boyband.

And that makes you larger than life!
[sub]Couldn't resist.[/sub]

But really, a lot of guys look a hot mess with medium/long hair and no hair product.

 

[sheic99]

I do, you can't have a proper mohawk without it.

That's not me, but mines about the same length.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

I use a little wax to keep it in place, but other then that, no.

 

[AntiChrist]

Hey there guys, I just wanted to address something I've been noticing a lot lately...
Hair gel. I hate it.

I find it disgusting. It plasters your hair into little sticky, stiff strings that stick to your scalp or lay on top. It looks especially bad with medium to longish hair, where it just makes it look greasy and dirty. It looks very unattractive. I cannot understand why people use it.

Making hair look nice is all about the cut. Get a decent cut, make sure you wash it and condition it frequently (every couple of days in my case, I exercise a lot), and straighten it if it's your style. You don't have to shape it with this chemical goop every morning.

I have not met a single girl who likes it when guys wear hair gel. One girl even told me it makes guys look like tossers.

Now, having said this, I went through a bout of wearing hair gel for a couple of months. Now I can't stand the stuff. It makes me shudder when I have to look at the back of some guy's greasy, sticky head every morning on the bus. It doesn't exactly feel nice either! Do you want a girl to have to wipe her hand off if she plays with your hair? Not cool.

Anyways, I just want to hear some reasons or opinions.
How do you feel about hair gel? If you DO use it, why?

This:

Is superior to this?

Ridiculous. Girls might find it "cool" or "hip" - LADIES don't.

 

[Woodsey]

Are you just talking about just gel or hair products in general?

I use a dabble of Fudge to give it some texture, and the best bit is that it also smells like fucking caramel !, not that I've noticed that much...

And what you're describing sounds like they're wiping buckets of the stuff in.

Where does one get one of those :<

I think you can only buy them in barbers/hair dressers (I'm in England by the way), but it's a pretty popular brand in them, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find.

Or just order a pot online.

 

[XJ-0461]

At the minute I use it every day because my hair's kind of short. I never use it when I grow my hair out though.

 

[fullbleed]

Hair wax man, that's where its at.

Holds better than gel, requires less to use, doesn't go off like gel does, if caught in the rain wont leave your scalp a greasy dripping mess, less obvious that hair gel.

It's seriously great, it just holds your hair there, it doesn't make it crunchy or greasy or anything.

Quoted for truth. Wax and fibre gum/putty gives you a dry-look hair style, which allows you to mould/spike/whatever your hair and leave it looking natural, rather than slick/wet.

With most good waxes/gums, you can re-mould your hair style/shape as you please too, so even if you don't get it right first time, you can just keep messing with it.

Though the OP appears to be suffering from a paranoia of using hair products because he probably hadn't used the right ones to begin with, this is more just a case of knowing what to use and how to use it.

Plus with gel you have a time limit. Once you put it in you have to get it right before it drys or else you're FUCKED!

 

[Mcface]

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How else would i keep my hair like this?

(this is about 3 years ago, a year after that it was a bout a foot tall, now its shaved.)

 

[SturmDolch]

Apparently I use "Shaping Cream" but same thing, really.

If I don't, my hair sticks to my scalp and looks like a hair helmet. It's gross. A lot of people can pull off hair without product. I can't.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

Eh, once in a while. I have long hair, and it tends to get a bit...poofy. If I'm going out somewhere, I might use a little gel to keep it down. Just a little, though.

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

I hate it, it's absolutely disgusting, and it makes you look like a self-righteous douche.

 

[ActivatorX]

In Europe, it's all about showing girls you are a man who takes care of himself and his appearance.
We are always ahead of everyone else when it comes to fashion and trends.

@ OP: You may not use hair gel and such, but that really doesn't qualify you to instruct us, who do use it, what we should do with our hair.

P.S. I apologise if my statement may have sounded a bit harsh, but it was not intended that way.

 

[Tdc2182]

Funny, I use it only when I have semi-short hair.

Right now mine is more on the longer side, I despise having it in my hair.

 

[lacktheknack]

I use a small amount when my hair is short to make it defy gravity.