Moving Rubber

Say what you will about men using hair product. I'd rather do without it, but on most days I need it to not look like an untidy loser. Having soft, thin hair doesn't help either, since hair has a mind of its own, and mine is always asleep or getting there. Hair product to the rescue.

Back in the 80s and early 90s, men used gooey gels and hair spray. Useful, but often too sticky and gross. It also made you look like you had just got out of the shower, all day long. Gels and sprays always smelled funny. A mix of alcohol and glue. Pretty disgusting stuff. Then some good people invented creams and clay to style the hair. Its so revolutionary, that many people wonder what they did before clay was invented, much like mobile phones.

Now you could make yourself presentable, without looking like you were trying too hard (read: Vanilla Ice circa 1990). Choose different levels of control and shine and a type of clay that suited your hair type. (Sure this sounds very metro, but just remember that women dig a well groomed man).

The whole point of this entry is to mention that I've found a great line of hair stuffs from the Japanese maker, Gatsby. They made six or seven types of hair cream/clay, and gave them a very Japanese name: Moving Rubber (pronounced "moo-bing laaba" in Japanese). At first it really looked like a marketing gimic, but they've made some good stuff! The wide array of clays is also very thoughtful on their behalf. Check it out, here.

Kimura is moving rubber.