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A perusal of the local supermarket shelves and home I came with the product I’m writing about here, “Dax Short And Neat”, if for no better reason than it cost about half of most of the other available products, at only €3.25 for a small tub of 99 grams. (3.5 ozs)
~ ~ A quick glance at ... Read review
offer a superior hold without leaving hair with a dried out feel or unwanted build-up of flaky product residue. The mild and pleasent scent makes the wax a pleas...
option of a range of styles, while also giving you the added luxury of a wax that washes out easily so you can say goodbye to 'gummed up' hair! With the new water rins...
wax for those who have spikey styles and want their hair to stay-put throughout the day. Wave&Groom also lasts without drying out. Unlike gels and some waxes, this ...
hold without the unwanted build-up or drying of the hair. Great for the styling of your choice. Best if used on short hair. Directions: Place desired amount on palms and apply to clean, damp or dry hair. Use fingertips to spike, sculpt, and create your desired style.
A review by the_mad_cabbie on Dax Wax March 5th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Staying power
Excellent
How does your hair feel after use?
Extremely sticky & stiff
Advantages:
None
Disadvantages:
Turns you into a human greaseball
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
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~ ~ The mad cabbie generally has a simple rule of thumb when it comes to getting a haircut. When it get long enough that it takes more than 10 seconds and a perfunctory rub with a towel to dry it once I get out of the shower, then it’s past time to visit the barber. You’ll notice that I said “barber” and not “hair stylist”, because when it comes to getting my haircut then I’m a real traditionalist, far preferring old-fashioned men’s barbers shops to multi-sex salons or stylists.
~ ~ Anyways, just about Christmas time (2004) my hair had got so long that it was at the stage I was actually having to use a hair dryer in order to dry it and get it into shape, which was adding a full quarter of an hour to my daily morning routine. This was a non-starter as far as I was concerned, but I kept delaying the inevitable visit to the barber ‘cos it was annoying the hell out of my better half who reckoned I looked like an aging hippie and Ireland’s answer to Ozzy Osbourne! I was enjoying winding her up, and threatened that I was letting it grow long enough to take up wearing a ponytail, something she’s always hated in a man. (Heh, heh) When I eventually relented and popped into the barber, I decided to take the joke a step further, and instead of my usual neat side parting, I got a “number two” cut, which is basically a standard army crew cut. I didn’t particularly like the style myself to be honest, but it was worth it just for the reaction it provoked when I returned home. (Evil, so I am!)
~ ~ Unfortunately, the joke had unpleasant consequences. As my hair began to grow back it decided to take its revenge, and grew straight up from my scalp. To all intents and purposes I began to resemble a porcupine, and no matter how much I tried to groom it into shape, within five minutes up it would pop up again! So I decided to try some sort of hair oil or gel in order to lick it into place. A perusal of the local supermarket shelves and home I came with the product I’m writing about here, “Dax Short And Neat”, if for no better reason than it cost about half of most of the other available products, at only €3.25 for a small tub of 99 grams. (3.5 ozs)
~ ~ A quick glance at the instructions on the side of the bright blue metal tub, and I was ready to go. Make sure your hair is very clean, put a wee dab between your palms, and simply massage it well into your hair and scalp. I must admit I was more than a little dubious right from the start, because in appearance Dax very closely resembles Vaseline, and has a sort of sweet, sickly smell that didn’t particularly appeal to me. I was later to discover after looking at the tin that this is most likely coconut, the oil of which is one of the ingredients.
~ ~ Anyways, did Dax cure my bad hair problem, and will I continue to use it? The answer to the first part of the question is a qualified yes, and to the second part an undoubted no! Dax certainly licked my errant strands into shape very quickly. So greasy is this product that once in place my hair felt like it had been immersed in a barrel of re-cycled engine oil! My hair was sleek and shiny, and incredibly easy to comb into place. But NOT clean and shiny in the way you achieve after a good shampoo, but more like the appearance of an old fella with a tub of Brylcreem plastered on his head. I could easily have stood in for the “Fonz” in the old American comedy show “Happy Days”. And remember, this was after using only the recommended “dab” of Dax. God only knows what it would have felt like if I’d used a more liberal application of the product. (As many people would tend to do)
~ ~ I suppose I should have realised just how greasy it was and how difficult it was going to be to remove when I had to spend a good ten minutes scrubbing my hands with washing up liquid and a nail brush to remove the greasy residue it left on them. But this was as nothing when compared to the length of time it took me to get the grease out of my hair! I eventually managed this by shampooing it about four times in succession while in the shower the next morning, but only after turning the pillowcase on the bed into an oily rag in the meantime. (It was manky!!) Maybe I should have looked a little more closely at the tin before I applied it in the first place. I know Ciao don’t like you listing the ingredients of a product in a review, but in this case I think it warrants it simply because they are so relevant to its greasy properties. Simply put, it contains no fewer than FOUR separate types of oil, petroleum, paraffin, castor, and coconut, with a dash of perfume thrown in for good measure. With THAT concoction on your head it’s little wonder it has little difficulty in controlling your hair. What it doesn’t tell you is that it’s probably more suited to greasing the moving parts of your car engine than for use as a cosmetic product! And I would suggest that anyone using it keeps well away from any naked flames, as you could easily turn into a human torch with that mixture of combustibles floating around on your head!
~ ~ The company that produces Dax is called “Imperial Dax Inc.” and are based in New Jersey, with a subsidiary company of the same name based in London in the UK. Personally, I think this product is probably the result of some sort of sneaky, underhand deal between President Bush and Prime Minister Blair to get rid of all the waste oil products of both countries. (It’s as good a conspiracy theory as many others that are doing the rounds today about Blair and President Bush)
~ ~ By the way, you aren’t getting any piccy’s of the mad cabbie with this foul concoction adorning his barnet, for the simple reason I didn’t think of it at the time, and there are some lengths to which I will NOT go to improve a review here at Ciao. Like repeating the same mistake twice, and deliberately putting this evil stuff back on my follicles. I have to give it a one star rating simply because you can’t give minus ratings here at Ciao. But I would give it at least a minus three rating if it were possible. Use at your peril!
Advantages: keeps your hair where you want it Disadvantages: takes a while to get out of your hair
...your fingers. I recommend dax shampoo to remove it from your hair (I have written a review on this if you would like to take a look). I find that the best way to get it off your fingers is to run them under a warm tap (careful not to burn yourself). The wax turns very soft and you can easily get it off with a towel but it is no good simply trying to use soap.
My hair is short and spiky and a little wavy too. I find that this keeps my hair straight ... ...rekindle its wave, it leaves my hair looking good all night and sometimes I do not have to do it in the morning, it is usually looks how it looked when I went to bed.
Now instead of placing the wax on your hair everyday, I recommend just blowing a hot hair dryer over your hair, which loosens the wax, this enables you to re-work the wax that is on your hair. You might have to re-apply some to the back our your head as I find it flattens due to sleeping ...
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Advantages: cheaper than most products, long lasting Disadvantages: very sticky, specific shampoo required
My first memory of Dax Wax - I had been with my partner for less than a month when I began to notice trails of stickiness on my pillows...greasy marks on my towel's and every surface around by room seemed to have a sweaty wet feel to it...
No...it was all innocent - this is the trail that Dax wax leaves in it's wake!
I had actually purchased this for my partner as it was cheap in a shop called QLM, only £1.69 for a full sized metal tub. As he's ... ...were not much use, but Dax wax keeps its hold for much longer than most. In fact, it held his hair high all day long and soon became a firm favourite. I personally wasn't so keen on his using it as it left his hair feeling incredibly sticky to touch and running my hand through it was a near impossibility - somewhat like pulling a rake through a hedge!
As it was incredibly effective on his long hair I decided that I would give it a go too - my hair ...
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Advantages: Great hold - can last for ages, tub lasts for ages, cheap Disadvantages: Can leave hair looking a little greasy if too much is used or if build up has occured
...I have tried the other Dax products, and the red variety is definitely the best for my hair. I use it after I have towel dried my hair thoroughly, rub a small amount onto my fingers and then work it through. It's quite solid wax, but it still allows you to shape it once it's in your hair. Rubbing it through your fingers first softens it up a little and means its easier to work with. As others have mentioned, the hold is tremendous, especially if ... ...hands - it takes the Dax right out. Then I just wash my hand with soap and water as normal. Same thing with hair - I just put a small amount of baby oil over my hands, then just work my hands through my hair, before shampooing as normal. Hair is left feeling like there is nothing in it again. The only times I bother to do this is if I'm going to the hairdressers and they need my hair to be thoroughly clean, or occasionally the build-up of Dax can ...
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Advantages: A product that every student should have to control his/her hair Disadvantages: A pain to wash out of your hair and hands
...week so when I found Dax Wax it was a total life saver (a bit more cash to go to the night out funds!).
Wax Dax seems to be one of those mysterious products that has been around for ages but is a total secret and is VERY hard to find. It has no advertising campaigns that I have ever seen and is a very low-key company. After hearing about it from a friend that had got one through a friend in America! I managed to track it down. My first tin was bought ... ...the way place. So what happened next?
Upon opening my first tin I found a wax that was so hard I could even make an indent in it so I left it to heat on a radiator thinking that it was supposed to be like gel. When I came back and tested I found it to be like chewing gum but decided to take my chances and try it out. After applying the amount that I can describe only as around 2 peas size my hair was standing proudly up towards the skies. After ...
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Advantages: It's brilliant in calming down big hair Disadvantages: It's a nightmare to wash off your hands
...I tell you). Dax comes in 2 different tins for short hair: ‘Short and Neat’ (The blue tin) and ‘Short and Wavy’(The red tin). ‘Short And Wavy’ is REALLY thick and gloopy. It does straighten your hair and hold a style but you can say goodbye to your hands as you know ‘em, it makes them sticky and takes ages to wash off, a bit like trying to wash the oil off a roasting dish. ‘Short and Wavy’ and ... ...haven’t been able to find Dax in any chemist, I had to go to an Indian shop in town that specialises in products for Afro hair. It costs a quid 39, which is an amazing price as it lasts for ages and is a brilliant wax.
The ingredients are Petrolatum, coconut oil, caster oil, mineral oil and parfum. ...
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Advantages: Really good texture when applied, lasts a long time Disadvantages: Difficult to wash off your hands!
...I first used hair wax in my teen years, when I got bored of using the gel that made your hair look like you had dipped it in a deep fat fryer. However, not long later I was back on the gel. . . mainly as at that time my mum was doing the shopping and she always bought gel!
The last year or so though, and being away from home has lead to greater freedom in my choice of hair products and have to say this is by far the best of the ones I have tried!
I have been through the Garnier Fructis Surf Hair, V05 Extreme Hold as well as various Brylcreem and others (and I must admit most of these have been stolen (or "borrowed") from others - I do not go through a tub every couple of weeks!). However, Dax Wave and Groom seems to be the best one around.
First off, it is strikingly packaged and instantly recognisable - looking like a tin that...
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Advantages: stays on place Disadvantages: its much to sticky
...Let's start with my hair. When it's dry you can compare it to wool on a sheep or tail of a horse, yeah it's freaking dry.
My new length of hair needs some product and it needs some strong, heavy stuff (I'm trying to create a small mohawk in the middle)
Anyway, I have tried everything, Schwarzkopf strong products, one glueish overexpensive gel, and some cheap swedish stuff.
I wanted to try DAXWAX. Let's say the feeling was like having gum in your dry hair or partly dried glue. Not to mention the hands which is full of it (and propably still is).
The feeling is like vaseline, but LOT more sticky and impossible to rub in your hands (I was trying to warm it up with help of the friction)
But hey..It's stays on place...for ever and ever and ever..
It's a big NONO....
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Advantages: nice smelling Disadvantages: doesnt do what it says on the bottle!!
...So dissapointed with this!! As I use daxwax on my short, spiky hair, I needed something to remove this wax when washing my hair. Having read the blurb on the back of the bottle ( "specially designed to remove everyday build-up and styling residues") I thought I would give it a try.
Okay, It may remove 50% of the wax, but only after you have washing your hair 4-6 times!!
It also says on the bottle that it will leave your hair feeling clean and refreshed - it doesnt. Also, they do not make a conditioner to match this shampoo - I used another pantene product with it.
It does smell nice, and I like the fact that it doesnt contain colours, but I would not reccomment it for people wanting it to remove styling products!...
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