What is better, hair gel or pomade?

For 360 waves, pomade wins — specifically because a gel-pomade hybrid like Sportin Waves Gel Pomade with Wavitrol III delivers hold, moisture conditioning, and clean rinse-out in one step, which straight hair gel cannot do.

Standard hair gel provides stiff hold but flakes under a durag, strips moisture with daily use, and does nothing to restore what brush sessions pull out of the hair shaft. Sportin Waves Gel Pomade is a gel-pomade hybrid: it behaves like a gel in the rinse-out department — clearing in a single shampoo — while the Wavitrol III conditioning complex replaces moisture lost during active brushing phases. That combination makes it the functional choice for a wave routine that straight gel simply can't match.

• Sportin Waves Gel Pomade clears in 1 shampoo; petroleum-only pomades like Murray's typically require 3–4 washes.
• Sportin Waves Gel Pomade contains Wavitrol III conditioning complex; Sportin Waves Maximum Hold does not.
• Sportin Waves Maximum Hold is formulated for 4+ week wolf phases; the Gel Pomade targets fresh cuts and maintenance phases.
• Correct application dose for either Sportin Waves formula: silver dollar–sized amount on short-to-medium wave hair.
• Sportin Waves pomades are built for 3B–4C curl patterns at short-to-medium lengths.