Mamado

Mamado West Indian Bay Rum Double Strength Invigorating Hair & Scalp Tonic for Men 250ml/8.45 oz

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There is a category of men's grooming product that has not changed in a hundred years because it never needed to. Bay rum sits in it. A splash of tonic on the scalp, a rub through with the fingers, and the whole thing takes fifteen seconds.

Mamado's double strength version turns up the concentration, so the cooling is sharper and the scent holds longer. On the scalp it refreshes between washes, which is the point if you go a few days at a time.

It works as an aftershave too, and it settles into a warm, spicy base rather than an aggressive alcohol note. That is the half of it people get attached to, and the reason the same bottle tends to get bought again.

250ml in a single bottle, and you use very little each time. Apply to a dry scalp, work it in with your fingertips and leave it. Suits shorter cuts and anyone whose scalp goes dry and tight between washes.

Application tips

Pour into a cupped palm rather than tipping it straight onto your head. The double strength version runs thin and will be down your neck before you have touched it.

Work along the partings first, then across the rest of the scalp. Let it dry on its own instead of towelling it off, and keep it well away from your eyes. After shaving, pat it on rather than rubbing.

Results

The first thing you get is a clean, tingling coolness across the skin, sharper than the standard version because there is more of the bay in it.

Once that passes, a dry scalp feels less tight and the hair smells of clove and warm spice rather than of yesterday. On the face it does the job of a traditional aftershave, closing the ritual without the sting of a cheap one.

Composition

West Indian Bay
The distilled bay leaf that gives the tonic its warm, clove-like scent
Full ingredients list

Alcohol Denat., Aqua (Water), Pimenta Racemosa (Bay Leaf) Extract, Glycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), CI 16035 (Red 40), CI 19140 (Yellow 5), Eugenol, Limonene, Linalool

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