There has been a lot of brands in the past claiming "works like grease, washes like water" and I have found that none of them live up to this claim, until now. This pomade performs like grease (a medium to light grease) and gives a good medium hold, as advertised... and... washes out like water. I'm not a huge fan of the scent until it's been in my hair for an hour or so, but it's definitely not bad.