I've used prothik with gel (Dep - Orange - Extra Hold)
and Hair Spray ....

Hair Spray will give you some volume (whatever hairs
you have left ... some air ... the ice cream concept -
Ice cream is 80 percent air) ....

The gel ... will give you a slicked back look and hold

The gel by itself .. will not take care of the frosting that
occurs with inconsistent batches of prothik which leave the
factory ....

I've had cans of dark brown prothik come out like copper
rust ....sometimes a totally unnatural look that looks normal
under incandescent or flourescent lighting ... but looks like
dust in your head once you go outdoors or in the sun .....

Sometimes .. you might even want to use a dab of mousse ...
because the hair spray makes your hair stiff ...

and sometimes the batch
of prothik you're using isn't up to specs ....

So the mouse will soften the feel of your hair (real or created
hair) to the touch ...

although in NYC .. I don't exactly have people walking up to me
on the street and stroking my hair ....

Something is going on with Prothik over the last month or so
... I've had a few bad cans shipped to me (no propellant)
.... wrong orders ...

and Jeff .. the owner of Prothik - who was like BA all these years
with phenomenal customer service ... well .. his company must have
grown so big ... he is neglecting whatever problems his factory is
having (shipping, inconsistancies in product quality .. wrong orders
going out) ..... typical Growing pains ....

but like hair wearers or hair concealer guys .... you are aware ...
we gotta have our product .... when we need it
heck ... as much as we hate to admit it ... appearance in
many professions is important ... studies link it to trust ... etc ..

and remember .. it wasn't but a few short years ago ... if you
shaved your head .. you were catagorized a neo nazi .. a moonie
... a cult member ... or was going through chemo ....

now ... you're just cool .... at least if the lord blessed you
with a good looking shaved dome instead of something
that looks like the bare butt of an orangatang ...