Imagine: Sweatproof

Posts from this blog will get divided into three categories: Imagine, which is all about ideas, good bad or ugly (especially ugly!); Inspire, which is all about people - groups, individuals and communities of all shapes, sizes and forms; And finally Transcend, which is about faith, God, spirituality, and what happens when more then we put in somehow comes out.

So, enough description, onto our first imagine: Sweatproof products.


Imagination rating: 7/10

I was looking to replenish my supply of hair gel today (something every urban 20-something needs to do, but not something to be enjoyed). I saw upon the shelf something that made my heart leap. Sweatproof hair gel. This goes under the "Why didn't someone think of this before?" category.

As a guy, prior to this product, I had two options. Put no gel in my hair and go for the Einstein look (which I sported quite frequently during school), or put gel in, and have it melt and run down my face if I did anything more physically demanding then walk over to my next door neighbor's place. Even attending weddings and events in the summer in a suit and standing still would cause the dreaded "psst... can you tell if my hair is melting?" to the guy standing next to me.

Unfortunately, I didn't become better at snowboarding or surfing or diving out of planes or any of the other "unstoppable" activities pictured on the packaging. I was kind of hoping that merely by putting the product in my hair I would be instantly invited on some sort of extreme sports tour. "Hey, you've got sweatproof hair gel! Cool, man! We SO need to test it out! Come bike across the Sahara with me!" Yes, people still use the word "cool" in my unrealistic fantasies.

However, in the real world, much to the relief of females everywhere (and one in particular), I can continue to look suave while diving for frisbees, chopping wood, running for the bus, and other manly activities. Well, I'll probably never reach suave, but at least I know it won't be my hair holding me back.