Editing Ducktail (section)

==Combing technique==
[[File:Duck's Ass.jpg|thumb|upright|The "duck's ass" style, with a [[Pompadour (hairstyle)|pompadour]]]]
The style required that the [[hair]] be combed back around the sides of the head.<ref>{{cite web |author=Farah Averill |url=http://uk.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-6-timeless-hairstyles_4.html |title=Slicked back: Timeless Hairstyles - AskMen |website=Uk.askmen.com |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=2015-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126171742/http://uk.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment/top-6-timeless-hairstyles_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Valenti |first=Lauren |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/beauty-hair/hair/how-to/a36187/how-to-do-a-french-twist-in-five-easy-steps/ |title=How to do a "Duck's Ass French Twist" in 5 steps |website=Cosmopolitan.co.uk |date=2015-06-04 |access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Megan Gustashaw |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-slick-your-hair-back |title=The Right (and Wrong) Way to Slick Back Your Hair |website=Gq.com |date=2015-11-28 |access-date=2016-07-17 |archive-date=2016-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704170542/http://www.gq.com/story/how-to-slick-your-hair-back? |url-status=live }}</ref> The teeth edge of a [[comb]] was then used to define a central parting running from the crown to the nape at the back of the head, resembling, to many, the rear end of a [[duck]]. The hair on the top front of the head was either deliberately disarrayed so that untidy strands hung down over the forehead, or combed up and then curled down into an 'elephant's trunk' which would hang down as far as the top of the nose. The sides were styled to resemble the folded wings of the duck.

A variant of the style, the '''Detroit''', consisted of the long back and sides combined with a [[flattop]]. In California, the top hair was allowed to grow longer and combed into a wavelike pompadour shape known as a "breaker".

The ducktail hair style contributed to the term ''[[Greaser (subculture)|greasers]]'': to accomplish this look, much [[pomade]] (hair grease) was required to hold the hair in place. This was still the era of hair creams, so it only required an increase in the amount to make hair remain in the desired style. Brands of grease used include Black & White, Sweet Georgia Brown, Royal Crown, and [[Murray's Pomade|Murrays]]. On the West Coast of the US, pomades such as Dixie Peach or [[Brylcreem]], and tonics such as [[Wildroot Cream-Oil]] were popular.

To ensure that the hair was just so, the wearer often touched up the D.A. many times during the day by running his greased comb through it. This led to a stylized means of handling the comb by drawing it out of the back pocket of a pair of jeans using the extended index and middle finger, and, holding it thus, running the comb through the two side "wings" of the style to adjust their shape.