Life as an RAF recruit...

[Gil Boyd]

Brylcreem. ... The first Brylcreem product was a hair cream created in 1928, by County Chemicals at the Chemico Works in Bradford Street, Birmingham, England. The cream is an emulsion of water and mineral oil stabilised with beeswax.

What are the ingredients of Brylcreem?
Ingredients. Water, Mineral Oil, Beeswax, Fragrance, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Hydroxide, BHT, Magnesium Sulfate, Stearic Acid, Methylisothiazolinone

Not sure I would want that on my head, but hey ho, I suppose with all those propellers turning, last thing you want is your hair blowing all over the place.