发蜡（Pomade）为涂抹在头发上的化妆品，其目的在疏整头发或定型。因成分含有固体蜡，因此得其名。至于英文的「Pomade」一词，应该源自法语的苹果（Pomme），或许是指其物品当初上市，常含有苹果香味的香料（如同苹果上有打蜡）。历史上亦有使用动物脂肪（如熊脂）制作的类似护发产品，但习惯以“发蜡”统称。

近现代发蜡的发明与流通，溯自1873年英国，该产品问世之初，主要消费群为英国绅士，使用时机通常为理发后的保持发型。不过经几百年的演变后，该产品已不分性别的使用。不但如此，2000年后的发蜡更具有染发、护发等功效。也被认为较同类型的喷雾式发胶更具环保概念。

Pomade (/pɒˈmeɪd/; French pommade) is a greasy, waxy, or a water-based substance that is used to style hair. Pomade gives the user's hair a shiny, slick appearance, and does not dry it out. It lasts longer than most hair care products, taking up to several washes to remove. The original pomade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries consisted mainly of bear fat or lard. Lanolin, beeswax, and petroleum jelly have been used extensively in the manufacture of modern pomades. Stiffening properties of pomades make sculptured hairstyles such as the pompadour or quiff possible; while long lasting moisturizing properties make it popular with individuals with Afro-textured hair.