- Mr. Zog's Sex Wax
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Mr. Zog's Sex Wax 
Owner Mr. Zog Country 
United StatesWebsite http://www.sexwax.com/
Mr. Zog's Sex Wax is a Carpinteria, California, brand of surfwax manufactured for use on surfboards. This wax is rubbed on the top surface or "deck" of a surfboard to allow traction and grip for the surfer.Mr. Zog's Sex Wax was first produced by Fredrick Herzog III (Mr Zog) and chemist Nate Skinner in 1972. Hank Pitcher designed their original logo.
Due to the product name, promotional materials such as bumper stickers and t-shirts became extremely popular, even among those who had never ridden a surfboard. Their slogans, such as "The best for your stick", included innuendos of non-surfing uses. The materials confirmed their counterculture status by being banned from schools and amusement parks.
Mr. Zog's Sex Wax, for drummers
Different wax formulations are sold under the names: "Quick Humps", "Really Tacky", and "Navel Wax".
In addition to surfboard waxes, Mr. Zog also makes a snowboard wax which is applied to the bottom of a snowboard to reduce friction between the snowboard and the snow. Mr. Zog's Sex Wax For Snowboards comes in two varieties--a "melt-on" application (available in three formulas for various snow conditions), and a "rub-on" application (available in one all-purpose formula suitable for most snow conditions).[1][2]
Mr. Zog's Sex Wax has a formulation for drummers to put on their drumsticks for better grip in addition to a stick wax for better puck control on ice hockey sticks.
Mr. Zog's Sex Wax is also one of the most popular waxes among ice hockey players. The wax is applied by rubbing it on over the tape on the blade of the stick. This does two things: it flattens the tape to allow a smoother shot, and it also makes the blade of the stick stickier which helps hockey players control the puck for stick-handling, passing, and shooting purposes. Also the wax is used to wick away water that collects on the blade during ice hockey sessions. In addition, some goaltenders rub the wax on the shaft of the stick to help them hold the stick when it is struck by hard shots, some of which exceed of 100 MPH.
The product played an integral role in the plot of the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. The protagonists locate a murderer by determining that he used pineapple Sex Wax on a credit card that was in turn used to break into his victim's home.
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Categories:- American brands
- Companies based in Santa Barbara County, California
- Waxes
- Surfing equipment
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