A butch haircut or butch wax? Post #27 got it right. It used to be popular with boys. Never heard of any kids putting wax in their hair, though. Grease, yes.
I do remember my father using vitalis.
It was pink waxy stuff in a push up stick (like deoderant today) that you used to make the front or sides of your butch or crew cut stand up straight.
Like "Spin", on "Spin and Marty". Spin was cool (Tim Considine)