The answer is conditioner. It blends oil and water-based ingredients that wouldn't naturally mix on their own.
Conditioner sits in the same emulsion category as shampoo, and like any emulsion, it's worth using within about a year of purchase since the mixture can separate over time. Soap, setting powder, and hair tonic are all real barbering products, just not ones built around that oil-water blend.
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