• Arko Shaving Soap Stick 75g

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  • Arko Shaving Soap Stick 75g

    Arko Shaving Soap Stick is definitely a old time classic and one of the most inexpensive shave sticks available on the market.

    The 75g size of this Arko Shaving Soap stick makes it perfect for travel.

    Stick: 75 g

    Made in Turkey.

    Arko

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 15 reviews
    53%
    (8)
    33%
    (5)
    0%
    (0)
    7%
    (1)
    7%
    (1)
    J
    JKJK
    Guilty pleasure...

    This seems to shave and hold water better then some of the "nicer" soaps.

    I get my brush and soap nice and wet with hot water, then drive the bar into the brush. Twist it a few times and you now have a loaded brush. Build it on your face and have a great shave.

    If it didn't have the generic sanitary bathroom smell it would be 5 stars.

    J
    Joseph Knapp
    Great soap, I love it!

    I know the smell can be strong for some folks. To me it is just like Ivory Soap. I bought this originally as a travel soap but it has become an everyday convenient shave. I keep it in a twist up dispenser. After a hot shower, I'll wet my face at the sink and rub the bar across my beard.
    Warm up the brush with hot water and do a face lather. Simple and easy.
    Not the slickest shave, but for the price, it works.

    E
    Eskay
    Price, performance

    For the price, particularly...but not just because of that, this soap is simply terrific. It lasts, and lasts and works great. I don't find the smell disturbing while some do...it smells like soap. My "smells like" is more like Ivory soap rather than some of the nasty comparisons you see. But your mileage may vary of course. That said...I put mine in a dispenser (the one that looks like a stick deodorant) so it stays neat and can travel easily. I simply soak/wet my brush, and when it's still nice and wet rub it on the stick directly. Another little dip of water and on a post-shower, wet face I get very nice lather. If you load it up, it will put enough soap on your brush for 2-3 lathers which is what I need to shave. If you're looking for something economical, consistently good, easy to travel with...give it a try. I don't think you will be disappointed. I bought 10 in a box and will likely have them for YEARS.

    J
    Joshua
    Great performing tallow soap

    I've obviously heard about arko before, and as I like tallow soap for it's moisturizing properties and have been wanting to try a shaving stick for a while, I popped one in the cart for my last purchase.

    First of all, it's much larger than it looks in photos. About the size of a roll of quarters but wider diameter. I found the smell to be very soapy, not unpleasant but somewhat artificial lemonish flavored. Not overpowering at all like some reviewers say.

    I wet my face and rubbed the stick all over it. Didn't seem like any went on my face; it's very hard. But it seemed to remove all the water from my face. Anyway, I got my brush (artificial, I prefer them) damp and started swirling. Suddenly white soapiness appeared! Took a bit of finagling with adding water to the brush until I got the right amount, but when I did, suddenly I had a super creamy lather. It's not as slick as Proraso or some others, but it's very creamy. I used a new Bolzano Superinox blade in the cheap Rapira 3-piece I also got on a whim. Didn't get a great shave as the cream wasn't slick enough to keep some distance between my face and the blade. Either that or it was the new razor which has an odd angle and isn't adjustable. But, though I only got one nick on the chin (a problem area anyway), my face was on fire afterward. I'll try it tomorrow with my equally cheap Wilkinson Sword safety razor; so far the absolute most perfect razor I've ever used. We'll see if it was just the razor.

    R
    Rob Harrison
    Great Shave from a Urinal Puck

    So.... wow. What a conundrum. I do like how this soap shaves. But... that smell. Wow. Like a urinal puck in the restroom of that bathroom from Trainspotting. When my wife arrived home, she actually became angry that I had it in the house.
    However... since it shaves well, I attempted to make it acceptable. I read about grating it and letting the scent escape so that it would become tolerable. Seems plausible, right? I was slightly afraid of burning a hole in the ozone, but went ahead with it. Did not work. Even after months of sitting it didn't really tone down.
    I ended up giving it to a buddy that likes it. But.. he likes pinaud as well. I guess you could almost group men into two camps... 1) arko/pinaud detesters and 2) those with a depleted olfactory sense.


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Customer Reviews

Based on 15 reviews
53%
(8)
33%
(5)
0%
(0)
7%
(1)
7%
(1)
J
JKJK
Guilty pleasure...

This seems to shave and hold water better then some of the "nicer" soaps.

I get my brush and soap nice and wet with hot water, then drive the bar into the brush. Twist it a few times and you now have a loaded brush. Build it on your face and have a great shave.

If it didn't have the generic sanitary bathroom smell it would be 5 stars.

J
Joseph Knapp
Great soap, I love it!

I know the smell can be strong for some folks. To me it is just like Ivory Soap. I bought this originally as a travel soap but it has become an everyday convenient shave. I keep it in a twist up dispenser. After a hot shower, I'll wet my face at the sink and rub the bar across my beard.
Warm up the brush with hot water and do a face lather. Simple and easy.
Not the slickest shave, but for the price, it works.

E
Eskay
Price, performance

For the price, particularly...but not just because of that, this soap is simply terrific. It lasts, and lasts and works great. I don't find the smell disturbing while some do...it smells like soap. My "smells like" is more like Ivory soap rather than some of the nasty comparisons you see. But your mileage may vary of course. That said...I put mine in a dispenser (the one that looks like a stick deodorant) so it stays neat and can travel easily. I simply soak/wet my brush, and when it's still nice and wet rub it on the stick directly. Another little dip of water and on a post-shower, wet face I get very nice lather. If you load it up, it will put enough soap on your brush for 2-3 lathers which is what I need to shave. If you're looking for something economical, consistently good, easy to travel with...give it a try. I don't think you will be disappointed. I bought 10 in a box and will likely have them for YEARS.

J
Joshua
Great performing tallow soap

I've obviously heard about arko before, and as I like tallow soap for it's moisturizing properties and have been wanting to try a shaving stick for a while, I popped one in the cart for my last purchase.

First of all, it's much larger than it looks in photos. About the size of a roll of quarters but wider diameter. I found the smell to be very soapy, not unpleasant but somewhat artificial lemonish flavored. Not overpowering at all like some reviewers say.

I wet my face and rubbed the stick all over it. Didn't seem like any went on my face; it's very hard. But it seemed to remove all the water from my face. Anyway, I got my brush (artificial, I prefer them) damp and started swirling. Suddenly white soapiness appeared! Took a bit of finagling with adding water to the brush until I got the right amount, but when I did, suddenly I had a super creamy lather. It's not as slick as Proraso or some others, but it's very creamy. I used a new Bolzano Superinox blade in the cheap Rapira 3-piece I also got on a whim. Didn't get a great shave as the cream wasn't slick enough to keep some distance between my face and the blade. Either that or it was the new razor which has an odd angle and isn't adjustable. But, though I only got one nick on the chin (a problem area anyway), my face was on fire afterward. I'll try it tomorrow with my equally cheap Wilkinson Sword safety razor; so far the absolute most perfect razor I've ever used. We'll see if it was just the razor.

R
Rob Harrison
Great Shave from a Urinal Puck

So.... wow. What a conundrum. I do like how this soap shaves. But... that smell. Wow. Like a urinal puck in the restroom of that bathroom from Trainspotting. When my wife arrived home, she actually became angry that I had it in the house.
However... since it shaves well, I attempted to make it acceptable. I read about grating it and letting the scent escape so that it would become tolerable. Seems plausible, right? I was slightly afraid of burning a hole in the ozone, but went ahead with it. Did not work. Even after months of sitting it didn't really tone down.
I ended up giving it to a buddy that likes it. But.. he likes pinaud as well. I guess you could almost group men into two camps... 1) arko/pinaud detesters and 2) those with a depleted olfactory sense.