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I used to work in Auburn which is Australia's version of 'Little Istanbul' with it's vibrant Turkish culture, shops and cafes. Turks seem to be the most obsessive shavers on earth judging by the numbers of shaving creams they produce and the abundant supply of Turkish barbers in Auburn in which a wide range of Turkish shaving products are easily found.
For years Arko sensitive was the only shaving cream I would use as I would never get any rash or irritation and the scent was so powerful and agreeable that it seemed to have eau de parfum qualities and would last 10 hours easily. When I finally made it back to Auburn to the grocer who still remembered me from 7 years ago I was disappointed to see that Arko sensitive was not available and that it had been replaced by Arko extra sensitive. To say that I have extra sensitive skin is an understatement so I was hoping that Evyap industries had improved upon the sensitive version.
Like all Arko creams, this one lathered up a dream. I almost made a Santa Claus beard of foam out of a tiny amount of cream but I was very disappointed by the new scent which is akin to the Lavender disenfectant I use to clean my floors. However, what really got my goat was that this cream for all intents and purposes is a massive regression from it's original. For a cream that is supposed to be extra sensitive I found that I received numerous cuts and a bad shaving rash despite the aloe vera in it's ingredients. I'm not sure if Arko sensitive is still available but I certainly won't be using this one again. While it's probably not the most important matter in the world I was also disappointed to see that Arko now comes in a plastic tube. To me plastic is cheap and nasty. There's something reassuring about a metal tube of shaving cream which reminds me of my youth before plastic packaging had taken over the world.
For years Arko sensitive was the only shaving cream I would use as I would never get any rash or irritation and the scent was so powerful and agreeable that it seemed to have eau de parfum qualities and would last 10 hours easily. When I finally made it back to Auburn to the grocer who still remembered me from 7 years ago I was disappointed to see that Arko sensitive was not available and that it had been replaced by Arko extra sensitive. To say that I have extra sensitive skin is an understatement so I was hoping that Evyap industries had improved upon the sensitive version.
Like all Arko creams, this one lathered up a dream. I almost made a Santa Claus beard of foam out of a tiny amount of cream but I was very disappointed by the new scent which is akin to the Lavender disenfectant I use to clean my floors. However, what really got my goat was that this cream for all intents and purposes is a massive regression from it's original. For a cream that is supposed to be extra sensitive I found that I received numerous cuts and a bad shaving rash despite the aloe vera in it's ingredients. I'm not sure if Arko sensitive is still available but I certainly won't be using this one again. While it's probably not the most important matter in the world I was also disappointed to see that Arko now comes in a plastic tube. To me plastic is cheap and nasty. There's something reassuring about a metal tube of shaving cream which reminds me of my youth before plastic packaging had taken over the world.
