Arko bargain

[Roy]

Just bought 12 sticks of arko from amazon for 1 ukp each. 900g must be bargain of the decade. Only possible objection to arko could be the scent, but this almost vanishes if you unwrap a stick and leave it for a few days.
I find the best lather byfar is putting a slither in bottom of a bowl and lathering like that. .

 

[Goblin]

Only possible objection to arko could be the scent

My objection to Arko is the synthetic surfactant, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate. It's a known irritant and my skin can't handle it.

It's a crying shame. If it wasn't that I have no doubt that Arko would be my staple soap. I can't use Cella or Tabac either due to the fragrances, but Arko is the one I miss the most! I even like the scent - it reminds me of Turkish baths.

 

[Shaun asleep]

The scent is totally fine. It smells fresh like a lemon.

I love it. But I hate the fact that I put off buying Arko because of the anti-arko movement.

Arko! is great!

 

[Roy]

My objection to Arko is the synthetic surfactant, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate. It's a known irritant and my skin can't handle it.

It's a crying shame. If it wasn't that I have no doubt that Arko would be my staple soap. I can't use Cella or Tabac either due to the fragrances, but Arko is the one I miss the most! I even like the scent - it reminds me of Turkish baths.

 

[Roy]

I used some I had for a week, no irritation. Cello and tabac irritated.

 

[deafficianado]

Arko is a solid performing soap, just not top tier. I love using it as a preshave with my top tiers.

 

[Never Picked]

My objection to Arko is the synthetic surfactant, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate. It's a known irritant and my skin can't handle it.

It's a crying shame. If it wasn't that I have no doubt that Arko would be my staple soap. I can't use Cella or Tabac either due to the fragrances, but Arko is the one I miss the most! I even like the scent - it reminds me of Turkish baths.

I have issues as well with certain products. Shaving related, I bought a Burt's Bees aftershave lotion. I applied it to the back of my neck post shave and it turned my neck beet red and burned bad. I had to toss it. I didn't isolate the chemical that caused it unfortunately. I know I can't use antiperspirant because of the aluminum.

 

[abershaver]

I don’t mind the scent but some kind of chemical in Arko irritated my skin over time. Cella Red wasn’t as irritating but still left me with a ‘tingle’ at times.

 

[Goblin]

I don’t mind the scent but some kind of chemical in Arko irritated my skin over time. Cella Red wasn’t as irritating but still left me with a ‘tingle’ at times.

You are like me. The Arko chemical is the one I mentioned above. The Cella chemical is Benzaldehyde, which gives it the cherry/almond scent. Both soaps are obviously great performers from my limited experiences of them, but my pale, allergy-prone skin says "no".

 

[borwish]

@Goblin Maybe take a look at Jikoryen which is similar to Arko. The ingredients list on my stick is hard to read, but I don't think I see your foe listed. The stick actually has an e-mail listed on it. [email protected]

 

[steveclarkus]

My objection to Arko is the synthetic surfactant, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate. It's a known irritant and my skin can't handle it.

It's a crying shame. If it wasn't that I have no doubt that Arko would be my staple soap. I can't use Cella or Tabac either due to the fragrances, but Arko is the one I miss the most! I even like the scent - it reminds me of Turkish baths.

I have the same problem with Cella and Tabac but fortunately ARKO is no problem.

 

[Alex Jr]

You are like me. The Arko chemical is the one I mentioned above. The Cella chemical is Benzaldehyde, which gives it the cherry/almond scent. Both soaps are obviously great performers from my limited experiences of them, but my pale, allergy-prone skin says "no".

Yep, me too. Only 2 soaps I had a reaction to.

Arko became a shower soap. Cella I can use as long as it’s not 2 days in a row.

 

[Chef455]

There is an anti-Arko! movement? What shenanigans is this?

 

[timetofly]

@Goblin Maybe take a look at Jikoryen which is similar to Arko. The ingredients list on my stick is hard to read, but I don't think I see your foe listed. The stick actually has an e-mail listed on it. [email protected]

Jikoryen is some great stuff!

What is even better, is the gentleman from whom I received it. @sarimento1

 

[Zora]

Is Arko ever a bargain ?

 

[Goblin]

@Goblin Maybe take a look at Jikoryen which is similar to Arko. The ingredients list on my stick is hard to read, but I don't think I see your foe listed. The stick actually has an e-mail listed on it. [email protected]

Thanks for the heads up. I will try and find some. If there is still a decent tallow shave stick out there I can actually use then happy days are here again!

There is an anti-Arko! movement? What shenanigans is this?

Not anti-Arko! Think of us as exiles, crying in the Arko! wilderness.

 

[Roy]

I'm fairly new to arko and wondered if it had changed much over the years.

As for ingredients, the details on the stick is almost impossible to read, even with magnification.

 

[Chumango]

I have some made in 2014 and some made in 2022 and the ingredient list is the same.

 

[jbhunt04]

I use the Arko soap puck in my Old Spice shaving mug. The soap is very easy to make a thick cushiony lather with an Omega boar brush. It’s my “go to” shave soap. I get little to no irritation with the stuff. The scent weakens down after a couple of uses. And I don’t mind the scent. Like someone earlier said, it smells similar to lemon or even Ivory bath soap. Can’t believe I wasn’t using this stuff earlier. Can’t believe an inexpensive soap could work so great.

 

[Trikuha]

I love Arko and more now that a have a3D printed tube.