Focus on cost per shave, not cost per ounce. A triple-milled hard soap has less water, delivers many more shaves than softer soaps so it lasts much longer.Cheap Unscented Hard Soap Sensitive Skin ?
I was thinking along those same lines. I have a bit of anosmia and once a stick has been out for a while, between the weakened scent and becoming nose blind to it, I never smell it at all. I always start missing the scent and don't smell it again until I open a new stick or use something else for a while and come back to Arko.Is Arko "unscented?" I mean, surely they didn't add anything to the soap formula to get that smell on purpose, right?
I haven’t used it but I sure hear people talk about a polarizing response to a very chemical lemon like smell. So I think it’s scented.Is Arko "unscented?" I mean, surely they didn't add anything to the soap formula to get that smell on purpose, right? Anyway, I've always found it easy on the skin.
Williams lists "fragance" among its' ingredients, but it really doesn't have much of a "scent."
With you on the Mitchell's Wool Fat, it's one of my favourite soaps, but like Arko it can be a bit polarising. Many people have difficulty getting a good lather from it, but I have found that by keeping it wet you can get an amazing, slick lather. You don't need the ceramic bowl for it either, I keep mine in an airtight plastic tub that was a bit too big for it until I soaked itFocus on cost per shave, not cost per ounce. A triple-milled hard soap has less water, delivers many more shaves than softer soaps so it lasts much longer.
I'd have to suggest Mitchell's Wool Fat, refill puck (not with the fancy dish, just the soap). Smells like plain soap.
Costs $12-13 with free shipping if you have Amazon Prime. Should last you over 200 shaves.
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Really cheap, I guess Van Der Hagen Unscented Luxury from Bed, Bath & Beyond qualifies. Will not last as long, so it evens out in the long run.
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Honorable mention for Haslinger Sensitive, but you need to buy two pucks (they are small) and it is only cheap if you get it from Europe or find a sale.
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I think most people can get a good lather with practice. It is not really difficult if you face lather, just a little quirky compared to some other hard soaps. The difficulty gets exaggerated somewhat.With you on the Mitchell's Wool Fat, it's one of my favourite soaps, but like Arko it can be a bit polarising. Many people have difficulty getting a good lather from it, but I have found that by keeping it wet you can get an amazing, slick lather. You don't need the ceramic bowl for it either, I keep mine in an airtight plastic tub that was a bit too big for it until I soaked it
Haslinger.
They are very midly scented, to that should not be a problem. Sensitive, or Aloe Vera.
Palmolive stick is dirt cheap (at least for me locally 1,5€). It's not unscented but scent is so fair it should not react with sensitive skin