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I wanted to love it, I tried to love it, but.

...Arko irritates my skin. It's a shame, because the lather is great, and I actually like the scent. But as soon as I start rubbing the stick on my face, it starts to tingle and burn. Oh well.

I'm PIF'ing my stick to my brother, who has tougher skin that I do. Hopefully he'll have better luck.
 
Same thing happened to me with La Toja. I've been tempted many times to try it again to be sure it was the soap and not just a coincidence, but haven't risked it.

The only other problem I had was with one of TFS's soft soaps that was absolutely drown in cinnamon scent (which I'm sensitive to, if I chew cinnamon gum, I sometimes get canker sores), and it lit my face on fire like you describe. Amusingly I actually solved the problem by mashing it together with a stick of arko to dilute the cinnamon.
 
And the same here with Palmolive. I dies my skin like crazy. I keep it around a give it a try every once in a while, but no luck.
 
The more I read about the love/hate relationships here, the more tempted I am to try Arco. Next order of supplies I suppose.
 
The only soaps that actually irritated my skin are Gold Dachs Rivivage and Klar Lemon Sandalwood.

Arko is an affront to other senses :a6:
 
I have that problem with Palmolive stick, I have used it for 10-15 times with no problem at all, and then it started to irritate hurt my skin so bad, no redness however. That really disappointed me, cause I liked feeling and smell of it.

Contrary with TOBS Sandalwood soap, it itched me in the begining, and reduced and stopped with few uses. Who knows..
 
I'm the other way...... I've never tried Arko, but I hope that when I do I hate it because there are just so many other great soaps that I enjoy. If I were to fall in love with Arko..... at that price..... that would be some cheap lovin'. :001_wub:

Ben
 
Try Tabac shave stick. It is my second favorite after Arko (stick performance wise that is)

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I love the lather as well, but its the scent that turned me off. I don't dislike the scent…..I just don't LIKE it. I only keep soaps that make me want to stop by the bathroom periodically and sneak a sniff. If it doesn't do that for me, then its as good as gone!
 
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