Arko every day.
Inexpensive shaving soaps
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Palmolive
Proraso
Haslinger
All typically under $10 USD. You don’t need to resort to Arko but yeah there’s always Arko.
Palmolive
Proraso
Haslinger
All typically under $10 USD. You don’t need to resort to Arko but yeah there’s always Arko.
I understand that the B&M and Stirling samples are technically under $10 each. However, when considering how little soap you get for the price paid, they actually turn out to be the most expensive way to buy soap.
For example, a 1 oz Stirling sample costs $4.10 and a 5.8 oz tub costs $14.25. You would have to buy 6 samples at a cost of $24.60 to get essentially the same amount of soap as 1 tub at $14.25. Not exactly an economical way to make soap purchases.
That is all correct.
However, economical was not the question. I like samples because I’ve reached the point that storing full sized tubs has started becoming an issue. I get around 35 shaves from a 1 oz sample , and in my rotation that might take a few years to finish. I haven’t finished a full sized tub of anything in a very long time.
* edit: I’ll also point out that I often bargain hunt. The last 1 oz samples I ordered from Barrister and Mann were 25% off so I got them for $3 each. My Old Spice mug got 2 sample pucks of Spice and it sure smells good. Stirling often has samples for $3.25.
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Omega, I got one for $6
Or, Mogno (Ach Brito Mogno Shaving Soap - 90g - https://store.mensroombarbershop.com/ach-brito-mogno-shaving-soap-90g/) from a B&B vendor
Or, Mogno (Ach Brito Mogno Shaving Soap - 90g - https://store.mensroombarbershop.com/ach-brito-mogno-shaving-soap-90g/) from a B&B vendor
Mogno was a pretty good soap.
Arko, of course.
Wha the Puck from Italian Barber can be had for as low as 3 bucks a puck on sale.
Arko, of course.
Wha the Puck from Italian Barber can be had for as low as 3 bucks a puck on sale.
The big blocks of TFS.
See here for instance:
www.profumeria.com
See here for instance:
ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on sale
Buy ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on Profumeria.com: Free shipping over €59,90!
I’ve been looking at soap the best value I can find soap under five dollars is
Arko
Vdh
Derby
More for you
Are there any shave soap or sticks that are less expensive than arko?
Arko
Vdh
Derby
More for you
Are there any shave soap or sticks that are less expensive than arko?
I've found Pears glycerin bath soap works well as a shave soap.
Also a good pre-shave product.
The good options have been mentioned above. Seconding the following current production shaving soaps, that I currently use, available in the U.S.:
P.S. If Connaught shaving brings back free U.S. shipping for orders over 60 British Pounds they have a wide range of reasonably priced shaving soaps.
- Best overall value: Arko Shave Sticks at $15-$18 for a box of 12 - tallow based
- Best locally sold: Van Der Hagen Luxury for $4-$6 readily available at many local grocery and drug stores
- Best triple milled puck: Razorock What-the-Puck when on-sale from Italian Barber at $3-$4 per puck or, for less, by the stick.
- Best Value Soft Italian Soaps: TFS Ciotola Rossa "Red Bowl" for $3-$4 for a 125ml tub or Italian Barber Classic Italian for $3.99 on sale/$5.99 regular price for a 150ml tub from Italian Barber
- Best Luxury Offering: Cyril R. Salter 100 gram puck for 4.50 British Pounds from Connaught Shaving. Same tallow base as D.R. Harris soaps with a nice scent. This is around $6 U.S. or $8 U.S. including shipping for four pucks. Ideal as part of a larger order if Connaught brings back free U.S. shipping.
P.S. If Connaught shaving brings back free U.S. shipping for orders over 60 British Pounds they have a wide range of reasonably priced shaving soaps.
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Agree great value for Europe at around 9 Euros. Unfortunately shipping from this site to the U.S. is at least an additional 39 Euros. Also they require a minimum order of 160 Euros to ship to the U.K.The big blocks of TFS.
See here for instance:
ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on sale
Buy ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on Profumeria.com: Free shipping over €59,90!
Recall seeing this on Italian Barber a couple of years ago (has been out of stock at least over a year) for around $18.00. Haven't seen it elsewhere in North America in this size, just the 125ml red bowls.
How does this compare to the other Italian kilo’s of soaps out there. If you have tried them?The big blocks of TFS.
See here for instance:
ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on sale
Buy ALMOND SHAVING SOAP 1 KG on Profumeria.com: Free shipping over €59,90!
Adagio Road - tallow pucks $4.99 a piece and isn't mass produced; my primary recommendation for artisan quality without spending a lot.
Stirling refill pucks.
Italian barber also has sticks a pucks that amount to a similar price/ounce as Arko but with better scents, though the soap quality isn't on the same level as Adagio Road and Stirling.
Then Arko, if you can get past the terrible post shave and scent the use of the same cheap scent oil that's used in many urinal cakes...a mental bridge many don't enjoy, but the soap is plenty slick.
Stirling refill pucks.
Italian barber also has sticks a pucks that amount to a similar price/ounce as Arko but with better scents, though the soap quality isn't on the same level as Adagio Road and Stirling.
Then Arko, if you can get past the terrible post shave and scent the use of the same cheap scent oil that's used in many urinal cakes...a mental bridge many don't enjoy, but the soap is plenty slick.
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I’ll have to give one of those red bowls a try. Whenever I need to replenish my Italian croap supply.
I recall seeing those Kilos at IB as well. Just didn’t know enough about them at the time to feel comfortable ordering that much soap.
I wish IB would restock this and some of the other Italian brand shave products that they used too back then.
I’m not sure why they don’t? But none of the other places here in North America seem to sell the old school non mainstream Italian soaps and aftershaves like they used too.
Do you or anyone else on this forum know why?
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Last time I checked, a tub of Proraso from Amazon is $10.00.
Unsure as to why. Could be limited demand. Recall IB clearing out the kilos at $13.99 and then going out-of-stock around a year or two ago. Link below to my thread where I reported on Red Bowl and other soft Italian shaving soaps. See details on posts #1,21 and 22 where I reported on a few different soaps.
Link to thread with soft Italian soap comparisons:
Do Shaving Soap Trace Ingredients Ever Matter or is it All About the Base?
Over the past couple years I've purchased a number of different shaving soaps such as Mitchell's Wool Fat (tallow formula), Tabac (new formula), What-the-Puck, Williams, Arko, Van Der Hagen, D.R. Harris and Cyril R. Salter. All these soaps work well for me and I enjoy the variation in lather...
www.badgerandblade.com
That seems to be the standard U.S. price though it occasionally goes on sale for $7 to $8 a tub.
Ordinary bath soap. Works well
Have you tried The Goodfellas Smile?
Razorock?
Mastro Miche?
Haslinger?
All their soaps are very cheap and IMO very good.
Razorock?
Mastro Miche?
Haslinger?
All their soaps are very cheap and IMO very good.
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