Steve56
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Ohhh, YES!! La Toja...I just wish they still had in production the superb Manantiales puck in wooden bowl with cork lid.
Bravo Marco! Me too.
Is Arko truly superior to Williams?
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Bravo Marco! Me too.
Ya know.....she might just buy that my friend! Thank you.
rbscebu
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ARKO has been part of my daily SR shaving routine for about two years now. I once looked into trying Williams a while ago but the cheapest available to me was over USD 30 per puck. I just don't believe that Williams is 15 times better than our much loved ARKO.
My friend, I believe you are absolutely correct.
And I also don't for a second believe that we have seen the last of Williams puck soap. If it has to be made in China to turn a profit, it will rise up out of the ashes.... like a "Phoenix"......if you understand me...
Perish the thought
I would rather shave with Palmolive dish soap than Arko. 
William‘s is less bad than Arko IMO but it is nothing great. People will begin to pay stupid money for it now as it is apparently discontinued. It is a good $2 soap.
I use William‘s from time to time and it is fine but dries my skin. I honestly can’t use Arko as that strong citronella scent gives me an instant headache.
William‘s is less bad than Arko IMO but it is nothing great. People will begin to pay stupid money for it now as it is apparently discontinued. It is a good $2 soap.
I use William‘s from time to time and it is fine but dries my skin. I honestly can’t use Arko as that strong citronella scent gives me an instant headache.
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$2.00!?! You're overpaying! It was $1.50 when my grocery store had itI would rather shave with Palmolive dish soap than Arko.
William‘s is less bad than Arko IMO but it is nothing great. People will begin to pay stupid money for it now as it is apparently discontinued. It is a good $2 soap.
I use William‘s from time to time and it is fine but dries my skin. I honestly can’t use Arko as that strong citronella scent gives me an instant headache.
Williams < Arko < mostly everything else
Hi Medivh, Until a couple of days ago my Arko experience was based on a single puck made in 2016 with limited scent that I felt overall performed in similar fashion to Williams for me. Just got a box of 12 Arko sticks a couple of days age with a much stronger aroma that I like as I do the aroma from Williams. Experience with Williams is that after a couple weeks in an open mug there is almost no aroma at all. Does your Arko aroma hold up better over time?
P.S. Find the lather quality similar though I use a stiffer boar with the Williams and a softer synthetic brush for Arko. Need to manage water closely for Williams (avoid too much dilution) while Arko appears to be a thirstier soap.
Yeah, too much water and it's very hard to make a good lather with Williams while Arko is as thirsty as a desert camel
. I think the aroma fades a bit over time in when the soap is open, but it keeps its strength when is sealed for quite a while.YES... that said, I am on my second stick of Arko, which I stopped using because it lacked any slickness. This is a mystery because the first Arko stick from the same order was perfect and super slick.
Also, someone mentioned that Williams dries out if not used daily. My solution is to bloom the puck in hot water for a few minutes while I shower, and then pour off the water before lathering - then it's good as new. I also do this with Tabac and MWF if not used daily.
Also, someone mentioned that Williams dries out if not used daily. My solution is to bloom the puck in hot water for a few minutes while I shower, and then pour off the water before lathering - then it's good as new. I also do this with Tabac and MWF if not used daily.
I grated Williams and Arko into a container mixed together. I agree you get the best of both. I call it WillArko.
Oops, I meant to say NO!
Arko and or Williams have never dried out for me, one thing that truly stinks is Williams is once again discontinued, the nice thing is that I have 5 pucks of it, and I have been seeing it for sale locally at my grocery store, for the money it's an amazing soap, with that being said, I might have to take the plunge and try a arko stick smashed into a puck, but we will see.
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... seriously!
Wilko
If nobody wanted Williams, why was it consistently the best seller on Amazon?
That was never my point. But I believe people used Williams for its availability and price point. B&B was never really pro-modern-Williams. Like every other soap that gets discontinued, people get nostalgic after it's gone.
Using a soap for 1 shave and then claiming it's awesome and we should all run out and buy it, is premature. I've seen it too many times to count or remember.
I stand by my post and still believe there are a ton of better soaps out there.
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