But does Tabac float. Maybe an escape raft made from Arko would be a good idea.My desert island soap is Tabac, but Arko is a keeper, too. I seriously think it smells great. Not expensive or high quality, but great.
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Wow! That’s a big coincidence. No joke, just a week ago I was flying between two of the Hawaiian islands. I had a life raft and a half stick of Arko onboard.
Welcome to the cult! I've been using it for years now. https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/cult-of-arko.285560/
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This morning did third Arko shave in the past six days. Muhle R89, new Wilkinson blade, Omega 10049 brush. Alum block finish.
Very nice. Very, very nice.
Very nice. Very, very nice.
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Arko floats?!
Arko is always in rotation. It smells fine to me, but I’ve been using Ivory since I was a boy, so there’s that.
Ivory soap floats. They whip air into it.
Arko sinks like a stone, though it does smell a lot like Ivory, that's as far as it goes.
I too love the Arko stick.
I unpacked it first even though I had several other soaps, and thoroughly loved the smell.
It's very refreshing and I've opened it slightly, to preserve the smell as long as possible.
Lather, Slickness and Protection - all are excellent.
I do need to put a bit extra care after the shave because my skin dries out quickly.
I unpacked it first even though I had several other soaps, and thoroughly loved the smell.
It's very refreshing and I've opened it slightly, to preserve the smell as long as possible.
Lather, Slickness and Protection - all are excellent.
I do need to put a bit extra care after the shave because my skin dries out quickly.
My first time using Arko today, it seems like a rite passage that so many before us have walked. It'd be great if they sold shave stick retail in Australia. They've removed all shave stick from supermarkets and retail... although the shaver shop does stock an Australian made stick called "Windosr".
So I found out what everyone has before me, very good slickness, strong citronella scent. The fumes from the scent did sting my eye a bit. I've found this on a few soaps, Arko is now one of them, the Weleda shaving cream causes my eyes to sting even more. It is true the scent is polarising... I am in the group that doesn't enjoy it. It did a good job shaving and built a nice lather.
I left the stick on the bathroom counter and my wife asked me to do something about that white shaving soap by the sink, she feels nauseated from the smell. She said it smells like some kind of flower oil that'd get used in an Indian setting and agreed it smelt like citronella candles to get rid of mosquitos.
Actually the more I smell it to more it reminds me of a caravan park... both in terms of citronella candles and citrus disinfected spray they use in cheap motels. For me, it's utilitarian. I used very little product to get a ton of slick lather, so it's very affordable. Will I be using it regularly, no, just every now and again if my wife isn't around in the mornings, she can't stand it, so that says it all for me. I don't like it at all but don't hate it like her, she used her executive decision privilege on this.
So I found out what everyone has before me, very good slickness, strong citronella scent. The fumes from the scent did sting my eye a bit. I've found this on a few soaps, Arko is now one of them, the Weleda shaving cream causes my eyes to sting even more. It is true the scent is polarising... I am in the group that doesn't enjoy it. It did a good job shaving and built a nice lather.
I left the stick on the bathroom counter and my wife asked me to do something about that white shaving soap by the sink, she feels nauseated from the smell. She said it smells like some kind of flower oil that'd get used in an Indian setting and agreed it smelt like citronella candles to get rid of mosquitos.
Actually the more I smell it to more it reminds me of a caravan park... both in terms of citronella candles and citrus disinfected spray they use in cheap motels. For me, it's utilitarian. I used very little product to get a ton of slick lather, so it's very affordable. Will I be using it regularly, no, just every now and again if my wife isn't around in the mornings, she can't stand it, so that says it all for me. I don't like it at all but don't hate it like her, she used her executive decision privilege on this.
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Girls call me Makaluod
With only 5½ sticks of Arko left, I realised that I only had enough to last the next three years. I ordered another 10 sticks from Turkey (USD 20 incl. shipping). I found it interesting that all my girlfriends like the sent (aka smell). Filipinas can be strange beasts.
Mike M
...but this one IS cracked.
I only have one stick of Arko and I can't seem to finish it fast enough
I had a shave today with Chubby 3 and Vitos.
Chubby 3 being a pouty mouth fatso of a brush, refused to give back workable lather, so I decided to threaten it with the big gun (Arko), but decided against it.
Why waste a perfectly good soap on threatening my Big Bess ?
So, instead I used Arko for face lather and completed today's shave without much damage to the face, thanks to it's slickness and protection even though 1st pass was bad.
Chubby 3 being a pouty mouth fatso of a brush, refused to give back workable lather, so I decided to threaten it with the big gun (Arko), but decided against it.
Why waste a perfectly good soap on threatening my Big Bess ?
So, instead I used Arko for face lather and completed today's shave without much damage to the face, thanks to it's slickness and protection even though 1st pass was bad.
All you folks spreading the word around till I ended up getting super curious. I bought a used one off someone nearby who is selling for the unsurprising reason that he doesn't like the scent. 
What's the difference between the stick and the puck? Is it the same soap, different shape?
This is my first experience with Arko too, but, I'd assume it's the same. It is a hard puck and does have that scent I would associate urinal cake with.
There was some discussion about ingredients and it turns out there are some subtle differences.
This results in people getting slicker shaves with the stick, although difference is hard to find and many factors come in.
So basically, Arko in stick is great, soap is also great because at the end of the day, Arko is great.
I know this is hard to believe, me being the "self important,er, self APPOINTED king of Arkoland" an' all, but I have never tried anything but the stick.
But....one must assume there is a difference in formula because Arkoland has some strange Subjects that actually MAKE MORE WERK THAN NECESSARY when shaving with the Arko stick buy somehow or nuther gettin' it squished into a bowl and turning it into a puck!
One thing I can say about my Royal Subjex is this: they may be loyal to the Arkoman, but they ain't necessarily the brightest folks!
But....one must assume there is a difference in formula because Arkoland has some strange Subjects that actually MAKE MORE WERK THAN NECESSARY when shaving with the Arko stick buy somehow or nuther gettin' it squished into a bowl and turning it into a puck!
One thing I can say about my Royal Subjex is this: they may be loyal to the Arkoman, but they ain't necessarily the brightest folks!
Dave, do try the bowl.
The brush splays right over the convex puck, it loads easily and well. I've got the Arko stick too but have never unwrapped it. AA
That post RIGHT THERE proves that you are as weird as me! I see an Arkoland Knighthood in your future! You are certainly headed for even further greatness in life my friend.Dave, do try the bowl.
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