I would like to attract fellow shavers attention to this shave stick if you have not yet tried it. It comes in the same type of minimalistic packaging as the palmolive shave stick and in Germany it costs around 3.5 . It does not exactly belong to the cheap shave sticks but it is well worth the money. When you take the wrapper off you are confronted with a blue shave stick with a faint but fresh soapy scent. The stick is quite hard compared to palmolive so you will need to soak it in hot water before rubbing it on your face. I am in the habit of building lather for a long time and it really pays off with this little beauty. The first lather I generate on my face is not for the shave itself, I use it to soften up my whiskers by applying a thin coat and then covering it with a hot towel. In the process the brush gets charged with soon to be shaving lather. I then rub the stick once more liberally on my face before lathering up for the shave. This soap is more reminiscent of Tabac than it is of palmolive when it comes to the lather it produces: super creamy and almost shiny in its appearance. It has the same slickness as Palmolive but I find it more protective and it does more for my skin than palmolive. Tabac still comes out on top. Unfortunately, I do not have the ingredient list at hand but it contains tallowates, stearates, lanolin and glycerin. If I were to rank it compared to some well known soaps I would say that the following order should give you some idea: 1. Tabac, 2. Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick, 3. Arko and 4. Palmolive.
Please be warned not to confuse the shave stick with the bowl. I have not tried the bowl but it appears to be a disastrous shave soap, not worth the money even if it is cheap. It is the shave stick you want.
Please be warned not to confuse the shave stick with the bowl. I have not tried the bowl but it appears to be a disastrous shave soap, not worth the money even if it is cheap. It is the shave stick you want.
