Arko Shaving Stick - Shave Review

[@fhurvhur]

Lol, I am from Turkey and I was born and raised with Arko smell every morning without exception of my fathers shaving. Right now it's my main shaving soap. All Barber shops in Turkey smells like Arko soap too. The soap man picture is from 1950'ies, never changed. If you don't shave every day don't buy in bulk after open it, it loses its nostalgic scent in 2-3 months unless you cover it with stick container. If you have any questions, shoot.

[@leninmonk]

how long is a stick supposed to last? if i shave once a week? will it lose its scent in the box of 12 sticks?

[@starlodear2987]

I kept a stick sealed for years and the smell is as strong as new.

[@juanmosey]

Have you seen the movie Kedi?

[@yigitpunkyigit]

@@juanmosey Turkish guy here, i had.

[@yigitpunkyigit]

@@leninmonk I pressed it into a bowl. I shave once in a week and it lasted over a year. (12-14 months i guess). If you don't unwrap the package it will not lose its scent. Don't be afraid of the scent though. It just smells like nice soap. And it is the best soap in my opinion because it has the best lather for the price. Under a dollar here in Turkey and it is a local product so it comes even cheaper. Give this soap a try if you haven't. You'll be surprised how good it is.

[@andrewwilson9617]

Hi Nick I have lived in Turkey for the past 18 years and used nothing but Arko for my shaves. It's a great creamy soap that helps with a great shave.

[@andyboxish4436]

I've used a bunch shaving soaps from fancy ones to proraso, but Arko is my favorite. It just lathers and performs like nothing else, and I really enjoy the smell.

[@molonlabe9602]

Arko is good stuff. I have a drawer full of all kinds of soaps for occasional use but Arko is my daily use soap.

[@palillo2006]

I actually love the smell. It reminds me of my grandfather in Mexico because his shave soap smelled exactly like this!

[@jaywenden1939]

He probably used arko

[@robhuns6476]

I find that scents in shave soaps and creams only last as long as the shave so its not worth the extra cost for normal daily shaves . I'd rather have high performance. Arko is cheap(13 bucks a case(12 sticks) and it performs as well or better than many of the expensive soaps. I also like the generic lemonish soapy scent of Arko but its high performance is why I use it. Some of you KZbin wet shavers should do some Minimalist Traditional Wet Shaving videos on how to pick or find a good cheap vintage or modern razor, high performing low cost soaps/creams, cheap high quality blades and using cheaper readily available products for pre-shave prep and post shave. Inform people of items that can be purchased cheaply in bulk. A big obstacle to getting more people informed about traditional wet shaving is the "Art of Shaving" image it has as being a more expensive option than the drug and grocery store products and cartridge systems. It costs me less than 5 bucks a month to shave using a Safety Razor and brush, buying soap and blades in bulk , using generic witch hazel and watching for sales,coupons and promotions on Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm.

[@jawatrader6946]

rob huns Where do you buy your Arko? The cheapest place I found is Amazon for $17 for 12 sticks.

[@darrenfowler3701]

I love arko I'll never switch to another soap I go on eBay and find cases (12) stickes for around 14.00 with free shipping 4 weeks later I have a couple of year of arko stick

[@KB-jm1cr]

Arko is Turkish Brand soap for nearly 40 years. All of the barbers in Turkey using it. We generally love it, but actually it dry outs my skin so bad. So that's why ı am not using it. But you are right, its cheap...

[@emreozerbenimadim]

A very interesting thing is, all the barber shops in Istanbul smells exactly like the arko soap :) For me or most of the Turkish people this is the barber shop smell :)

[@ikahraman1880]

Te Chicken Overlord why? Are you gay?

[@turk5429]

🇹🇷👍

[@anthonygriggs9441]

I picked it up alongside a bottle of sandlewood essential oil for a total price of 3.49. added some of the oil when I put it in a mug (much like you did). smells amazing and still works great

[@necrophosthereaper7934]

I'm gonna keep an eye out for this soap, I've heard and read great things about it, I should definitely give it a try.

[@shaner3431]

hey man great review, just started shaving with a straight razor and i didn't have a decent soap, so a buddy of mine had a few sticks of this and gave me one. i actually like the smell, i don't know what you mean by a "soapy scent" because there's tons of different smelling soaps, but what i got out of it was vanilla, citrus and spice. besides the price is right and you can always splash on a scent you like after your shave. anyways cheers man.

[@frtriviaking]

Use it as a stick for direct face lather. So much easier, and also very effective

[@vitalityfox]

I only do that when I'm traveling. Nothing is more satisfying than lathering up in a mug with a brush.

[@Neutralius]

​@@vitalityfoxYou lather it up on the face. Very nice procedure.

[@stpooh]

Nick, enjoying your videos, I'm just a few months into DE shaving and I've benefited from your videos. I just tried Arko for the first time yesterday and I'm getting some good shaves. I think Arko smells like incense, not like Ivory soap. I had my wife smell it with eyes closed and having no idea what she was smelling. I said nothing about what I thought it smelled like. Her conclusion: Incense. I think ones enjoyment or dislike of Arko's smell depends on association. When I use it, I smell incense and love it.

[@simantov4UUU]

gotś the typical middle eastern barbershop smell , that i know from my childhood in israel. i use it in my barber shop here in germany every day, and it does a great job. my clients like it + they all come back.

[@mose717]

I really like Arko. Performance is top notch, lathers easily and makes a very dense, very slick lather. To me the scent is a pretty generic lemony soapy kind of smell that isn't very heavy. It pairs really well with the lemon scented Pinaud after shave. I have lots of other premium soaps/creams that I also like but Arko will always be in the rotation. Don't let the price point fool you, this is a very high quality product. Just smash it into a mug or bowl, cover it with the hottest tap water you can, I like to fill the mug and put a boar bristle brush in to soak while I shower. After the shower pour off the water and squeeze out the brush, load up and make a face lather. Your mileage may vary but this is what works for me.

[@Jag.]

in Turkey: The smell of Arko is equal to the smell of FATHERS! Old school rulez ;) nice video!

[@ike780]

Çağrı BAYRAM I'm from America but I can almost feel the nostalgia when you talk about the scent.

[@andrewwilson9617]

Hi Bahadır I live in Antalya and I have been using Arko for the past 18 years. That's the time I have lived here. It's a great shaving soap.

[@turk5429]

🇹🇷👍

[@turk5429]

Arko perfect TURKİSH shaving soap.🇹🇷👍

[@andrewwilson9617]

@@Jag. It's ok. Where abouts do you live?

[@NateK94]

Well I'm pleased to report that after following your advice to load longer Nick, I've had several wonderful shaves that were very comfortable and forgiving ( I could feel a bit too much pressure from my hand). Thank you!

[@nickshaves]

Great! I am glad that it has helped. With enough Arko - its a wonderful soap

[@Unbendable74]

Great review. I like how you go into detail of how the products perform all during and after the shave. Most people don't realize the effects of a shave are mostly felt long after you're finished. For someone that shaves before showering the scent would be fine I think.

[@nickshaves]

Good call! Thanks for posting and the support. I just love Bay Rum and Coconut I guess

[@jsj297]

Palmolive is also Tallow soap. GREAT STUFF too!

[@nickshaves]

Palmolive review is coming soon!

[@michaelwilson1960]

Great shave stick. Ivory Soap Scent. Lathers fantastic, shaves fantastic! Best for the price. Tallow based.

[@CMHobbies]

I just tried this. Not only do I hate the smell (it made me a bit nauseous), but I had the worst shave in months. I worked it into my face for several minutes and used additional water a few times. Got a bad knick on my neck (the blade was a Personna on its third use with a medium aggressive heavy Minotaur razor) and my neck was on fire when I used my Clubman aftershave. Thankfully Nivea post shave balm helped ease the irritation.

[@Steven197981]

Arko was my first shaving soap stick, and I love it. The price is ideal, and its scent is nice. Personally, I prefer to face lather, not create lather in a bowl.

[@darrenfowler3701]

Me to and it last forever ugh been shaving every two days for 3 months and still got 3/4 of a stick in my twist tube

[@kwl189]

What shaving stick do you use now?

[@manch0vy543]

Since it is soft, I wonder if you could add essential oils like lavender or citrus to it for a more pleasing scent? Or, maybe even when building the lather?

[@lindenhayes]

Haven't seen you for a few years hope your life is doing well miss your videos. 👍

[@YTIAT1]

Have you tried the Arko puck? I hate the smell, mild as it is but spray cologne on it, when I whip it up, seems to help.

[@williammurphy1508]

He is using an arko puck... Since its the same thing he literally took the stick and turned it into a puck! But yes just spray some cologne in the air or on your chest and start shaving! No need to even put it on your soap!

[@boogeyman7777]

Awesome video Nick. I agree with you, it lathers pretty well but the scent does kind of disappoint. But the experience was still worth it.

[@nicolasc9678]

My first shaving soap and its just fantastic ... Very cheap and efficient.

[@KingofWisdom]

The scent may be lacking, but give it to me over Van der Hagen Deluxe any day of the week.

[@muratsag3539]

Good soap good smell and this soap never ends.

[@1978KHudd]

i actually like the sent.. i used a single when i was overseas. Spot on about the travel. and you can even keep it in stick form, wet the stick spread it on face and lather it up while on your face.. its a keeper in my go bag. so much so, that i bought a brick of it.. haha 24 sticks for like $18 cant beat it.. i do like the smell of sandlewood very much. not sure of the company that threw a puc in with a kit i bought but its DIVINE when i shave at home.. also have an organic gypsy friend that makes soaps for me. keep that in rotation and she puts in a sent that is awesome and i dont know or couldnt describe it.. happy shaving adventures Fellas

[@nickshaves]

24 sticks for $18! Thats a crazy good deal. This Arko stick is great for travel - especially if you are carrying on and risking having the TSA confiscate it - at $1 a stick - no big loss. Thanks for sharing!

[@prestonorrick3498]

If the scent bugs you, dunk the stick in sandalwood juice for a day or two.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

I've purchased some of this....think its excellent....haven't cut myself once using a DE razor

[@runthenumbers9698]

I like the scent. It's not great, but it's not super strong. Here's my setup. Got a proraso shaving mug... warm up the arko just a bit so you can squish it into the shaving mug. Once it's in the shaving mug, just lather up a bit and leave it overnight. The water will seep and basically adhere the soap to the mug. That's all standard stuff for putting shaving soap in a mug, but just for people who don't know... that's how you do it. So instead of a stick, you now have a mug preloaded with Arko soap. So when it's time for a shower/shave, I get my brush wet, wet the soap in the mug, and leave the brush floating in another mug that I keep my brush in. Then I take a shower, and when I come back, the soap and the brush are primed. Then, I either start the lather (if I don't care about the scent) or if I'm feeling like having a very enjoyable shave, I'll put a few drops of whatever essential oil I feel like in it and lather it around. I like pine. Wakes me up good. But I've tried lots. Lime works well. Menthol works well. Cherry blossom. Anyway, put a few drops into your mug and start lathering. The original smell won't go away, so you have to find something that accompanies the smell, but the original smell is quite minimalist, so that isn't as hard as it sounds. Then, you leave the shaving cream mug for next time. The scent will remain and dissipate over the next few shaves. Another option... if you don't want to have to mess with the scent every day. You just want a good scent in the whole bowl. Just take a butter knife... and cut your soap in half, or maybe quarters right there in the mug. put many drops into the cracks of the soap. Or if you REALLY wanna do it right, put your stick through a cheese grater into a big bowl, dump in a splash of the fragrant oil and knead all of the shredded soap and fragrant oil into a mass, and pack it into your shaving cup as hard as you can, lather a little top layer real quick and put a lid on your mug or put saran wrap on it or something overnight. A lot of times, if you want the best product, you start with the most basic product and make it your own.

[@citic101]

talloway is animal fat ?

[@The_Oracle_of_time]

What's not to love about Arko soap. Creamy, cheap and the smell reminds me of old fashioned barber shops.

[@melloy67]

Nick, just a thought but what about bowl lathering the arko with a few drops of essential oils like lemon, bergamot or tee tree? Might get rid of that soapy smell!

[@nickshaves]

Hmm, never thought of that! I have some lemon around and will give it a try

[@melloy67]

nick shaves fantastic, let me know how it goes.

[@melloy67]

nick shaves fantastic, let me know how it goes.

[@bwc1976]

I thought the point of a shave stick was the convenience of rubbing it directly on your face, so I was hoping you'd review it that way.

[@nhowe1]

Why do you prefer to press it into a bowl? I feel like rubbing stick directly on face is so much easier than loading in a bowl

[@williammurphy1508]

Its probably the best way for him to compare it to another soap. If your used to doing that then dont change it up. He may have like it much more or disliked it much more. Your right though! Everyone shoukd try rubing it on their face but i totally get why he did what he did! I havnt received my sticks yet but have been using the pucks for a while. I will def try rubbing on the face first. But if i dont like it ill just shove it into my bowl like the arko puck i use now

[@antilogism]

I love this stick while traveling and that's how I use it. It's a very fast, economical method.

[@Travelingsalesman23]

Hey nick great video you should try shaving with Dr bronner soap it's amazing

[@fludey999]

Give it a go with a small drop of Proraso shave cream and Arko and whip it up good in a bowl. It just turbo charges this stuff. Great vids mate and thank you.

[@williammurphy1508]

Hey i hope you reply to this! What do you mean it tubincharges it! Are you saying this as a response to his need for a scent or are you saying that it improves the performance? I like the scent myself but if something makes it perform better well i love modifying and tweaking things lol!

[@fludey999]

+William Murphy Hello William I hope this finds you well.I went 50/50 with the Arko and Proraso . Both the Proraso cream and the Proraso soap worked great. Super slick and great smell. Give it a go mate, you'll be quite chuffed.

[@robhuns6476]

***** Get a bottle of Pure Glycerin from CVS($6 for 6 oz). Add 2 or 3 drops to your brush or bowl after you load the Arko. It will increase the performance. Super Lather is mixing shave soap and shave cream. Uber lather is adding pure glycerin to super lather. I like high performance for low price so Arko and glycerin works just fine, its simple and its cheap.

[@fludey999]

rob huns Hi Rob hope you are well. I live in England so I will hunt for some Glycerin and give it a go thanks mate.

[@fruitarian]

You had disappearing lather in your Arko lather review, but now, no problems. What happened?

[@jessyrai260]

Arko smells great and has some good slickness, but it isn't very protective I've tried it multiple times because I did want it to work (mainly because you can buy 12 sticks for £10) but every time it gave me some razor burn

[@billjohnson8928]

Nick - Did you press the entire Arko stick into the bowl? Also, you must throw away the unused lather and just seal off the jar until next time? Thanks, Bill

[@nickshaves]

I just pressed the whole stick in there! I leave the jar open with the suds/lather in there and let it dry

[@chuongnda06]

Man that's a lot of lather coming from a tiny stick. How many shaves could we use from this shaving stick?

[@darrenfowler3701]

Been working on my stick for a few months shaving every 2 days this soap will last along time

[@roberth4688]

you should try the derby soaps and see how it compares. I found you can air out the Arko to get rid of the scent a bit.

[@williammurphy1508]

Your thinking of the lemon scent... It goes away but this guy is talking about a lack of a scent. He wants some pretty man perfume smell to be included!

[@xcmk]

Newbie question, I'm new to shaving with a DE blade and using brushes and soap, when I put the soap in to a bowl and wisk the brush what do i do with the left over soap in the bowl? I assume it's lathered up, can that soap be left in the bowl to use another day?

[@frankjackson655]

xcmk Nah I would just wash it out. It would dry over the course of a day

[@selcukkrmac2913]

The first production year Arko Shaving Stick in 1957 , Nice review

[@Korto083]

nažalost ne znam imaju li u Tuskoj nešto slično a vjerovatnoda imaju

[@diseasicon]

I picked up a plastic container of Arko on Amazon in a puck, not a stick. Has anybody tried both and can confirm that they are identical? Anyway I used it for the first time tonight, and for the price, I am extremely impressed, and I actually really like the scent. I don't like the scent as much as some of the Stirling's I have, but it's a nice clean soapy smell, and I like the way it left my bathroom smelling. It was also my first shave with my new Parker Badger Brush, so I got a better lather than I am used to with my Omega Boar. Overall, no complaints and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anybody who wants to try wet shaving. By the way, I subscribed to your channel Nick, love your videos!

[@talonlan]

diseasicon It is exactly the same stuff I have both

[@williammurphy1508]

Hey, so I did the same thing as you for my first try. I bought the dish took the puck out and squeezed it into the shaving bowl I have. The soap is great but 2/3rd gone. When I went to order more I noticed it was 90g from $6 or you buy 900g in sticks for $12! No brainer right! Just do as this guy is doing amd shove it into your bowl. Id also try the normal stick method of rubbing the stick on your face and building the lather off your face with the brush. Just try it and decide which you like better. Ill probably stick with the bowl but i dont know. I get the sticks friday and will try the stick method out. Dont waste money on the pucks.... Its stupid! The biggest reason to switch isnt a close shave (a brand new fusion pro glide works fine for 1-2 shaves) its just the money you save is extreme! You can buy a $100 razor, $60 brush $50 stand/bowl and then buy 2 years of blades for $10 and a year of soap for $12 and you spent less than a year of gillette blades and aveeno gel. Im going to try schick injector razor and blades for when im in a rush (supposed to be close to DE but quicker) and this stuff will be my go to soap for that too!

[@NateK94]

How long did you load the brush for? I have a feeling the problems I'm having with this soap is because I don't load the brush very long out of fear ill lose a lot of soap over the sides of the bowl it's in (Unwarranted for the amount of soap there and it's price!) I've yet to load my brush for more than 30 seconds and that gave me my best lather, although it still left a little to be desired.

[@nickshaves]

I'd load up more soap! I use a lot or Arko when I load it up - spend a good minute and you should have better results!

[@NateK94]

Ok that's what I was assuming thank you! with my thick beard and sensitive skin I cant afford to skimp out.

[@nhowe1]

Love your videos! Thanks for all the reviews.

[@kishenpankhania363]

Can get one cheap with a pack of astra's, should I take it or stick to my palmolive stick?

[@darrenfowler3701]

You must try arko but I tryed Astra blades wasn't impressed

[@1morepassWill]

I agree completely about the Arko. It lathers great and is so cheap but I just can't get past that urinal cake scent ,but I like the retro packaging so there it sits on my shaving shelf.

[@nickshaves]

Im with you! Amazing shave, but that scent doesn't do it for me

[@Munky332]

Any recommendations on DE blades for the 34c? im going to grab one soon. maybe a sampler pack you'd recommend that has a choice for almost everybody?

[@nickshaves]

West coast shaving has lots of sampler packs that are pretty amazing! I like Feather, Derby and Personna Lab Blue. Lots of people have great success with the Personnas

[@DiniMartini]

I have tried Feather, VERY sharp but I have sensitive skin and I believe it to be just a bit too harsh. Now I us Astra SP, LOVELY blades. Nearly as sharp but a lot smoother.

[@Munky332]

I ended up getting a DE89 instead of the 34c. i run BIC chrome plats, gillete 7 o'clock india superplats, and personna blues. i've been experimenting with shavette and straight blade shaving. i get a much closer/smoother shave with a straight even with my absolutely terrible technique, but the DE89 is quicker and less chance of irritation.

[@ThaRedPitbull]

@@DiniMartini Same thing I ended up doing.

[@Travelingsalesman23]

Hey nick been watching your videos latley. Keep up the great work! Would you perfer arko over barbasol?

[@nickshaves]

Thanks! I haven't used barbasol - but Arko always gives me a great shave

[@Travelingsalesman23]

nick shaves really appreciate you replying and answersing my question ! I will order me some arko then :D

[@Saw_Squatch]

Speick shaving stick is tallow based as far as i can remember

[@suleimanshaik]

Thanks Nick for there Arko review. I know this one is very old - and yes, Arko is older than probably you & i . :-)

[@58hkngnc58]

When i smell this shaving soap i feel lile im in turkey in a barber shop.

[@stovepipe9er]

I'm going to try this one, I don't like the medicine cabinet smell of proraso green. I'll be happy to find something with a mild scent that is Gone when I'm done shaving

[@nickshaves]

This is a more mild scent - but it still smells like "soap". I like it though! And it gives me much better shaves than Proraso

[@Saltydogg909]

I like Arko shave stick because of the performance and of course the price is right. That being said there are two other shave sticks that i would recommend to everyone. the first is the Tabac shave stick and the Phoenix Artisan Accouterments Shave sticks ( i enjoy the pomegranate scent) douglas has a few scents. PAA cost around 9 bucks and i think you can get the Tabac for a little less. your going to get the same great performance as the Arko but with a better scent, if you dont mind paying a few dollars more.

[@darrenfowler3701]

I like arko it's cheap and performs best dang stuff for my face

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

I have used many shaving soaps. I find Tabac the best of all shaving soaps and is my favourite shaving soap to shave with. It is hard to beat German shaving products..

[@richard2mitchell]

Where can i get this?

[@marcusd1114]

Amazon carries them

[@sherjeelchaudhry2773]

I bought them in london for £10.10 of for 12 sticks but I'm sure there cheaper on places like amazon.

[@MichaelTV44]

Cool shirt

[@chavley123]

ill try it, right now i use "Shave" and its horrible. this one is like $5 for 6 sticks on ebay. sounds good.

[@nickshaves]

Never heard of it!

[@mesa401]

Best soap I have ever used. Even better that the $50 "luxury" creams. It smells like soap, like ivory soap. Real men dont need it to smell like flowers.

[@nickshaves]

Ha! I agree. A great deal for such a great shave. I am a sucker for Bay Rum though...

[@jimmybrite]

It makes good business sense to have a neutral scent, they can sell more because some people are sensitive to any kind of fragrance, ever seen those "Fragrance free" products, well it's like that.

[@1basmatidrive]

mesa401 hey mesa still using arko? Just got my first puck and i love the scent and performance. I haven’t tried the soap stick yet do you find a difference between the two? In this video nick pushed the soap stick into a jar was wondering if most people do that or just rub on their face then lather with brush. For the puck i just rub the wet brush on the puck for a few seconds then lather on my face. Thx!

[@darrenfowler3701]

Agreed I won't go back to another soap

[@darrenfowler3701]

I use it in a tube

[@STNNurseMikey1990]

Thats a good lather you got going there

[@jfm562]

The fact it smells like soap is a good thing.

[@KU-mg9el]

Actually no stabilizers or preservatives in this soap. Only "extra ingredients" i could find different from regular soaps are Disodium Distrylbiphenyl Disulfonate, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool. First one is conditioning agent, others are perfume.

[@bobsieshow]

i LOVE the smell of arko

[@michaskiba7784]

Me too

[@konstantintashev94]

this arko soap in my country cost likee 40 cents for this stick :D

[@bogomilstoynov8405]

къде го има

[@konstantintashev94]

@@bogomilstoynov8405 в лидел съм взимал преди сега незнсм дали има ама ти препоръчвам да си взинаш крем защото водата е много тежка и трудно се разпенва....

[@bogomilstoynov8405]

@@konstantintashev94 мерси за бързия отговор!

[@michaelmowder4870]

You make great videos..😀

[@nickshaves]

Thanks!

[@wailingentity]

They kept the old school scent like the old school package, deal breaker? Ha what a moan.

[@tpte]

I didn't see any difference. Are you sure you actually needed to shave?

[@dogrescuer1321]

To bad we can't get it without shipping costs.

[@starlodear2987]

Smells similar to Jasmin

[@Korto083]

probao sam ga više puta i sad imam jedno pakovanje i sem toga što stvarno ni na šta nemiriše ovo je jedan od sapunakoje bih svima preporučio 1. Baš bogato pjeni 2. ostaje vlažan na licu 3. prirodni sastojci 4. jeftin e sad šta više da se traži možda još jedino proraso i LEA daju toliko za uložene pare

[@eightstorywindow]

I can't find another soap that can lather and feel as slick as Arko. I still have not tried MWF. Arko smells like Ivory

[@nickshaves]

It smells exactly like Ivory! Try out Synergy or Mike's - both are very easy to lather and are very slick

[@motown6046]

Why are you shave snobs so caught up on smell it's not like you can take it with you it's all about performance.

[@jdcapps21]

As long as it doesn’t smell like you’re rubbing 💩on your face, who cares? If you want to smell nice, buy cologne.

[@MrStruscione]

i love your t shirt!!

[@nickshaves]

Thanks!

[@williamjc7195]

arko can't be beat. U don't like the scent? it's only on your face a few minutes...wash off and hit your aftershave,cologne, balm,whatever!

[@Mike-og3xb]

I finally broke down and tried it, alas it was not meant to be. Easy to create tons of lather, but I found it drying, an immediate disqualification. The scent was intolerable, a janitor's closet in a Turkish prison came to mind. Life's too short to not use MdC or Mike's, IMO.

[@atakalin7482]

i can get this one from finland for 50cents

[@92309858]

Ata Kalin 50 cents!!! I got mine for 4 euros. Where in Finland did you get yours? if you don't mind me asking.

[@guitarcleveland]

Arko the covenant

[@mathewoakes698]

Too much water dude!

[@user-cy5ol3xl5y]

Smells like LYE NOT CITRONELLA

[@Sekuler_Adam]

arko 👍👍

[@improvcooking9536]

The reason the Arko doesn’t have a scent is because it’s a waste of money. We shave, put moisturizer and then wear cologne to smell nice the rest of the day. Why spend more money on something that you’re gonna rinse down the drain? The shave should be about the shave. Not the scent.

[@alptugcangul6544]

👍👍👍

[@petr8068]

The ONLY thing I expect from a great shaving soap is a RICH, STABLE LATHER with HIGH LUBRICITY..and that ARKO DEFINITELY IS! And I don't really care if it smells like shit or not at all, because after shaving I wash my face thoroughly anyway and always apply my favorite Davidoff after shave. Of course, a lot of ARKO opponents have to somehow justify their purchase of overpriced soaps for 50 bucks😂

[@duffvader6731]

After a month or so the scent would vanish.

[@duke3196]

🤣🤣the scent just made it a hard no

[@TimTeatro]

I love the smell of Arko. My wife doesn't like (or dislike) it. If you're not getting a think micro-foamy lather, you're using too much water.

[@andreaspeters3773]

It smells like Grandma's washroom😂.... but i like it very much and is cheap af....

[@jsj297]

Arko man is a pic of Jesus Christ himself, and ARKO is the lost name of God. JFYI

[@nickshaves]

Ha ha ha! I really like Arko a lot, the post shave isn't the best, but it slickness is on par with anything else

[@arkogupta3225]

Thanks man ! ;)

[@romansroad2007]

It's animal fat I heard. From 1954 ..

[@aseytasert4931]

Arko best :-)

[@TheLegend-wz1ye]

Arko shits on any Synergy soaps. Debate me.

[@haloecake1181]

Lol my freinds name is ARK0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-xb5zu6zu7j]

It smells horrific. I used cheese grinder to air it so it's not so bad but would never buy it again.

[@robertjames538]

throw it in the bin then !

[@Neutralius]

Just get rid of it 🤦🏻