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Arko Shaving Soap in Bowl, 90g

SKU ARKO-BOWL
We currently have 73 in stock.
by Arko
7 Reviews
$5.95 - $5.95
$5.95
$5.95 - $5.95
$5.95

A Turkish Classic!

Don't let the price fool you - Arko's Shave Soap is a total steal! This classic Turkish shave soap creates a slick, thick, and creamy lather that is easily comparable more expensive soaps. Perfect for home or travel use - simply rub the stick on your wet face and lather it up with a brush, or take the long route and chop a piece off into a shave mug. Arko has a creamy, slightly citrus fragrance, reminiscent of old-timey bar soaps.

90g puck in plastic bowl, GREAT for travel

Ingredients: Potassium Tallowate, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cocoate, Aqua, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Parfum, Paraffinnum Liquidum, CI 77891, Tetrasodium EDTA, Etidronic Acid, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool.

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SD
11/01/2023
Steve D.
United States United States

Great if you air it out or mix it up

The lathering performance of Arko is superior but the smell is so strong and off-putting that I threw away the sticks when I tried them years ago. After trying so many other soaps I decided to try the Arko bowl. Yikes, the smell is still there. I followed the online tips to shred the puck and air it out in the garage for a few days. I then mixed it with Haslinger Honey and smashed most of it into the bowl. I took the remainder and grated in some Razorock Gold Label (Italian Citrus scent) to make a shave stick. I left the bowl open and the stick twisted up for a few more days in the bathroom and it settled down to a pleasant citrus scent. It was worth it, especially at the price. I added a few drops of menthol to the bowl and now I have honey-lemon cough drop soap.

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03/14/2023
Charles
United States United States

Absolutely great shave!!

I’ve been shaving with a blade for a little over 60 years. Only used an electric a couple times - long enough to realize they do a poor job. I’ve used a lot of different soaps in those 60 years. Some expensive and some inexpensive. Some hard and some soft. Recently my go-to soap removed the tallow resulting in a corresponding decrease in quality. I was forced to look at other products. On the recommendation of Maggard I tried Arko. This soap provides as good a shave as I’ve ever had. Extremely close and extremely smooth. There are a lot of comments as to the smell - which I particularly like. It smells clean and fresh. And…at $5.95 / puck it’s hands down the most cost-effective soap on the market that I’ve found. Will definitely buy again.

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11/24/2022
Steven
United States United States

A Workhorse of a Soap!

If you need fancy shave soaps, this is not the one for you. If you choose soaps based on scent, this is not the one for you. If you are a bloke who simply needs a quality product at a good price- buy three! The scent is... well... soapy. A lemony, soapy scent. Simple. Basic. I like it. It comes in a compact plastic screw-top container. Where Arko excels is in the performance vs. price category. It lathers like a beast. It is very, very slick and has good cushion. It did take me a couple of shaves to realize it's a very thirsty soap and needs lots of water during lathering. I easily get enough from bowl lathering to do a three pass shave, and will still have a lot left over when I'm finished. Simply put, there is no reason to buy more expensive soap. I know I won't.

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10/28/2022
Josh G.
United States United States

Arko 2 year update

I wanted to update my last review from 2 years ago and give some more useful feedback. Scent Strength: 9/10 Scent Profile: lemon & laundry musk (heavier laundry musk note) Slickness: 8/10 Post Shave: 7/10 Post-Shave Note: this has a very nice post-shave for such an inexpensive soap as it includes tallow, coconut oil, and palm kernel oil. It only takes me a few minutes to build a voluminous lather and then paint in additional water for slickness, and to my literal shock, this soap has a pretty darn good post-shave! I think that's why a lot of people from around the world rave about it because compared to other mass-produced soaps this absolutely blows them out of the water. Recommendation: If you buy it and don't like the scent try to power through 5 or 6 shaves with it and you may very well get used to it and begin to like it, that's what I did and now I quite like the scent and so does my wife!

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05/01/2021
Chappy

Customer review

Some people complain about the strong lemony smell of this shave soap but I don't think it is that strong and actually like it. Sure I've got more expensive soaps but I still come back to this one. If you haven't tried Arko you really are missing a great soap!

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