My First Shave With Arko...Big Disappointment?

"I love this soap, and I'm having great shaves...so I'll buy a completely different brand and hope it's as good!"

You wet shaver guys are weird, you know that right..?

 

I have to agree with you on that. I could be the only normal person here.........

 

Weird weird!! Whose weird?!? We're not weird we're, "UNIQUE", yeah that's it unique.. Some of us are just a "LITTLE" bit more unique than others!

 

My first impression of Arko wasn't "urinal cakes", but more like a really strong and clean soap smell.
It is an incredibly strong smell at first, so I gave mine some time to breathe.
I broke it up into chunks and pressed it into a small bowl, and left the bowl uncovered.
Whether I used the soap or not, each day for a week I submerged that bowl in warm water
for a couple minutes and then drained the water and set it aside.
It remains easy to identify as Arko, but after a week the smell had lessened substantially.
Overall I find it very good soap, and I like it.

 

I'm definitely going to give Arko a try. One of the benefits of working in a chemical plant over 30 years; I'm sure the smell will be far from being offensive

 

Good call! Had my second shave with it today and couldn't be happier with the results it's giving me.

 

Glad you liked it! I did too and somehow have over 3 doz sticks.

 

@grump - Were you just going to ask for my mailing address, so you have somewhere to send them then? I'm actually surprised how long it's lasting. Honestly, you can get a good 300-400 shaves with one stick!

 

I have over a dozen myself. It's just such a good soap at such a good price.

 

Another thing I really like about Arko is that it very pliable and although it comes in sticks as well as pucks, which is great for those who enjoy face lathering as well as bowl lathering. I found its MUCH easier to turn a stick into a puck than the other way around and sticks are easier to store in quantity.

 

Just ordered a puck from Flea Bay. Does this mean I may be joining a cult???

 

Yes. But I think most of us like the sticks. I know I do.

 

No. When you spread Arko on toast in the morning, it's time to join the cult.

 

Now it frightens me that I don't really mind when I get a little Arko in my mouth...

 

At least you know where you stand on Arko!

 

that's why you ordered the puck. Looks more like a butter dish...

 

With a puck you could use a deli slicer and make grilled Arko on rye. Let that lemon flavor shine through...

 

Hmm I bet it'd melt real nice on say a lasagna or baked ziti...

 

Hmmmm. sounds like somebody should make a cook book using Arko

 

Nah...many of us like it straight, no chaser!