Review (5/5): No better soap at ANY price!!
I've been using Arko now for a couple of years. There are many fine soaps available out there and I've used quite a few of them including Col. Conks, Proraso, RazoRock, TOBS, Williams, etc. I'm not an artsy-fartsy kind of guy, so my shaving soaps don't have to smell like some exotic foliage on a far away island. I guess I'm one of the few people who LOVE the smell of this soap! Nice clean Ivory soap scent, with a touch of lemon. Even my wife sneaks a sniff now and then! My main criterion for a soap is that it lathers easily and protects my face. I have found no other soap to give a better shave than Arko! This stuff makes tons of lather with very little effort. I cut the stick into thin slices then press them into my shaving mug. i use a nice silver tipped badger brush with a Merkur 34C razor and Feather blade, which makes shaving with this soap a very enjoyable experience each and every morning. This will be my only soap once I use up the others in my inventory!