Cult of Arko

[cosmicdoom]

"For god so loved the world that gave us a wonderful Turkish shaving stick".

[salazch12]

Love my beloved Arko.

[oc_in_fw]

Arko is good, Speick is better.

[newfiebackflip]

I am not sure if I should be scared or not. I just ordered a few sticks.

Heard the lather was great but not about the smell lol

[Debrushman]

Don't be afraid. The smell is not the problem, its the stench (lol). Strong fragrance might be an understatement. Leave it unwrapped for several days or weeks and the fragrance diminishes. Than it has a light ivory snow soap scent.
The lather is so easy a caveman could do it. Nice and slick too.
Enjoy.

[paraiks]

The smell isn't bad IMO. I have gotten badass shaves with this. I'm using an edwin jagger de89 and astra superior platinum blades. I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy the 15 pack for $25 on amazon sometime this month. I only purchased one but I'm hooked!

[Debrushman]

Another devote singing of their love of Arko. Is this stuff opiate based? Does it contain nicotin or some other addictive substance that gets absorbed through topical application?
The mystery deepens as the cult of Arko continues to expand.

[HornHiYo]

Pardon my ignorance, but how do you lather/load Arko? Do you just wet your face and rub the stick all over to build lather? I guess the shape (for a soap) is throwing me off.

[Debrushman]

The lathering of Arko can be achieved in many ways. You can wet your face and wet the Arko, than rub your face with the Arko until you have complete coverage of a soapy film. Than face lather.
Or you can slice a small piece off the stick, than stick it to the bottom of your bowl, than lather as usual.

Or, as I found out, place the Arko stick on the side of the sink. The Arko fell into the sink, and as it rolled down the side, it filled the sink with lather. Okay maybe it the last one didn't happen, but Arko lathers so easy it could. As the saying goes "Arko lathers so easy a caveman can do it"

[Obi Wan]

Look it's simple of you don't like it PIF to me I love it ahhhhhhhh Arko smells great too

[Debrushman]

"Ahhhhh Arko smells great too". Oh no, the Arko's got him too.
Another victim lured into the cult of Arko. Is their no end to the Arko madness?

[jwcarlson]

Pardon my ignorance, but how do you lather/load Arko? Do you just wet your face and rub the stick all over to build lather? I guess the shape (for a soap) is throwing me off.

Wet face and rub all over it. But I like loading from a bowl so I smash mine into a Pyrex bowl.

Paint brush:

[jwcarlson]

Nail Brush:

[cryhavoc]

Another great shave with Arko today!

[Songwind]

Pardon my ignorance, but how do you lather/load Arko? Do you just wet your face and rub the stick all over to build lather? I guess the shape (for a soap) is throwing me off.

I heard that Top Gumby just eats the stick and then he can make his face lather up through an act of will, and Dragonball-esque shouting.

[Dave_D]

Count me in, packed a few sticks into an OS mug. Great performance at a great price, scent is growing on me.

[BBS-dreamer]

Cant beat it. I love it.

[josie67]

I just got my first tube of Arko, and I am going on vacation to NYC next week (Pasteur's here I come!!). It will be my travel soap, and I am really looking onward to trying it out!

[Topgumby]

I heard that Top Gumby just eats the stick and then he can make his face lather up through an act of will, and Dragonball-esque shouting.

Well, not really. But when I use it, I always hear "funiculi, funicula"



Last night, I lathered up my Arko,
It smelled so nice! I took a bite!
Last night, I lathered up my Arko
It shaved so good, I knew it would;
But some, would disrespect my Arko
Call it a cult, a big insult,
They say, it fills the air with foul aroma,
Like lemon Pez, or so they sez:
Arko! Arko! Mash it in a bowl!
Arko! Arko! The scent that soothes the soul!
It's the lather! It's the flavor! It's the pleasant lemon scent!
Arko! It's so cheap that it must be heaven sent!

[Debrushman]

This is frightening, rap songs about Arko. What power does this little stick contain? Why does it have such a strong hold over its cult members.
What compels people to splurge and spend a whopping $2.00 a stick on Arko?