Arko
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It is an excellent value soap although the smell divides opinion!
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The scent divides opinion, but as it's not the most important factor for me, I give it the thumbs up. Good performance and amongst the best value in terms of shaves per £..
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Not the best scent going but a good performer and yes I do have a tub in my rotation 
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We talking stick or tub? I've not had issues with either but seen some trusted members who have had rashes and skin burn due to the stick. @Fergiebilly can tell you his story better than I can
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As with all new products you are to put on your skin it is wise to do a patch test on your arm to see if you are going to react with any of the ingredients ....if no reaction go ahead.
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I hear it is a good performer but I shave for pure pleasure so there's no point to use a soap that I don't like the scent of, regardless how cheap it is. So, it's not in my rotation.
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Great soap; lathers very easily; personally I love the scent; good cushion and slickness; cheap; and it lasts for a long time. It is a bit drying, but that isn't a real issue for me.
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This is a great tallow soap, which gives even better lather when grated and put in a soap container. However, the only downside is the smell that will vanish eventually if the stick/soap is left open. Besides, the chemical composition might be so so; not the most natural soap on the market... But for the price, you can't go wrong.
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It's on and off in my rotation. Good soap, but not the best, for me. The scent does not bother me.
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Wow! Ever found out which ingredient(s) caused your skin reaction?
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I think it is a great soap, very easy to produce the perfect lather, some people don't like the scent. I like the scent and wouldn't bother me at all even it was stronger and lingers but it don't. The stick and the tub has exactly the same ingredients. I would recommend it to any wet shaver, if you don't like it for any reason, you can discard it without any worries because it is inexpensive.
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Put it this Way..It Cleans My Toilet Better than a Purpose Made Bog Cleaner..Turkish Soaps are Notorious for being Bleached Whiter than White..ARKO is Full of Bleaching Agents..No Bones about It..I Don't Care what it Says in the Ingredients..If this Stuff was Washed or Processed in Bleach it Wouldn't Necessary be in the Ingredients Anyway..Its Turkey Mind..
Anybody that Cant Detect Bleach in ARKO..Well..Nuff Said..
Billy
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Whatever you feel about this soap it has passed European regulations to be able to be sold here unlike some other soaps that we cannot buy here because they didn't come up to the regulations. It's ok that you don't like it, we all have the right to dislike something but it can't be as bad as you would have us believe or it wouldn't have passed the EU standards.Put it this Way..It Cleans My Toilet Better than a Purpose Made Bog Cleaner..Turkish Soaps are Notorious for being Bleached Whiter than White..ARKO is Full of Bleaching Agents..No Bones about It..I Don't Care what it Says in the Ingredients..If this Stuff was Washed or Processed in Bleach it Wouldn't Necessary be in the Ingredients Anyway..Its Turkey Mind..
Anybody that Cant Detect Bleach in ARKO..Well..Nuff Said..
Billy
Explodes into dense, thick lather if left within 2 metres of a damp brush. Smells very strongly and distinctively. Leaves my skin drier and more parched than the Gobi desert and I don't doubt it would provoke any number of skin probs for me if I was silly enough to persevere with it. It seems to work well for some, however I'm with F/Billie on this soap, just waay too fierce for me.
JohnnyO. o/
JohnnyO. o/