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  1. 04-13-2010, 05:07 AM #1
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    Default Arko Barbers Shaving Soap

    Has anyone ever tried "Arko Barbers shaving soap"? I stumbled across this stuff when I was following a lead from a member here on SRP for the $3 alum block, I seen a the cool vintage looking lable on the shaving soap and decided to order a some of the shaving soap with the alum. I tried it today it was EXCELLENT!!! It softend my beard unbelieveablely, I had the best shave this morning. Ya gotta try this stuff. Heres the link
    Arko Barber's Shaving Soap 'Berber Traŝ Sabunu' (75g) by Arko (Arko Barber's Shaving Soap 'Berber Tras Sabunu' (75g) by Arko): Tulumba.com
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  2. 04-13-2010, 05:17 AM #2
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    It's a pretty decent soap especially for the price. Dries the sking and is pretty dry itself though.
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    A great tallow based soap.. One of my favorites. Used it this morning actually!

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    If your into creamy lather, this is one good soap. I paid 99 cents CAD in Montréal for a stick. Difficult to beat at this price.

    I prefer it to soaps I paid 15 times more for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mbeem View Post
    A great tallow based soap.. One of my favorites. Used it this morning actually!

    What is tallow?
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    Basically, tallow is beef fat: Tallow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    For some strange reason that I cannot understand, people seem to associate tallow with good shaving soaps/creams; the fascination with tallow is unbelievable. Please do not take me wrong, there are indeed very good tallow-based soaps/creams. However, what it is often forgotten or ignored is that when you make soaps/creams by means of saponification, these oils, known as triglycerides, react with a base to form fatty acids and glycerin. What this means is that as long as you keep the fatty acid profile "constant", it really does not matter what fats/oils you add, or even less, where they come from. The only exception is when these oils are used after saponification. In summary, the fats/oils that are saponified do not reach the final product intact and good formulation becomes critical.

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  11. 04-16-2010, 05:27 PM #7
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    This is a great stick for the price, and the cream is good as well if you ever get the chance to try it.
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