ARKO™ SHAVE STICK - 75G ORIGINAL - $11.95

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ARKO Shaving Soap Stick has a strong scent strength, smells fresh invigorating and clean with a very strong citrus detergent soap / lemon citrus note.

Potassium Tallowate, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cocoate, Aqua, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Parfum, Paraffinum Liquidium, Cl 77891, Tetrasodium EDTA, Etidronic Acid, Disodium Distrylbiphenyl Disulfonate, Amyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool.

ABOUT SHAVING STICKS

SHAVE STICKS

Shaving Sticks are usually a hard Shaving Soap in a small cylindrical dispenser which make them extremely easy to apply and use. Just wet your face ( or area to be Shaved ) then wet the end of the Shave Stick and rub the Shave Stick directly on your skin covering the entire area to be Shaved with a thin film of soap then using your favourite Shaving Brush using light swirls and paint strokes, occasionally re-wetting the tips of the Shave Brush until a rich lather is formed and then Shave.

Shaving Sticks are excellent because of their extremely compact size and make a great Shave Soap choice for putting in your Shaving Bag when travelling. Some really excellent choices are TABAC Shave Stick, RazoRock Triple Milled Barber Shop Shave Stick, Palmolive Shave Stick ( Tallow Version - not the Australian Version which does not have Tallow in the ingredients ), Valobra Shave Stick and Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick - all have Tallow in the ingredients which many believe makes for better protection while Shaving and better post Shave skin conditioning.

Shave Sticks are also a great way to sample Shaving Soaps and many Shavers will grate the Shave stick into a small sized ( or Shaving ) Bowl using a grater and use it as they would any type of Shaving Soap from a Bowl.

BLOOMING A SHAVE STICK

The general rule for all hard Shave Soaps ( and triple milled Shave Soaps ) is to soften the Shave Soap prior to loading with a Shave Brush. This is a process called blooming which consists of immersing the top layer of the Shaving Soap in warm or cold water ( not hot water as this can destroy some enzymes and natural nutrients in the Shave Soap ) for a number of minutes prior to applying it to your face or loading the Shaving Brush.

To do this simply fill the bottom of your Shaving Mug or a Coffee cup with warm or cold tap water ( only about 3cm depth ) and insert the end of the Shaving Stick in the water and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes.

It is recommended leaving the soap soaking only for 5-10 minutes, as any longer it would soften too much with the effect of consuming more product than necessary.

You can also use a Shaving brush and load it against the Shave Stick as you would any other type of Shave Soap - after loading your Shaving Brush you can either Face Lather or whip up a creamier Lather in a Shaving Bowl.