A friend of mine suggested that I try Arko soap.
So I looked at a number of reviews and it sounded good so I ordered a couple of sticks from eBay.
I got them in the mail yesterday, opened one tube and started shaving small pieces off into a small shave bowl.
Fortunately, I had also been warned about the smell of the stuff.
Reminded me of the old Beverly Hillbillies show where Granny was whipping up a huge batch of lye soap in a big cast iron pot over a campfire in the back of the mansion.
Anyway, the shavings are now in the bowl ready to be compressed into a cake.
But before I do that, I raid spice cupboard, and get out some Mint and some Lemon Extract.
Sprinkle a fair amount of each over the shavings and follow up with about a couple of tablespoons of near boiling water. Take a spoon, stir it up a tad and compress into a cake and let it set overnight.
This morning, it is dried out and ready to go.
I bloom it with a Tsp of hot water while the brush is soaking and I am showering.
The stuff makes a really great lather and the added extracts are now contributing those scents to the soap smell an the mint is delivering a nice cool feel to the soap on my face.
Good Stuff!
So I looked at a number of reviews and it sounded good so I ordered a couple of sticks from eBay.
I got them in the mail yesterday, opened one tube and started shaving small pieces off into a small shave bowl.
Fortunately, I had also been warned about the smell of the stuff.
Reminded me of the old Beverly Hillbillies show where Granny was whipping up a huge batch of lye soap in a big cast iron pot over a campfire in the back of the mansion.
Anyway, the shavings are now in the bowl ready to be compressed into a cake.
But before I do that, I raid spice cupboard, and get out some Mint and some Lemon Extract.
Sprinkle a fair amount of each over the shavings and follow up with about a couple of tablespoons of near boiling water. Take a spoon, stir it up a tad and compress into a cake and let it set overnight.
This morning, it is dried out and ready to go.
I bloom it with a Tsp of hot water while the brush is soaking and I am showering.
The stuff makes a really great lather and the added extracts are now contributing those scents to the soap smell an the mint is delivering a nice cool feel to the soap on my face.
Good Stuff!
Modified Arko Soap
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