DIY: Make Your Own Shaving Soap with a Stick of Arko and a Cheap Aftershave like Stetson

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I'll show you how I took an inexpensive shaving soap stick, shredded it, aired it out, drowned it in an aftershave (i.e. Stetson here) and then let it cure to have my own Stetson-scented shaving soap!
Arko itself is a soap stick that has a strong scent at first, and one that many people don't like all that much. But if you let the soap shreds air out for a week or two, it turns into a mild, soapy scent.
Then you drown the shreds in a soap tub with your favorite cheap aftershave splash. But you have to now start waiting and stirring so that the alcohol can evaporate from the soap and leave the scent behind. The soap will get harder and harder until you switch from stirring to pressing it down to get it compact.
Then you're ready to shave! Here's the shave with it:
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I find this a great way to make an inexpensive shave soap, scented the way you like.

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@raymondbradley6563 4 года назад

Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

Great!

@jeroenmulder328 2 месяца назад

Oi oi good idea and easy 2

@nicetna2010 2 года назад

Just finished double-boiling a batch of Arko, Yardley Shea Butter & Yardley Lavender in a 1:1:1 ratio. Looking forward to trying my Yarko shave tomorrow.

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

Ha haaa.... Sounds good!

@nicetna2010 2 года назад

I'm jubilant to report excellent results from my Yarko hybrid. Going forward, I would adjust the ratio to an even half Arko/Yardley. Truly a uniquely luxurious treat.

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

@@nicetna2010 excellent! I think the Yardley really brings in something that the Arco needs. With its reputation as a divisive cent, it also has a reputation for producing an amazing lather. However I did not find that the case with my use of arco. When I hydrated it to my level of preference, it wasn't very creamy at all and nothing really special, but it did get the job done. Perhaps it just needs to be hydrated at a lower level, that's just not my thing. I think mixing in a product like Yardley is a great idea.

@FrankDAgostino77 3 года назад

I did the same exact thing with a couple of sticks of Arko and some Stetson! Not a bad outcome.

@sgrdddyshaves 3 года назад

Yeah, really pretty good! I actually like the smell of stetson better as a soap instead of the AS!

@user-xb5zu6zu7j Год назад

Thanks for the video. I had my first Arko soap shave and the scent is terrible! Will do an aftershave mix and see.

@sgrdddyshaves Год назад

You're welcome! Also, if you just leave the stick unwrapped and set it aside somewhere for a few days the scent really does dissipate and become more reasonable like a lightly soapy type cent.

@user-xb5zu6zu7j Год назад

UPDATE: Added about 40ml of replica Boss bottle from Lidl to whole Arko stick. Waited for about 15 minutes and tried to lather it- it works very well. Scent is there but I can still smell just a little of citrusy smell from Arko but day and night to the original Arko "scent" . It might be best shaving soap I have. Definitely worth trying.

@achimkohlhage1328 4 года назад

Hmmm, thats interesting. I've been mixing different soaps, but nvr with aftershaves liquids. You gave me the idea to try it as well. Tks with cheers.

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

Go for it!

@jrjbud 4 года назад

Great video thanks for taking the time to make it. I’m working on my third batch first was arko and brut aftershave second was Williams and some cheap cologne. Have you ever used a dehydrater like what you use to make beef jerky to speed up the wait time on the Arko? It truly is a great soap

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

that's a great idea with the food dehydrator. Those help water to evaporate quicker. I assume tht it wold help with getting the alcohol to evaporate as well. You would hve to still get in there and stir frequently, though.

@najisarkis9121 2 года назад

You made a big mistake Don't mix shaving soap has made of oils with any perfume that contains alcohol !! you spoiled the soap completely

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

I don't think the soap was spoiled, since it worked just as well as Arko does normally. And if you noticed, I outlined that part of the process is to allow the alcohol to evaporate. That way, it doesn't affect the lather you get.

@hirantkasapoglu4471 Год назад

I have plans to add some whiskey or bourbon into the Arko but İ am not convinced with the outcome, yet. Maybe the alcohol in the whiskey will evaporate, but the caramel scent of Jack Daniels will remain, somehow, in the soap. İ have another similar experiment project in my mind with Bay Rum. But maybe it is better to drink this beverages instead of consuming into a soap 😎

@sgrdddyshaves Год назад

Ha ha! Yes, if I was going to try it, I'd used a cheap whiskey or bourbon. Yes, you do want most of the alcohol to evaporate. The scent left behind may not be very strong, though, because those notes are very smooth ones.. I'll bet bay rum would work better though.

@hirantkasapoglu4471 Год назад

Does the soap cheaps absorbs some of the alcohols even most of them evaporates? If there is still some alcohol left in the soap, does it burns while face lathering and shaving? Saying that, İ didn't watch your next shaving video with this Arko Stetham, yet, but will do next. Greetings from the place of birth of Arko...

@sgrdddyshaves Год назад

Greetings! Thanks for writing. No, I do not feel any kind of burn when using this soap. So it would seem very little, if any, alcohol is left.

@molonlabe9602 3 года назад

Maybe let the aftershave sit and allow the alcohol to evaporate first? Or does the evaporative process help with infusing the scent into the soap? Thanks for sharing.

@sgrdddyshaves 3 года назад

This is an educated guess: I think the fragrance will evaporate as well as the alcohol if you leave it uncovered for long enough. So the idea is to let it breathe enough for the Alc to go, but as little of the scent part as possible. But I really could be wrong here.

@phillipthrasher6812 2 года назад

looks like vanilla ice cream 😂

@cloudrojo 3 месяца назад

i would love to smell that after! smells sweet with the honey?

@sgrdddyshaves 2 месяца назад

Not to me. It smelled just like the stetson cologne.

@MullyShaves 5 месяцев назад

I’m way late to the game, but take this one step further, put your final mix where you’re mashing it down, put it into a ceramic bowl, then put that into frying pan with enough water to come up about halfway up the sides of the bowl. Bring the water to a boil then back it off to a simmer and kick back and let your soap shavings melt into a liquid. After it’s all melted you can leave it in that ceramic bowl, or you could pour it into a container of your choice, then give it about a half day to harden up and be perfectly fitted into the container. I do that with pucks like Rockwell shaving soap or Tabac. Melt the refill pucks into a bowl. There’s a video on my channel if anyone is interested in seeing it. Just click my name here and go there. Great video though. I wanna try this.

@sgrdddyshaves 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the ideas. You're not supposed to microwave tallow soaps, because it messes up their chemistry. I wonder if the same concern is for boiling them. Very interesting. I might have to ask a soap maker friend. But, the boiling process is probably more work than I'd be interested in doing anyway. :-) Especially when it doesn't really get you much more than my press down method. After a couple of uses, the press-down looks like it was custom fit to the container exactly.

@MullyShaves 5 месяцев назад

@@sgrdddyshaves To be honest, the entire process took 10 minutes once the water started boiling. It shouldn't affect the soap like a microwave does. Anyway, thanks for the video. I may give this a try with an odorless soap and some Bvlgari aftershave.

@MullyShaves 5 месяцев назад

@@sgrdddyshaves By the way, I am seriously interested in seeing what happens with your 542 shaves blade. I can't wait for you to hit 550 and have it looked over. Although I think this is a pretty extreme case, you've opened my eyes that maybe bailing on a blade after 4 or 5 shaves may be a bit premature. Especially since I use Feather blades. High quality, extremely sharp, and very expensive. 10-15 shaves from a blade would bring that price down a lot. I gotta give it a try.

@sgrdddyshaves 5 месяцев назад

As far as I can tell, a really wet slick lather and excellent razor technique is the real secret. I think a smaller blade angle probably means less chipping. One of the by-products that has come as a result of my Marathon run here is the I seen plenty of people improve their technique and so even if they choose to throw a blade away after 5 or 8 uses, they are enjoying it more in the process. And I really love it when people can get more of value from their blades because they get more shaves!

@MullyShaves 5 месяцев назад

@@sgrdddyshaves Please video the results of your friend’s magnifying check. This will be a very interesting, eye opening video.

@ivyleague3224 2 года назад

Maybe when the soap first solidifies put it in a freezer ziplock bag with some rice and that will pull the moisture out of the soap faster

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

That's a thought.

@SOPWITH98 4 года назад

Thanks for this. I’ve been inspired. I have started one tonight with an old puck of vintage Williams that I had laying around (that has lost its scent). It’s a gloopy soup sitting in err a soup bowl at the moment.... Looking forward to a rejuvenated soap in a couple of weeks.

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

Nice. It's fun playing around iwth this kind of stuff.

@hirantkasapoglu4471 Год назад

I don't know if you have ran out this Arko soap and after shave mixture, or do you still have it, after three years. I wonder if the scent of after shave is still available or also evaporated as time goes by? Because, here in Turkey, there are lots of enthousiasts trying to modify the scent of Arko but whatever you pour in it, every time, Arko scent can kill the ingredient you add to it, althought İ like this lemon scent, it is kinda old scholl barber shop to me...

@hirantkasapoglu4471 Год назад

Does the scent of Stenton still inside the soap, after three years of usage?

@sgrdddyshaves Год назад

I think the scent is still there, but I have not used the soap much. Yes, the arko scent is strong, but if you shave it like in thevideo, and let it sit out, you can then wait until the scent is gone. Then, it should not interfere with whatever you want to add to it.

@hirantkasapoglu4471 Год назад

@@sgrdddyshaves Thank sir. Follwing your footsteps and your reveipe, I already prepared a mixture with a half Arko stick and 100 ml of cheap Eau de Cologne (blue colored). I also added some drops of oils like glycerine, carnuba, almond etc in order to richen the content. The outcome is outstanding. I received a different scented and colored Arko, I sampled a few times, shave feeling was nice. I am not sure the alcohol within was 100% evaporated, it was a bit itchy. I didn't try the beverage versions yet but I will let you know if I succedd with Bay Rum (first I should find a receipe how to prepare a Bay Rum coctail). Regards from the homeland of Arko.

@toddd7444 Год назад

How do I shave with a dove soap bar? I first used the dove shea butter bar. cut the whole bar. put the cut up bar in a van der hagen shave mug. add water to the mug with the soap inside the mug. make sure to cover the soap with water completely microwave 30 sec at a time one minute . don't let the soap bubble out of the mug? stop it cool for a sec or two? do it again? it will congeal. leave in a sunny spot the water will be gone in a week or so? the soap hardened in place in the mug. don't get the soap or mug to hot a little at a time easy does it wheelchair Larry

@sgrdddyshaves Год назад

Well, that certainly is one way to do it!

@nezircaglar2381 4 года назад

inspiring..

@melanisticmandalorian 2 года назад

Instead of using aftershave, can I use orange essential oil and mix it with the arko soap shavings instead ?

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

Short answer: I don't know. But one thing: I know that too much oil will make it too hard to build up a lather. And one more thing: some essential oils are too much for one's skin. But whether or not orange is... IDK.

@melanisticmandalorian 2 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves You are right about essential oils. I am not sure about orange oil, I don't think it is, but better safe than sorry.

@cariza5 4 года назад

That Bug, Insect cent shaving soap 😂😂😂

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

Hi, what do you mean?

@cariza5 4 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves watch it from 13m 45s and you will know what I meant about insect scent shaving soap 😂😂😂

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

@@cariza5 Ha! I fully forgot about that! It's a shaving soap.... AND a bug trap... All in ONE! :-)

@cariza5 4 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves junkies smelling insect scent shaving soap might just get their daily buzz 😂😂😂

@dmshved8262 2 года назад

What can change if I use a different soap? Tighter and harder than ARKO

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

There aren't too many hard soaps out there, compared to the croaps. However, there are some. To do this operation with them, I guess you would not want one that has its own strong scent. I think these should work well... * Cyril Salter - they have one that is light lavender, so it should go well with many aftershaves. * Golddachs * Haslinger * Mitchell's Wool Fat These you would need to shred, just like the arko, but I don't think the process would change much. Incidentally, I like the performance of all of these better than Arko.

@dmshved8262 2 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves if I understand correctly, the density of the soap is not as important as its aroma; the more harmonious the aroma of soap and aftershave, the better the final result. right?

@sgrdddyshaves 2 года назад

@@dmshved8262 Yes, in terms of the scent, the better the soap and AS work together, the better the final scent will be. The performance of the soap is separate, and will just be whatever soap you choose. However, as I think I mentioned in the vid, if you leave too much alcohol in your mixture -- if you don't let it air out long enough -- then that could affect your lather.

@jrjbud 4 года назад

Have you ever used a microwave instead of waiting for weeks?

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

You would not want to microwave Arko, or any other tallow soap. It messes with the chemical composition. If it is a glycerin soap, like Col Conk, etc, then you can microwave that.

@dn41144 4 года назад

There's no link to the other video.

@sgrdddyshaves 4 года назад

Sorry. Here you go... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wap-HFCy6Q8.html

@hanter_fisch 3 года назад

Ну мыло смешать с чем

@sgrdddyshaves 3 года назад

Я смешала маленькие клочки мыла с одеколоном после бритья. Надеюсь, я правильно понял ваш вопрос. (Я использую Google Translate) i mixed the small soap shreds with an aftershave cologne. I hope I understood your question correctly. (I'm using Google Translate)

@hanter_fisch 3 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves 👍

@hanter_fisch 3 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves 👍

@hanter_fisch 3 года назад

@@sgrdddyshaves мужик привет натёр мыло на маленькие клочки и залил одеколоном после бритья,отлично получилось, мыло 72%жирности , а в качестве одеколона использовал самогон виски по вашему,мыло для бритья получилось как в лучших барбершопах Лондона