Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, November 20th, 2025 (#891)
lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
20 Nov 2025
- Pre-shave: Face wash w/ hot water
- Razor: Henson Mild (v1)
- Blade: Lord Platinums (2nd use)
- Brush: Yaqi Tiberwolf Synthetic 26mm
- Soap: Rasozero Rinfrescante (Refreshing)
- Passes: 2 x WTG on the cheeks and neck, 1 x XTG on the cheeks
- Post-shave: Alum, TFS witch hazel
- Growth: 5 days
- Result: BBS on the cheeks, neck acceptable
The Rinfrescante was € 4,90 (cheaper than Proraso on that particular online store). It’s got coconut, sweet almond and castor oil, amongst other ingredients. Vegan. The shave was pretty good all in all, I loaded lots of product as is my wont, so I definitely had enough. However, the residual slickness just wasn’t there. I suppose they have to sacrifice something, and it seems to be slickness. The lather itself was okay, and thick enough. For the last pass, I added some extra water into my cheeks and neck, which seemed to make it a tiny bit slicker. It has a citrusy smell, I imagine that’s more or less what Arko smells like (never used it and probably never will). An okay shave, but not great. Face feels smooth, but felt dry after the shave.
Enjoy your [enter time of day], ladies and gents!
snooting@wetshav.ing 3 days ago
Arko is worth trying at least once, imo. It’s relatively good cheap soap with pretty great slickness.
lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
I know Arko is highly praised for its bang for the buck ratio and for its performance, but I only use vegan products. Yeah, I know, I know. But consider this: SV (Saponificio Varesino) is vegan and it’s considered one of the best soaps out there. So I’m thinking I’ll treat myself to some SV either this Christmas or some other time. 😃 Wishing you great shaves!
snooting@wetshav.ing 3 days ago
Very nice! SV makes great soap as well.
There really is no shortage of great shave soap. :)