The Arko shaving stick is a mini-size barber shaving soap from Arko Men, a brand of the Turkish company Evyap. Arko Men’s product page calls it Arko Berber Tıraş Sabunu, which translates to Arko Barber Shaving Soap, and lists a vitamin E formula with a classic barber-soap scent.
The product page is thin. It gives no gram weight, no ingredient list and no price, so we do not list a price for the Arko stick either.
At Shaving School, we read Arko Men’s own pages and set out what they say, how to lather the stick by Arko Men’s steps, and which details you will need to get from a retailer listing.
Is the Arko Shaving Stick Worth Using?
The Arko shaving stick is worth using if you want a basic soap that builds lather on a brush. Arko Men describes it as a mini-size stick. Arko Men describes a mini-size design with a vitamin E formula and a classic barber-soap scent. Its routine is a brush routine: wet the brush, load it with soap, lather the face.
The trade-off is missing information. The Arko Berber Tıraş Sabunu product page states no price, no gram weight and no ingredient list, so you cannot work out a cost per shave from Arko Men’s numbers. Before you judge value, follow a retailer link on that product page and read the price and stick weight on the retailer’s listing.
If you want to read every ingredient before a soap touches your face, Arko Men’s page does not give you that list. In that case, start with our best shaving soap picks and choose a soap whose full label you can read before you buy.
What the Arko Stick Is
The Arko stick is a shaving soap from Arko Men, and Arko Men belongs to Evyap, a Turkish company. Evyap’s brand page lists the Arko Men family as shaving gel, shaving foam, shaving cream, shaving soap, aftershave cologne and aftershave cream. That page names the shaving soap and gives no detail on it.
The detail sits on Arko Men’s product page for Arko Berber Tıraş Sabunu. It makes three claims:
- A vitamin E formula (“E vitaminli formül”)
- A classic barber-soap scent (“Klasik berber sabunu kokulu”), with no scent notes named
- A mini-size (“mini boy”) design
On scent, Arko Men says only “classic barber soap scent,” and names no scent notes.
Evyap is a Turkish company, but the pages we read do not say where the soap itself is manufactured. If you are new to the format, our explainer on what shaving soap is covers the basics.
How It Differs from Tub Soap and Canned Foam
The Arko stick is a soap you work onto a wet shaving brush, and every step Arko Men publishes runs through that brush. If you do not own one, our best shaving brush guide is the place to pick one.
Evyap’s Arko Men range sells the other formats too. A shaving foam, a shaving cream and a shaving gel sit in the same product family as the barber soap. Arko Men’s product page does not compare the stick with any of them, or with a soap sold in a tub.
For how a shaving soap and a canned foam compare in routine and lather, read our shaving foam vs shaving soap breakdown. For soap against cream, read shaving cream vs shaving soap.
How to Use It by Arko Men’s Steps
Arko Men publishes a four-step routine for its shaving soap:
- Wet your shaving brush with warm water.
- Work the soap onto the brush until it builds plenty of lather.
- Apply the lather from the brush to your face.
- After shaving, rinse your face with plenty of water.
Arko Men’s frequently asked questions add a second use. You can foam the soap with water and apply it to the beard area as pre-shave preparation.
The steps give no water amount and no loading time. If your lather comes out thin or full of large bubbles, our guide on how to fix bad lather walks through the adjustments, and how to use shaving soap covers brush technique.
What the Product Page Leaves Out
Arko Men’s product page leaves out every number a buyer would use to judge value. Here is what it states and what it omits:
| Detail | What Arko Men’s product page says |
|---|---|
| Formula | Vitamin E formula |
| Scent | Classic barber-soap scent, no notes named |
| Size | Mini-size design |
| Gram weight | Not published |
| Ingredient list | Not published |
| Price | Not published |
| How long a stick lasts | Not published |
| Shipping to Canada or the United States | Not stated |
Without a weight or a price, you cannot divide one by the other to get cost per gram. A retailer listing is where to check both, and the next section shows where those listings are linked.
What Shavers Are Doing with It
Shavers on Reddit are blending Arko, re-scenting it and hunting for a box of sticks in Canada. We read three recent thread titles and not the comments under them:
- “More of the Frankensoaps, Arko Ed.” on r/wicked_edge is a thread about mixing Arko with other soaps (we read the title only).
- “Has anyone tried adding a different scent to Arko or Proraso?” on r/wicked_edge asks whether anyone has added a different scent to Arko or Proraso.
- “Where to buy Arko Shaving Stick x 12 box in Canada” on r/Shaving asks where to buy a 12-stick box in Canada.
Arko Men publishes no ingredient list, so anyone blending or adding scent to the stick works without an ingredient list from Arko Men. If you plan to blend, keep the retailer listing for each soap you mix so you know what went in.
Where to Buy the Arko Shaving Stick
The Arko Berber Tıraş Sabunu product page links to three Turkish retailers: Hepsiburada, Trendyol and Rossmann. Arko Men shows no prices on its page for any of them. Open each link from the product page to see that retailer’s price and size.
Arko Men’s pages do not say whether the soap ships to Canada or the United States. The Canada thread above is a shaver asking where to buy a 12-stick box in Canada. If you live outside Turkey, read the shipping terms on the retailer listing itself before you order.
Who It Suits
The Arko stick suits you if you want a basic soap you lather on a brush and you are fine buying from a retailer listing to learn the price. A shaver who likes a classic barber scent and does not need the notes named will find that is all Arko Men promises.
Look elsewhere in three cases:
- You need a full ingredient list before buying. Arko Men’s product page does not give one, so pick from our best shaving soap guide instead.
- You do not want to use a brush. Every step Arko Men publishes uses one, so browse our best shaving cream for men picks.
- You need a known price before you commit. Arko Men publishes none, so compare retailer listings first.
What Would Change Our Verdict
Our verdict rests on Arko Men’s product page, Evyap’s brand page and three Reddit thread titles. If Arko Men publishes a gram weight, an ingredient list and a price, we can work out cost per gram and place the stick against other soaps. A clear statement on shipping to Canada or the United States would also change who we point to it.
To decide now, open the Arko Berber Tıraş Sabunu product page, follow its link to Hepsiburada, Trendyol or Rossmann, and read the price and weight before you buy the Arko shaving stick.