A cool way to put some twist on the fragrance of your shaving lather or after shave splash is to use a little essential oil. Essential oil is captured by distillation from the parent plant. Steam is passed through the plant material, distilled and voila! Essential oil. EO’s are easy to come by at the [...]

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In my last post, I raved over the lathering properties of the Arko shave stick, while bemoaning its horrible smell. In this post, I want to present the flip side. Tabac Shave Soap comes out of Germany from Maurer & Wirtz. From what I gather, Tabac is to Germany what Old Spice is to the [...]

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In the pantheon of shaving sticks, there is one little ‘engine that could’ stick that deserves special mention. The humble Arko Shaving Stick comes out of the unlikely country of Turkey. I say ‘unlikely’ because that’s how it would seem to an untraveled Yank. In reality, the Turks are masters of the barbershop shave. Check [...]

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