soap bar loofah?
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I know Queen Charlotte Soap sells one. I was thinking of getting one myself. I think I also saw them on amazon. I will look for a link.
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http://www.thebodyshop-usa.com/bath.../bath-accessories/exfoliating-skin-towel.aspx
This has complete changed my showering and is perfect for bar soap. Basically the same as the Japanese Salux cloths. Its essentially a nylon towel that has a bit of an abrasiveness that makes it very similar to a loofah (its a bit rougher but not much). All I do is get it wet, the rub the soap across the towel (I do a single "pass" over the whole cloth, its not that big), and the scrunch it like a loofah poof/body tool and use it like you would any one those standard ones. Because its a towel, it also has the benefit of being able to clean your back/bottom of your feet much more easily (just unfold, hold with both hands, and scrub back/forth/up/down). Its even more hygienic because you can easy wash out all the soap, squeeze out the excess moisture, and it will be dry by the next day (regular loofah stay wet and harbor more bacteria this way). Even in my hard water this produces copious later (because you are maximizing surface area) and maximizes my soap's life (because you don't use much and it barely comes in contact with water, I keep my soap right outside of the shower door on a shelf).
Very long winded but the only definitely 10/10 never changing grooming product I've come across since discovering B&B.
This has complete changed my showering and is perfect for bar soap. Basically the same as the Japanese Salux cloths. Its essentially a nylon towel that has a bit of an abrasiveness that makes it very similar to a loofah (its a bit rougher but not much). All I do is get it wet, the rub the soap across the towel (I do a single "pass" over the whole cloth, its not that big), and the scrunch it like a loofah poof/body tool and use it like you would any one those standard ones. Because its a towel, it also has the benefit of being able to clean your back/bottom of your feet much more easily (just unfold, hold with both hands, and scrub back/forth/up/down). Its even more hygienic because you can easy wash out all the soap, squeeze out the excess moisture, and it will be dry by the next day (regular loofah stay wet and harbor more bacteria this way). Even in my hard water this produces copious later (because you are maximizing surface area) and maximizes my soap's life (because you don't use much and it barely comes in contact with water, I keep my soap right outside of the shower door on a shelf).
Very long winded but the only definitely 10/10 never changing grooming product I've come across since discovering B&B.
Loofahs are especially vulnerable to bacterial growth. These natural sponges have many nooks and crannies that -- especially when moist -- tend to invite bacteria. Additionally, dead skin cells commonly found on loofahs provide food for bacteria, giving them even more reason to move in. In fact, one study found that the amount of bacteria like P. aeruginosa, which causes a variety of infections, grew exponentially in 24 hours when exposed to a loofah sponge. The study's authors also found that soaking the sponge in a bleach solution on a regular basis killed off the bacteria, and thus helped to prevent infections. http://jcm.asm.org/content/32/2/469.full.pdf
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When I hear someone dying of infection from a loofah, I'll worry about it then.
Something like this could be an alternative: http://www.amazon.com/Clean-Logic-Stretch-Shower-Cloth/dp/B004BAWYX6/ref=pd_sim_bt_2
Very popular in Korea and Japan. You might be able to get one from an Asian store. I've used them for years, seem to help with ingrowns.
Only way to describe the cloth is that its rough nylon. So drys quick, and if you were worried about hygiene, throw it in the washing machine.
Very popular in Korea and Japan. You might be able to get one from an Asian store. I've used them for years, seem to help with ingrowns.
Only way to describe the cloth is that its rough nylon. So drys quick, and if you were worried about hygiene, throw it in the washing machine.
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