Real Loofahs ... whatever happened to them?

[Fab Foodie]

Anybody still use one?
I remember them as a kid, bathrooms used to be full of them. I even recall they came flat and you stuck-em in the bath and up they swelled.

Have they too gone the way of white dog poo?

 

[MiK1138]

Hunted to extinction in the Great Loofah Purge of 1980

 

[CanucksTraveller]

You find them a lot when you’re on holiday around the Mediterranean still, places like the Greek Islands and Turkey where natural sponges occur. They’re usually sold in beach shops and tourist gift shops alongside the local sponges as a cheaper alternative.

I was on holiday in Rhodes this year and I bought one along with some olive oil soap, it was heaven to scrub the salt off each evening with a proper loofah and a nice soap. My skin’s never been so soft.

 

[MontyVeda]

I think we just started using these instead...

 

[numbnuts]

I still use one

 

[postman]

Mrs Goodbody swears by them.She has a selection various lengths and widths.And she does not mind being called a scrubber.

 

[Dayvo]

I used to go on holidays to the Greek islands late '90s early '00s and brought one back with me.

I seldom have a bath these days (showers, if you're wondering) so don't bother with a loofah.

I bet RM uses them because he's more aloofer than what I am.

 

[Fnaar]

Mrs Goodbody swears by them.She has a selection various lengths and widths.And she does not mind being called a scrubber.

Oddly, she keeps one in her bedroom. but it's purple, and you have to re-charge it

 

[Dayvo]

Oddly, she keeps one in her bedroom. but it's purple, and you have to re-charge it

Hope you let her use it from time to time.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bet that'd be rubbish in a sarnie.