Anybody who knows me well (and now you 
) knows I just love fruity things. There’s just something about the look (and smell) of fruit that I find beautiful. I’ve even given my kids fruity nicknames. 
So I found these [tag]loofa[/tag] scrubbers quite adorable. [tag]Loofah-Art[/tag] says that their naturally grown loofas have longer and finer textured fibers, making them resistant to wear and “the strongest, most resilient and pliable natural cleaners on the market — outlasting most other scrubbers.”
Many people believe that the loofa (also known as luffa sponge, loofa, loofah, and sponge gourd among other common names) comes from the sea - a misconception I once had. It’s actually a gourd-like vegetable that is cultivated, seeded and washed, then left in the sun to dry naturally. Luffa.info has a bunch of information about the luffa, some which surprised me. For instance, I had no idea that the luffa “fruit” is edible when young, and that you can eat it like squash or okra!
Some of the many reasons why you might like to use loofas:
- In the kitchen they’re
- gentle enough to scrub fruits and vegetables
- tough enough to scrub pots and pans
- wonderful for scrubbing things that can’t withstand steel wool, such as non-stick cookware
- In the galley they’re safe on
- wood
- glass
- plastic
- stainless steel and more
- For your body they
- exfoliate and polish your skin
- encourage new cell growth
If you’re not as partial to fruit as I am, Loofah-art has other styles: vegetables (my fascination with fruit does not extend to veggies), marine (alas, no dolphins), cocktail (there’s more fruit there 
) and even casino.
If you’re interested in growing your own (wanna make loofa soap?), check out Loofa.info or this interesting article at The Chamomile Times.
Oh, and be sure to keep your loofas dedicated for one use; you wouldn’t want to polish your skin with the same loofa you use to polish your pots.
[tags]loofa, loofah, body scrubber, vegetable scrubber, fruit scrubber, cleaning, body care, housekeeping, non-stick cookware, loofa soap, loofah soap[/tags]
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Becky // Dec 2, 2006 at 3:46 pm
Where can the loofah scrubbers (veggies above)be purchased….
Thanks,
Becky
2 Barb // Dec 2, 2006 at 3:56 pm
Becky,
If you go to the website (linked above, but you can find it at http://www.loofah-art.com ), at the top of the left-hand sidebar it says “Retail Customers” with a “to purchase” button next to it. Click that and it will show you places where you can find these adorable scrubbers! If you get some, I’d love to know what you think of them!
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