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After removing the peel and seeds, the ripe dried loofah is used in the bath as a scrubbing sponge. |
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Loofah grows much like a cucumber. Once it reaches maturity, dry the plant and the outer skin peels away. |
Recently, I mentioned the loofah sponge to two people. Both insisted the loofah sponge was from the sea. Not so.
This sponge is actually a gourd you grow in the garden. Once matured, the fruit can be dried and everything (skin/seeds) removed but the xylem tissues. The sponge makes an excellent natural scrubber for the bath or kitchen.