How To Make A Natural Exfoliating Sponge

Do you regularly exfoliate your skin with a sponge? Of course, it is essential for our beauty and our health in general, we improve the balance of our epidermis by eliminating dead skin, and we also promote circulation, hence its use is essential.

And now tell us what kind of sponges do you usually use? Do you know that there are natural, inexpensive and very effective alternatives? We explain them to you!

The Luffa vegetable scrub sponge

What is it?

You must have heard of her. Believe it or not, before the typical foam rubber sponges existed, many people used this natural and effective alternative.

We are talking about the Luffa loofah. It is actually a type of plant belonging to the cucurbitaceae family, that is, it is neither more nor less than a type of pumpkin. Surprising, right?

Its use was very common in China as early as 600 BC. And remember: it can be grown easily if you live in an area where the heat is usually high. Why not try it if we can?

It is a climbing plant that grows easily, does not require excessive care and can give you a large number of sponges.

Benefits of Luffa loofahs

• It does not leave harmful residues on the skin, as synthetic sponges do for example.
• It does not harm the environment, it is a product extracted directly from nature itself, unlike those of synthetic sponges made from petroleum.

• The loofah sponge effectively removes dead cells, thus achieving a perfect cleaning, reducing skin oiliness, and preventing acne.
• It prevents and reduces the incidence of cellulite thanks to the great circulatory activation it achieves.
• It is also a great muscle relaxant, if every day we practice a good massage with these vegetable sponges, we will make it easier for our skin to absorb the nourishing, reducing or anti-cellulite creams.
• As a curiosity, we will tell you that once you have used this sponge on numerous occasions, you can reuse it as a scouring pad for the kitchen. It is really useful!

How to get and use a Luffa sponge

How to get it

If you want to grow them, you can find their seeds in any herbal store. In natural stores you can also find this type of sponge already ready for use.

But in case you have planted them at home, remember that once they are large and mature, you must follow these steps:

1. Take them and let them dry.
2. Then, remove the skin and remove the seeds inside (these seeds will serve you at the same time for other crops).
3. Once dry, squeeze it well with your hands so that it softens a bit.
4. Then, add the moisturizer or gel with which you are going to take a bath.

Utilization

1. Rub the skin well, making circular and upward movements at the same time. That is, rub with moderate intensity from the ankles to the calf, from the knee to the thigh, from the belly to the chest. In this way we promote circulation while we are removing all the dead skin.
2. Then pour yourself warm water (slightly cool if it is in the morning) or hot if it is at night. If you use this vegetable sponge every day, you will see how little by little your skin feels smoother and more beautiful. It is very effective.
3. To keep our sponge in good condition, we must rinse it with our hands, pressing well so that no traces of water remain.
4. Finally, hang it up to give it air and thus dry, freeing it of all kinds of bacteria.

You will love to try it, do not hesitate!