"Loofahs, typically made from dried gourds, provide a vigorous exfoliation, which can be beneficial for those with oily or ...

Knowing when to replace your shampoo, conditioner and body wash is easy — when the bottle is empty, you know it’s time. But knowing when to replace your loofah? That can be a bit harder. Just like ...

This puts the fun in fungus. A Reddit user has gone viral on the social media platform after sharing a veritable science experiment involving a “sponge-looking” growth in her bathroom shower. Shocking ...

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An at-home science experiment took a turn for the worst after one homeowner let a fungus sprout in the bathroom. The anonymous Reddit user initially spotted the fuzzy shower décor - which looked like ...

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Did you know that the word ‘loofah’ comes from the luffa plant? It's a gourd in the cucumber family that, when dried out, was the original shower scrubber. In other words, your loofah started out ...

Doctors tell us best way to scrub off dead skin cells, how often and if we even need to The body exfoliation conundrum - we ask several experts if the loofah belongs in the shower or the bin Greta ...

"Loofahs are hygienic to start out with," Esther Angert, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of microbiology at Cornell University, tells The Huffington Post. "It's how they are maintained ...