throw away your loofah [SEP] better than loofah but aggressive so not for everybody it could be used as a torture devise if you scrub too hard read the directions get it wet then apply a little soap to it outside the shower stream use it on wet skin outside the shower stream that way a little soap goes a looooong way if you apply and scrub under the shower stream it will rinse the soap right out of the scrub these are inherently more sanitary than loofah and a quick rinse after using is all the cleaning it needs