painfully wonderful [SEP] these are almost painful when you use them at first the exfoliation is much better than in a regular loofa i bought these after reading how much bacteria fungus grow in a regular loofa and i liked that these could be washed after a first few baths showers where i thought the scrub was too much i love them now i truly delight in sloughing off the outer layer of my skin because i know my skin is going to positively glow when i am done i cannot remember having softer skin i will be ordering these again