not recommended [SEP] smaller than i realized and smaller than i want but that is on me i did not do my research on these thoroughly enough having many years experience loving loofah as a staple in my self care i find the loofah itself in this item has been bleached too much so that it is overly soft and has not retained enough scratching exfoliating power for me one of the two pads i have not used the other came with an hole in the loofah which revealed itself when wet and which with only a couple times used quickly turned into a very large hole and rendered the pad pretty much on its way out but i see that this company has a wonderful attitude in their high quality stated intentions for doing business so i will be returning these with confidence attitude goes a long way does not it thanks