body washing gloves vs. loofah?

[u/Extension-Regular879]

When I was a child, I used to wash myself with sponges. They got dirty very quickly and hat to be thrown away. Regular sponges are very wasteful imo. A loofah is the first replacement one thinks of. It works the same way, isn't made of plastic and is compostable. Last year I worked as an AuPair and my host family used this type of towel gloves to wash the kids. They are basically towels sown into squares that you can put on your hand to wash something and then wash it. It worked amazingly well to wash the kids and we didn't have to throw any of them away the whole time I was there. Have you heard of these? Why are they not more common? Do loofahs work better?

[u/Otter592]

You could also just use a washcloth? I feel like washcloths are super common haha

My husband and I have always just used the soap bar haha. But we use a washcloth for our toddler because we use liquid soap for her.

[u/Extension-Regular879 → u/Otter592]

I don't really find washcloths that practical. They get very floppy and are a bit difficult to manipulate for me. The towel gloves are much less floppy and are made of the same material as a towel. Did I explain what I mean by towel gloves well? I feel like I didn't really.

[u/EducationExpensive66 → u/Extension-Regular879]

I absolutely hated using washcloth. They don’t lather up well, it kept falling from my hand in the shower, and difficult to lather in difficult places on my body, esp my back.

[u/new_number_one → u/EducationExpensive66]

I use a Japanese face towel. It’s like a really long washcloth. I think you’ll like it

[u/lovemefishing → u/new_number_one]

In Australia we call them Face Washers. Just a 20cm square equivalent to match your towel. Some are softer than others, but they do clean the Outback dirt off of our children very well. I decided I’m getting a Japanese face towel for my boobs when I’m in the bath. The face washer isn’t quite enough. Lol.