We often get clients at the boutique who wonder what a luffa actually is, so to demystify this, here is all you need to know about this great plant.
The luffa is the seed pod of a plant when mature, the fruits become a tough mass of cellulose fiber that makes a great scrubbing sponge. Its not actually a sponge, which is an animal from the sea, its closely related to the pumpkin and the cucumber, they are from the same family, the curcubi
t family. You can use the luffa to scrub your whole body, it effectively removes dead skin and costs much less than fancy body scrubs. Although those are quite fun from time to time! They last about six months to a year in the shower and once you are done with it you can throw it into the compost bin.
But that's not all! The luffa can be also used to scrub pots and pans, clean the bath tub and the sink or even your car if you own one! In some Asian countries the young fruit and the flower are eaten, just like the okra or a squash.
So there you go! Now you know all you need to know about the luffa!
The luffa is the seed pod of a plant when mature, the fruits become a tough mass of cellulose fiber that makes a great scrubbing sponge. Its not actually a sponge, which is an animal from the sea, its closely related to the pumpkin and the cucumber, they are from the same family, the curcubi
t family. You can use the luffa to scrub your whole body, it effectively removes dead skin and costs much less than fancy body scrubs. Although those are quite fun from time to time! They last about six months to a year in the shower and once you are done with it you can throw it into the compost bin.But that's not all! The luffa can be also used to scrub pots and pans, clean the bath tub and the sink or even your car if you own one! In some Asian countries the young fruit and the flower are eaten, just like the okra or a squash.
So there you go! Now you know all you need to know about the luffa!
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