About this item

  • PLANT, NOT PLASTIC — a whole loofah gourd, sun-dried and cut by hand. Nothing synthetic in it, and it goes on the compost heap when you are finished.
  • SOFTENS IN WARM WATER — firm and scratchy dry, pillow-soft the moment it is wet, then firm again as it dries. That drying is what stops it going sour the way a plastic sponge does.
  • USES A FRACTION OF THE SOAP — the open fibre works up a lather from a sliver of a bar, so a bathing bar lasts noticeably longer with one of these than without.
  • STITCHED TO HOLD ITS SHAPE — cotton thread right through, so the heart does not flatten into a disc after a fortnight.
  • LASTS MONTHS, NOT WEEKS — rinse, squeeze and hang it where air can reach it. Replace every 4–6 weeks for face use, longer for body.

Natural Loofah

Heart Shaped Loofah

Heart Shaped Loofah is a bathing accessory made from sun-dried luffa aegyptiaca, cotton thread. Net quantity 1 pad. The product itself contains no plastic — no plastic parts, fibres, film or beads go into making it. Made in India. Part of our Natural Loofah range.

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Hand-cut heart of sun-dried gourd fibre — soft enough for daily use.

No plastic in it · The product itself contains no plastic — no plastic parts, fibres, film or beads go into making it.

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One gourd, dried in the sun, cut by hand

A loofah is not a sponge and it is not a manufactured product. It is a gourd — Luffa aegyptiaca — left on the vine until it dries out, then peeled, deseeded and cut.

That is the entire process. No foaming, no moulding, no petroleum. The thing in your hand grew on a plant a few months ago and will be soil again a few months after you are done with it.

Why people switch from a plastic sponge

  • It dries out properly between showers, so it does not go sour
  • It lathers a bar of soap with a fraction of what a synthetic sponge swallows
  • It sheds no microplastic down the drain, because there is no plastic in it
  • It composts whole at the end instead of outliving you in landfill
  • It costs less than the sponge it replaces
How long does a natural loofah last?

Four to six weeks for face use and two to three months for body use, if you rinse it after each use and hang it somewhere it can dry fully. The thing that shortens a loofah's life is staying wet — left in a puddle in the corner of the bath it will go soft and start to smell within a fortnight. Hung up with air around it, it will outlast several plastic sponges.

Is a loofah better than a plastic bath sponge?

For most people, yes, on three counts: it dries out between uses so it does not sour, it makes a bar of soap go much further, and it composts instead of shedding microplastic into the water and then sitting in landfill. The one thing a synthetic sponge does better is stay soft when dry — a loofah is stiff until it meets warm water.

About this product

A whole loofah gourd, dried and cut into a heart by hand, then stitched with cotton so it keeps its shape wet.

The fibre softens the moment it meets warm water and firms up again as it dries, which is what stops it going sour the way a plastic sponge does. Hang it up between showers and it will see you through months of use, then go on the compost heap.

What it's made of

Sun-dried Luffa aegyptiaca, cotton thread

Product declarations
Generic name
Bathing accessory
Net quantity
2
Country of origin
India
Manufacturer
Bikli Naturals, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Best before
3 years unopened
Consumer care
Bikli · 954, S Block, Mangol Puri, Delhi-110083 · +91 9914283292 · customercare@bikli.in
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