Re: Stupid loohah soap question

[Guest guest]

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What I did with my loofah soaps was: Soaked the loofah in a baggie with like

sweet almond oil. Then put it in a can. Then poured the soap around it.

Talk about moisturing BUT ALSO exfoliating in a gentle sort of a way.

Don't know if thats how others do it but I and my friends and family loved it.

Cate

[Guest guest]

I've done the pringles can loofah soap several times and it has been

rough which is why they are foot scrubbies. The loofahs that I soaked

overnight and then let dry before pouring the soap were not ~as~

rough as the ones that I just put the soap on dry. I added extra oil

to my soap (I used a melt and pour) so that it was more moisturizing.

I'm thinking about putting them through a cycle in the washer to

soften them more.

My theory on the roughness is that it is scratchy because you are

using the inside of the loofah against your skin, not the outside. If

you cut a loofah and use it the same way, it is pretty scratchy until

it softens up. And if you have to ~saw~ it to slice it up, the fibers

are even scratchier. But it does get softer as you use it.

For regular skin smoothing bars I prefer ground pumice because it is

so much smoother and if I really want something rougher, I like corn

meal. I like to have the pumice/corn meal settle a tiny bit, so I

have a rough side and a less rough side. Kind of a dual purpose bar.

But everybody really likes the foot scrubbies. Has anybody tried

coloring the loofah before using it? I want something a little

different for this years gift baskets.

> I made a loofah soap in a pringles can. I just bought the cheap

loofah from drug store. My husband tried it, and said it it WAY to

rough and scratchy for the skin. So someone mentioned to me that I

should wet it first, then put into the pringles can (wet) and then

pour soap over to cover. I would think the wet loofah in the can

would create bacteria? Is this right? Is there a right way? I was

going to send these to family for xmas, but I guess not now, LOL

Thanks so much,

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Thank you for bringing up this topic. I was planning to make some of

> these next week. If you were to put the loofah in the washer, would

you

> use detergent or not? Would you then dry them? Naturally or in the

> dryer?

I will not use any detergent. The washer is just to agitate and spin

(which I thinks breaks the fiberes down a bit but not too much. And I

will dry on a lower heat in the dryer because I think that heat will

make them softer too. Now I have NO idea if loofahs shrink, so I'm

not going to do my whole batch at once!

>

> How do you slice them? A sharp knife? Serrated, or not?

For me this slicing thing is the hardest part. I have been using my

husband's hacksaw because none of my knives or loaf (or is it a

log..) soap slicers seem to cut through the loofah smoothly. I

actally put the whole thing in my wooden loaf slicer with a clothe

wedged in to keep it from moving and then use the hacksaw to slice.

I am sure there must be an easier, more professional way to do it!

Let us know how yours go!!!

>

> Thanks,

> Dorothy