Luffa Soaps and Products

Luffas (also spelled loofahs) have been used for bathing since the days of the pharaohs. Indeed, these whole luffas are grown in the Nile Delta of Egypt where they get enough sun to grow to mammoth size. They provide an invigorating, gentle scrub to exfoliate dead skin and leave it glowing. Luffas are the fibrous skeletons of fruits from a vegetable in the cucumber and gourd family. All luffas are not created equal. On the left is Luffa aegyptica, which is soft and gentle when wet. The luffa on the right is L. acutangula, hard and rough. Our luffas are unbleached. They are shipped to you dried and compressed. Soak one in water for a minute and it will expand. A whole luffa expands to 20-26 inches long. Cut it into pieces or use it whole. Many people mistakenly think luffas are sea creatures but they grow on a vine.

Welcome to an extraordinary shower. Luffa soap will quickly become your skins BFF. We’ve incorporated our moisturizing soap into whole natural luffas (also spelled loofah). The ones we use come directly to us from Egypt. Luffa aegyptiaca is a member of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family that includes squash, pumpkins and zucchini. When young and tender, sponge gourds are eaten. When mature, they are used for a natural scrub. You will see why luffas have been used for thousands of years. They have a perfect texture for the job: not too rough but just right.