very vigorous at exfoliating
This is a medium-sized mitt with a layer of very rough, but strong fabric on both sides and an elastic band at the wrist to help it stay on. The fabric is held together by solid stitching which was flawless on my mitt. It is super strong despite being thin. The fabric is rather surprisingly rough when you rub it against your skin. It's like sandpaper that does not do any damage. It leaves your skin feeling smoother and cleaner after use because it so vigorously rubs off outer dead skin cells. If you have thin or super sensitive skin, I'm not sure how this would feel. I'm the sort of person who scratches hard, so I loved this. It felt effective and it felt invigorating. The type of rough stimulation likely stimulates blood vessels close to the surface of the skin. I wouldn't be surprised if it had positive effects in terms of cleaning through increased blood flow.<br /><br />The only point about this which I was not happy about was the inner seem around the elastic band at the bottom (see photo). The interior is stitched well, but it is also sealed at the edges with what seems to be melted plastic. Mine had sharp edges that I had to trim off with scissors in order to stop it from digging into my wrists uncomfortably. This ragged edge should be more refined. Though cutting it off isn't difficult, I'm concerned that cutting off too much will result in fraying the elastic resulting it in eventually unraveling so one must trim lightly and carefully.<br /><br />Note: I received a free sample of this product for my assessment.
Rating: 4 stars