My skin has NEVER been this smooth.
I've been showering wrong all my life...because I wasn't using these sponges.<br /><br />I've always had annoying little dots on my skin, particularly legs and upper arms (I've often heard of it called &#34;chicken skin&#34;). I've been told it's ingrown hairs, body acne, etc. (and I believed each of these theories at one point or another). However, I had this even when I was a kid and didn't have any acne at all, so it just wasn't adding up. And regardless of what you call it, it's still frustrating/embarrassing when someone notices it, or worse, points it out when you're wearing a sleeveless top. I'd tried a few things in the past such as body scrubs and oils, and those exfoliating gloves. None of them had any considerable effect, which is why (up to this point) I'd just resigned myself to the fact that I would always have this &#34;ingrown hair&#34;/chicken skin appearance. Until recently, when someone pointed out to me that I had bumps on my arms (like I wasn't aware) and I decided I'd had enough.<br /><br />Completely fed up, I scoured the internet. Surprisingly, unlike previous searches that had left me frustrated and without an answer, I discovered rather quickly that my skin looks suspiciously similar to a condition called Keratosis Pilaris. It can look like ingrown hairs or little bumps (hence the &#34;chicken skin&#34; comparison...if you have this then you know what I mean). In the past, I've used washcloths, exfoliator gloves, and those round, brightly-colored bath poufs, but none of them really did anything other than get me clean (which, to be fair, is all I had previously expected from any kind of bath sponge).<br /><br />Folks. When I say this left me squeaky clean, I mean I probably would have HEARD the squeaking if I'd turned off the water to listen for it. I used it with the Nubian Heritage Coconut and Papaya bar soap, which is good in its own right, but I don't think the soap was the magic bullet here. I say that because at one point I was scrubbing and just kept going for a couple seconds without realizing that I needed to lather up my sponge again, and it had STILL left behind that squeaky clean feeling even without any soap in it! I followed it up with Organic Fiji Sugar Polish and my skin was GLOWING. I've never seen my skin like this. EVER.<br /><br />I NEVER write reviews, but with this product I absolutely had to (as I will for the two other products that really transformed my skin, Organic Fiji sugar scrub and AmLactin 12% Moisturizing Lotion). I wish I had taken a &#34;before&#34; picture so I could show the drastic difference side-by-side with the &#34;after.&#34; It's ridiculous that I've been frustrated with this issue all my life...and then this very ordinary-looking sponge literally made a difference with ONE SHOWER. After about 3 or 4 showers, my skin was even smoother. I've been using it for about a week and a half, not wanting to write a review right away because it just kept getting better and better and I wanted to see how much it would improve. A week and a half later, and I STILL catch myself from time to time just rubbing my skin in disbelief and feeling the smoothness. Again, the sugar scrub and Amlactin lotion also have worked wonders for my skin, so I can't say how much of the improvement is due to the sponge alone vs. the combination...but I have zero intention of discontinuing any of them just to find out. Preemptive apology if you go to purchase these and they're out of stock after I've bought my lifetime supply. :)
Rating: 5 stars