Like a mini-loofah for the face, only softer.
I'm borderline obsessive with my skin care routines, especially when it comes to obtaining only natural, organic products. We live in a world filled with chemicals, BPAs and PCBS, and all other manner of toxins, and so when attempting to rid my body of these inorganic influences, the last thing I want is to use more chemicals and plastics to &#34;cleanse&#34; myself from them.<br /><br />Konjac is a root-based vegetable that is found on the Jeju island. It is naturally alkaline and balances the acidity of the skin’s impurities and oils while being enriched with protein, carbohydrate, iron, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin D, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, and folic acid. It's naturally deep-cleaning and pH balanced, and contains no chemicals, Some of my favorite beauty bloggers swear by it, and so I thought I'd try it to see if it rose up to all of the hype surrounding it.<br /><br />These sponges came three to the package - and I loved the eco-friendly, well-designed cardboard packaging that it came in. It includes a small silicone scrub brush - a nice touch, but something I personally won't use on my face. They are surprisingly hard in the package, not unlike a dry loofah, and must first be moistened to soften. Although the back of the package states that can take up to 15 minutes, that seemed greatly exaggerated - it takes a little under a minute to fully saturate and soften, and the texture is quite soft and even slippery. A thoughtful touch: Each sponge has a small string that you can hang it on, and an accompanying suction cup hook is provided, and this keeps it absolutely clean and off of your germy counter or soap dish.<br /><br />So, I am sold. What I loved about it is that it takes virtually one drop of cleanser to foam up far beyond anything you'll need to completely cleanse both skin and neck - it produced a crazy amount of foam, and I found myself wringing it out several times to get rid of it. Not a bad thing as I spend a lot of money on cleansers and previously used a turkish washcloth which, believe me, required a good squirt to get even half as much foam. These are good sized sponges as well - not body sized, certainly, but more than adequate for your face and neck. Each one fits nicely in the palm of my hand.<br /><br />There was some residual redness after using - that is attributed to my being vigorous with it to obtain the exfoliating benefits. It does exactly what it says - it gives you beautiful, glowing clean skin, and is definitely a part of my daily skin care regime. The sponges should be discarded after about a month, so this three pack gives you an easy three months of use.<br /><br />I did not detect any noticeable difference between the three sponges aside from the color.<br /><br />I received this at a discounted price for my review, but I don't mince criticisms. This was just something I really loved.
Rating: 5 stars