Do you use THE POUF?

My mother has one of these, but she doesn't call it a pouf. When I saw the thread title I thought it meant one of those round ottoman things. My nan had one of those, and I used to pretend it was a big tractor tyre.

Let me explain that a little - I mean by turning it on it's side, sitting next to it, and making tractor noises.

i like those.

hahaha aww that's fun

http://www.johnlewis.com/jl_assets/product/230402102.jpg

This is a pouf.

they are great, yes, but always remember to buy new ones regularly lest they capture capture too much dead skin and breed nasty microbes

ur right. i need to get a new one soon

Yes b/c they are cheap and easy, but I don't really like to. As Elmo says, they are bacteria factories. Also they don't exfoliate enough for me. Loofah's aren't much better. I'm beginning to think rough washcloths just might be the best exfoliaters.

i saw one of these in a grocery store in portland labeled as a "PLEASURE PUFF" (!!). i use one because i like taking a few layers of skin off every time i shower. pomegrante and mango bodywash at the mo.

I like the Turkish style ones that look like giant cakes:
http://d2ssd.com/www-source/me_shop/pouf6bc.jpg

ooh the pomegranate by softsoap is great

I use the footrest kind of pouf. The other I have never really understood.

You can forestall the bacteria by soaking in a bleach or vinegar solution...you probably only need a couple of capfuls of bleach in a bowl big enough to submerge the puff. Soak 5 mins or something. For vinegar, I'd prob use like 1:3 vinegar to hot water.

I orig thought of microwaving them to kill bacteria, like you can with your dish sponges, but I'm pretty sure the puffs are held together by a metal staple in the middles, so don't nuke.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/scrubbygloves.jpgscrubby gloves

Can't you just boil them in a pot for a few minutes to kill germs?

i use scrubby gloves on my face

You could boil them, sure.

I use a rough washcloth for exfoliating. The puffy thing gets used to scrub the tub (s'good for that actually!)

hehe maybe i need to try that! i'm always trying to make that job less obnoxious.

Oooh I hate cleaning bathrooms :(

You're not alone in that.

http://www.kiehls.com/img/labels/lab_589.gif

ohmygosh that looks great

i hate cleaning bathrooms too. i always wish my bathroom had like a magical full-bathroom shower, and a full-bathroom dryer that would just dry it all up. presto clean =P

Does your face melt if you use that on it?

The Formula one chain of hotels in France and around have bathrooms that do this.

not melt faces, have self cleaning bathrooms.

what?? aaaargh i want

Boo, useless French bathrooms.

if I used it on my face everyday it would probably start to look like it was melting

we have this keil's outmeal face scrub stuff that feels like you're swimming in mud... it's awesome

Clearly you are no the "Ultimate Man"

i like that stuff, but it is >$10 bar, isn't it?

Re: bacteria factories

Launder them, you goons! Is it a "drawback" to washclothes that they get all stiff and crusty and smell vile if you never ever wash them?

Nice soap always costs too much. Except the mint & fig soap from Pre du Provence, which is nice and cheap.

I wish Keihl's had kept everything in white containers w/ plain white labels & black/blue text.

hahahahahahaha

i see ur point xp

yea, white is always nice

racist!

i like that stuff, but it is >$10 bar, isn't it?

$11 last time I checked. I buy like four or five at a time. Class warfare.

honestly though if I wear the last bar down to a sliver and then have to resort to the pouf + bodywash that I still have for backup I feel kind of slimy all day

Liquid soap is for hands and dishes.

It's true. Awful stuff. Bottled version of the stuff that collects at the bottom of the soap dish.

i use these and i replace them as often as i replace toothbrush which is fairly often but not ocd often or anything

Launder them, you goons!

I'm not sure how I feel about throwing plastic into the washing machine. Washclothes are much easier.

I'd be a lot more worried if I were planning to put it in the dryer.

Laurel OTM, you nasty wastrels!

(that may have been overly harsh)

i don't even know what a wastrel is!

it's like a weasel, but more wasted

They're just nylon. The worst that could happen is whatever they're tied together with comes off and they unravel, but it's just one long tube of mesh. Put them in the poor man's autoclave - the dishwasher - just don't turn on the heating element and you're golden.

people you are on the internet. there is no reason to ever not know what a word means.

also lol at wastrels just being one long tube of dishwasher-safe nylon mesh

wast·rel /ˈweɪstrəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[wey-struhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun

1. a wasteful person; spendthrift.

lol spendthrift! good word

Okay we've suggested five different ways to sterilize these things at this point. Anyone who's still objecting has bigger problems.

xp to Tom: I was gonna say: what is this, Tuomas II: Electric Boogaloo?

lol dishwasher as poor man's autoclave - i kind of really want a dishwasher now

i want one so bad... now that's a life-changing purchase

I wanna know if there's folks out there who use these to wash themselves
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513qHV04xrL._AA280_PIbundle-8,TopRight,0,0_AA280_SH20_.jpg

double duty! soft sponge on one side, exfoliating scrubber on the other

Actually, would you believe I own a body sponge that is pretty much like that? I mean it's not harsh like a scotchbrite scrubber but it does have a sponge side and a rough scrubby side.

I also use that to clean the tub instead of myself, though.

sof just tell me you don't use a tub brush to bathe

(what is a tub brush, really?)