Trying to be non-political today, not talk about covid, or climate. Maybe a little climate related, but not directly.

first post was frying pans (LOVE my cast iron pan, and it loves me back because I treat it with love)

A few months ago I switched from an artificial bath sponge to a natural sponge. Since I made the switch, I've discovered my skin is happier, and I've been using it for 3 months, it hasn't degraded at all.

I did a lot of reading on them, and while information differs place to place, what I've discovered:

1. A natural sponge, if properly cared for, is good for up to, and maybe longer than, around 5 years. In contrast, an artificial plastic sponge is good for ~30 days. You can use it longer, but it deteriorates and loses its cohesiveness pretty quickly, and much longer it's a giant mess.

2. Once a month or so, you just throw a natural sponge in a pot of boiling water for a minute or two, kills off any bacteria or fungus, anything that might start to grow. A natural sponge is naturally resistant to both, but those things are tenacious and will start to grow eventually anyways. A quick boil once a month will keep that from ever being an issue. Throw a plastic sponge in boiling water for a few minutes, it'll melt and ruin your pot. Gross.

3. A natural sponge is biodegradable and safe to throw in the garbage when you're done with it. The artificial version, while not hardy at all as far as keeping its shape, will spend 1000s of years with very little degradation from when you threw it out.

#Bathing #Sponges #WhoWouldaThunkIt #EarthFriendly #Biodegradeable #PlasticSucks #TeamEarth #Clean