Same here, and the washcloths go into the Bleach Load for sanitizing.
Between the spouse’s diabetes and my own skin problems we have to be careful, and we’ve had far fewer problems since we adopted the “use once and launder” approach to body cleaning utensils.
Since the skin cleanser I use doesn’t really lather at all that’s not a consideration. I do sort of miss lather, but I don’t miss the epic skin problems I used to get so I’m fine with the trade off and used to it by now.
You may not need it.
Exfoliating is for removing the top layer of dead skins cells. If you get problems with flaky skin it can help with that (although finding and removing the cause of the flakiness is probably better if you can do that). It has some cosmetic uses, both on a professional and on an amateur level. It’s oversold these days, and can be taken to excess.
Men who shave with a blade razor wind up doing some exfoliation along with the hair removal, and some of the irritations that can occur with shaving are a consequence. Women flock to facial scrubs and exfoliants in the hopes of looking better and more youthful, and while it can even out the skin slightly and help with very fine wrinkles it’s not a face lift and very easy to overdo.
As for the shower poufs - where I work we do a brisk business in them, whether on their own or on a stick.
I use hands, and sometimes use a wash cloth on my face.
If I’m traveling somewhere with hard water where the soap won’t rinse off, I may use a washcloth everywhere to scrub off the soap.
The only place I “exfoliate” is my feet and ankles, and I do that with my fingernails. I’ve tried a loofah. It felt nice, but there was no way to clean the bits of dead skin out of it, so it was sort of disgusting the second time I wanted to use it. So, no more loofah.
Yes and in a variety of shapes and sizes. I have a couple with handles for the back, some big and really soft and some small and scratchy for my feet. I also have a menu of body washes to use with them. Maybe today I want to smell like a grapefruit but tomorrow I want to smell like a strawberry or jasmine or cotton candy…
Female - Yes… some of the time, anyway. Whenever my skin feels like it wants a little resurfacing—mainly on elbows, knees, shins, & ankles, in combination with moisturizing body wash—but not every shower.
I suffer from rosacea and used to use an exfoliating scrub. My dermatologist told me to never use a scrub again, especially not on the face. My skin is way less red and itchy without it. My hands and some Aveeno or CereVe works just fine. I do get more big skin flakes now, but I don’t scratch and cause more problems.
Strictly washcloth here. They’ve been working for me just fine for over 50 years. I’ve seen the poufs, but never really understood what their usefulness was.
just use a back scrubber. But for camping the greatest thing since sliced bread is a 3 ft long section of the same material of a pouf. Wad it up and it’s a pouf perfect for lathering up. unroll it and it’s a back scrubber. Rinses out and dries nicely without getting moldy.
Ever since I discovered them. They don’t waste soap of using it directly, and, unlike cloths, they stay clean as long as you rinse them out well, meaning no extra laundry or tracking them down if they didn’t get put up properly.
They also foam up quite well, so their softness doesn’t matter. Washcloths may start out softer, but they lose it quickly. It’s something about that type of fabric. They get rough bumps on them.