# Guys and the poofy thing... A shower question. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532 "2003-04-18T12:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/81 "2003-04-21T14:16:11Z")
I bought a poof on Saturday! ( **Potter** is going to tease me mercilessly for that one.) It is blue and it works very well, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Phatlewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Phatlewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatlewt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/82 "2003-04-21T16:55:15Z")
Welcome to the poofy thing club, **matt\_mcl**! ---
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/83 "2003-04-21T17:16:25Z")
I use the poofy thing because [whine]I live in the desert and my skin gets all dry and itchy if I use regular bar soap, so I need to use moisturizing body wash instead.[/whine] However, I do pay attention to the color of my poofy thing; no pastels for me thankyouverymuch (Target seems to only carry pastel colors; I must look elsewhere). Right now, I have a white poofy but it’s wearing out and I need to replace it. I’m thinking navy blue or forest green would be a good color. ---
**Author:** ![SouthernSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@SouthernSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernSky)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/84 "2003-04-21T18:13:12Z")
News headlines: POOFY SALES EXPLODE “Sales of our Poofies have gone through the roof” says PoofsRus CEO. Washcloth Manufacturers Cry “NO SOAP” To Poofies. Two-Page Thread on Internet Message Board Contributed to Poofy Explosion Brick-Scented Poofy Soap Brings Last Males to Poofies Irish Spring Soap Caves In To Demands to ‘Poofify or Else’! ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/85 "2003-04-21T21:13:45Z")
Try the _scrubber_ from Bath & Body. They use a tougher nylon and it’s scratchier than the Wal-mart variety. For me, it feels better. Lever 2000 & Softsoap now sell liquid _scrubber_ soap in a range of scents that aren’t too frillie. -Belrix (member of the _Scrubber_ fan club - but definitely not the Poofy club) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/86 "2003-04-21T21:33:36Z")
The OP lost me with words like “exfoliate” and “liquid body wash”. I’m not replacing my Safeguard soap with goopy stuff - I have enough trouble when I’m in a hotel, or staying at someone’s house, and there’s stuff in the soap that feels like it’s still sticking to your skin, no matter how hard you try to rinse off. I don’t _know_ if that’s what those dippy soap replacements feel like, but I’m not taking any chances. They make my face feel like it’s been frickin’ _sandpapered_. Besides, I’m perfectly happy with a washcloth and sensible soap. I don’t want more lather - I can get plenty of lather on a washcloth. I want something capable of _working the soap in_, and a washcloth is just the thing. Can’t see that a poof would be much good for that. I _have_ contemplated a loofah, though. ---
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/87 "2003-04-21T22:21:29Z")
Poofy things rock! I have noticed that my soap consumption has noticeably decreased since using them. Although, I must admit, I never realized there to be a “girly” thing about them. I didn’t think that an issue since they are more abrasive than washcloths… Ah well, not gonna keep me from using my (mundane) white one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Prisoner\_24601](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Prisoner\_24601](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prisoner_24601)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/88 "2003-04-21T23:20:12Z")
I see nothing wrong with the poofy thing…but I would not buy my own. Maybe I have issues with my own masculinity… ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/89 "2003-04-22T01:31:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*Jiminy Cricket! I’ve wandered into the girl’s locker room. I **hate** those freaking things! They’re always in the way, or dripping cold water on me as I’m trying to towel off. And, what pathetic kind of panty-waisted, spineless, hairless, girlie-man needs a poofy thing to generate lather?!? Stop taking those estrogen supplements and grow some hair, for crying out loud. > > Water and a bar of Ivory. That’s all a man needs. And, he won’t _smell_ like a poofy thing, either. \*\* Right on, **Davebear**! Though Lava soap is the preferred manly bar soap of choice. 😃 The pouf is a bacteria trap, and it’s not self-cleaning like a regular bar of soap. The only way I’d let one of those things touch my body is if Catherine Zeta-Jones was caressing me with it. And even then, I’d have to be drinking Jack Daniel’s whiskey straight from the bottle just to offset the emasculating effects of the poofy thing. ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/90 "2003-04-22T01:40:47Z")
I think I’ll get two cats and name them Poofy and Loofah… Yes, you are both cute!!!..Yes you are!!! My pwecious widdle kitty, Poofy!! Do ooo wuve me, Loofah??? I WUVE oooooo!!! Um…(cough)…how about those Kansas City Royals? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/91 "2003-04-22T02:04:36Z")
I hate them…they seem to wad up to nothing, can’t scrub more than a micro thin swath at a time. Just the wash rag, ma’am. I visit friends and the Ms of the house is one of those people who have 25 different body washes, shampoos, conditioners, and poofy things. I damn near ran out of hot water looking for “soap”, some shampoo that didn’t reek of Mango Mousse or Apricot Avacado. All I could muster was body wash that felt slimey and wouldn’t come off due to the inadequate scrubbing abilities of the poofy. Dial soap…bar…and a wash rag (wash cloth) works just dandy. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/92 "2003-04-22T04:35:41Z")
Just a washcloth for me, too, and not even soap. My dry, itchy skin can’t handle any soap. I haven’t used soap in the shower for 10 years now (just warm water and a washcloth), and I’m not missing anything. I smell fine, and I feel fine (as in, not scratching my skin raw). ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/93 "2003-04-24T03:52:12Z")
How does one wash one’s buttcrack with a poofy thing? ---
**Author:** ![Cooler\_of\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@Cooler\_of\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cooler_of_Death)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/94 "2003-04-24T03:57:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Koffing \* > \*\*How does one wash one’s buttcrack with a poofy thing? \*\* I’d imagine by scrubbing it, much the way you clean anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/95 "2003-04-24T22:45:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cooler of Death \* > \*\*I’d imagine by scrubbing it, much the way you clean anything else. \*\* Perhaps my question should’ve been this: does a poofy thing squeeze down small enough to wash between the buttocks? There are shower implements that just wouldn’t work for washing the tight areas of the body. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/96 "2003-04-25T22:15:54Z")
Manly men exfoliate with agent orange. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532/97 "2003-04-25T22:54:10Z")
Koffing says: > [@](#): > > Perhaps my question should’ve been this: does a poofy thing squeeze down small enough to wash between the buttocks? There are shower implements that just wouldn’t work for washing the tight areas of the body. Yeah, the net can be squeezed together very tightly. Just don’t apply too much pressure. And make sure to wash the pouf regularly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-and-the-poofy-thing-a-shower-question/169532.md?page=4)