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.
Welcome to the poofy thing club, matt_mcl!
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.
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’!
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)
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.
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. 
I see nothing wrong with the poofy thing…but I would not buy my own. Maybe I have issues with my own masculinity…
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.
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?
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.
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).
How does one wash one’s buttcrack with a poofy thing?
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.
Manly men exfoliate with agent orange.
Koffing says:
Yeah, the net can be squeezed together very tightly. Just don’t apply too much pressure. And make sure to wash the pouf regularly.