Loofah

Anyone else out there kind of fudge their way through life pretending they know about something because it's too long ago that you should have asked? And by now everyone will laugh if you say "what actually IS a loofah?" I was never sure whether it was animal, vegetable or mineral. So you can find out now what they're made from and pretend you always knew. Here's the link (basically it's a dried out courgette thing - phew, no animals involved here).

They are a wonderful scrubby skin/lathery tool for your baths and showers.