How We Use Luffa Sponges!

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2022

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  • @Deusvult009
    @Deusvult009 Год назад +48843

    As an Indian I can attest this is a good scrubber. Really mild on the skin. You can usually get this in Ayurvedic stores.

    • @urvashigupta2994
      @urvashigupta2994 Год назад +471

      And in Hindi we call it *turai*

    • @DivyaKalasua
      @DivyaKalasua Год назад +331

      People buy this thing. Man i would have been a millionaire

    • @Babumoshai..
      @Babumoshai.. Год назад +75

      And its very tasty .

    • @tweety8900
      @tweety8900 Год назад +50

      We had tht guord in our back garden...

    • @HaveAGoodDayFk.U
      @HaveAGoodDayFk.U Год назад +135

      I have herpes. Mom alcoholic. Dad throws rocks at cats. Brother kills hamsters. Sister cuts dolls hair and glues it on her head. Cousin put legs around his head and walks on his hands. Uncle drinks booze with mom and they wrestle in mom and dad's room. Aunt chops off the chickens heads. I go to school and watch my friend Chucky fart on the teachers desk before class. Chucky pees his pants on purpose and pretends it's an accident. I started pooping pants and pretend it's an accident to be like Chucky. We laugh. Principle schulinger says me and Chucky are too stupid to hump a door knob. I don't know what that means, so I think I am stupid. Have a nice day Mr.Mam.

  • @BierBart12
    @BierBart12 Год назад +5050

    I had NO idea Luffa came from vine plants and weren't actual sponges

    • @CheeseMiser
      @CheeseMiser Год назад

      ​@@karan_rajput75 shut up boomer

    • @animefans2420
      @animefans2420 Год назад +13

      🤣 wuttt but ik

    • @yennefer440
      @yennefer440 Год назад +124

      ​@@karan_rajput75 another oldie who thinks they know everything

    • @Omnipresentponi
      @Omnipresentponi Год назад +148

      ​@@karan_rajput75 another person who thinks ridiculing those who are younger than them about things that they know nothing about instead of actually teaching them is gonna do anything other than waste everyones time

    • @daphnewithad
      @daphnewithad Год назад +27

      @@karan_rajput75 girl quiet

  • @ancientbeverage2360
    @ancientbeverage2360 Год назад +424

    I'm convinced that all these diy, survival videos, camping videos constantly poping up on my feed are prepping us for the apocalypse.

    • @rosemarymcbride3419
      @rosemarymcbride3419 7 месяцев назад +14

      would it be so much of an apocalypse if we all ended up living lives with less garbage?

    • @6Snake6Eyes666
      @6Snake6Eyes666 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@rosemarymcbride3419if there’s an apocalypse that’s the last of our concerns also we would all be dead

    • @nathandenials
      @nathandenials 6 месяцев назад

      i agree but most of the "survival base pool" are fake as they all use hardware and vehicles

    • @senorita-qh6bm
      @senorita-qh6bm 4 месяца назад

      😭

    • @katefox3209
      @katefox3209 4 месяца назад +1

      Probably not the apocalypse, but definitely an economic depression

  • @adventuresofthecosmos8306
    @adventuresofthecosmos8306 Год назад +34

    The Luffa and scub daddy war is starting now which is better

    • @gtd360
      @gtd360 5 месяцев назад

      Biggest downfall of scrub daddy from I've seen is that they aren't very durable. So they just end up as more plastic trash.

  • @clowneystudios.co1194
    @clowneystudios.co1194 Год назад +6654

    So that's why nature is so clean they literally just grow their own cleaning supply.

    • @BloxyBloxxer
      @BloxyBloxxer Год назад

      ​@@Dont_click_this_profil3 bro stfu in trying to enjoy the video

    • @soldiertitlecard
      @soldiertitlecard Год назад +68


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    • @chathurasilva4996
      @chathurasilva4996 Год назад +74

      wdym nature is clean its literally 70% dirt, dust, fungi and moss

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 Год назад +152

      @@chathurasilva4996 funnily enough, it’s not dirty if it’s supposed to be there

    • @agusstine
      @agusstine Год назад +3

      @@Dont_click_this_profil3 okay, I won't click profile

  • @creacher00
    @creacher00 Год назад +4875

    I’m a marine biology grad student & I just found out that loofahs aren’t actually sponges. My life is a lie

    • @nuthealth5214
      @nuthealth5214 Год назад +31

      Rigid gaurd

    • @snowgolem007
      @snowgolem007 Год назад +138

      They grow from seeds they are a fruit

    • @lorimiller4301
      @lorimiller4301 Год назад +24

      Everything You Know is a Lie by Lloyd Pye. Very good video !

    • @Janelle224
      @Janelle224 Год назад +3

      Nooo

    • @Bambotb
      @Bambotb Год назад +15

      same i am shocked

  • @itahatta5996
    @itahatta5996 Год назад +520

    In Asia, we eat the young fruit... it's a vegetable & taste very good in clear soup

    • @KatsuraNoZura
      @KatsuraNoZura Год назад +3

      Or stir fry it with eggs!!

    • @angryduckling_
      @angryduckling_ 11 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah I'm Asian too. We eat this and also my grandma made sponges 😂 but not anymore

    • @fish-champ
      @fish-champ 8 месяцев назад +2

      Sponges have always looked yummy to me. I’m glad that loofahs are edible

    • @TheDonWallzie
      @TheDonWallzie 8 месяцев назад +1

      I bet it tastes horrible

    • @totallylegit2068
      @totallylegit2068 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@TheDonWallziethey don't eat the sponges, idiot

  • @ritikakushwaha3717
    @ritikakushwaha3717 Год назад +21

    I totally remember my mom peeling my skin off with this bad boi.....I can never forget those old days.😂

    • @PokeGameZz
      @PokeGameZz 8 месяцев назад +2

      yep very painful🥲

  • @SobrietyandSolace
    @SobrietyandSolace Год назад +9613

    Scrub Daddy have clearly seen this because they’ve just come out with a coconut fibre version

  • @chandabhattacharyya4877
    @chandabhattacharyya4877 Год назад +6508

    I am from the north-eastern part of India, and this loofah is very common in our region. The green ones are used as a vegetable, and the sun-dried ones are used as loofah.

    • @hbinitials7
      @hbinitials7 Год назад +103

      True 🤣🤣🤣 it's everywhere for us. We even used to use a thick leaf forgot what it's called as soap

    • @anujkr6039
      @anujkr6039 Год назад +31

      We still use it in Delhi,

    • @saktikantabehera2314
      @saktikantabehera2314 Год назад +21

      Eating "Janhi " while watching this. Ha ha

    • @narokadti9719
      @narokadti9719 Год назад +29

      Bro it grows almost everywhere in India

    • @joyeux404
      @joyeux404 Год назад +19

      Exactly !! We have been using this as loofah for ages!

  • @yasmine1702
    @yasmine1702 Год назад +10

    I've never used anything other than this ,it's biodegradable + a good exfoliator

  • @jazzyjess12
    @jazzyjess12 8 месяцев назад +6

    Love love LOVE this guy! Adorable and informative! Can’t WAIT to harvest my loofahs!!

  • @Swedish_Seahorse
    @Swedish_Seahorse Год назад +5714

    Bro has beef with sponges 💀

    • @helo3309
      @helo3309 Год назад +91

      no, not really, that plant is a sponge, if he did have beef with sponges he wouldn't use luffa sponges anyway
      otherwise I'm considering this a joke, sometimes I have a hard time figuring out wether things are jokes or not so sorry

    • @OmniHaze4856
      @OmniHaze4856 Год назад +16

      The war has only just begun

    • @eua4808
      @eua4808 Год назад +12

      ​@@OmniHaze4856 yes normal humans vs this human

    • @benjacobs5936
      @benjacobs5936 Год назад +16

      @@eua4808 weirdo thing to say

    • @TieLure2539
      @TieLure2539 Год назад +13

      SpongeBob better watch tf out

  • @megurinemiku8201
    @megurinemiku8201 Год назад +3587

    This thing is quite common in Asian countries. We all used it as how you shown in the video but when the melon is still young, you can harvest it, stir fry it with butter, salt, pepper, garlic, ginger and a little optional chilli. Enjoy.

    • @acreativeprogrammer
      @acreativeprogrammer Год назад +82

      I actually prefer eating luffa rather than using it as sponge. It is soft and sweet after being cooked. In fact, it is one of my favorite vegetables.

    • @jjlpinct
      @jjlpinct Год назад +23

      And you dont need to wipe after

    • @MiaMore.
      @MiaMore. Год назад +13

      Mind blown 🤯😳 I would have never thought of eating loofah! (I also didn't know it was a fruit till this video lol) Learn something new everyday 😀

    • @jjlpinct
      @jjlpinct Год назад +1

      @@MiaMore. You don't nibble in the shower?

    • @wh75fromtwitter67
      @wh75fromtwitter67 Год назад +1

      Which part of Asia?

  • @dylanw1248
    @dylanw1248 Год назад +1

    This is actually a really neat video!

  • @cool-as-cucumber
    @cool-as-cucumber Год назад +3

    Plants are like businessmen, they give us a product for their profits

  • @michaelgrande4623
    @michaelgrande4623 Год назад +20241

    That was interesting. If only I knew where to find these I’d try it out myself. Lol. Nice vid

    • @earthnailsandtails
      @earthnailsandtails  Год назад +1763

      We sell seeds on Etsy and have a full video on how to grow them on our channel 👍🏼

    • @Rojo731
      @Rojo731 Год назад +32

      How cool

    • @bloodfaythe13
      @bloodfaythe13 Год назад +18

      I found loofa seeds at rural king lol

    • @cremebrulee4759
      @cremebrulee4759 Год назад +23

      Most drug stores sell these for using in the bath or shower. There's no reason why you couldn't use them to clean your dishes.

    • @jerryalakara
      @jerryalakara Год назад +102

      Meanwhile in Uganda, we just have them randomly growing on any tree you walk by.

  • @alxjones
    @alxjones Год назад +4807

    I love these things. Dated a Chinese girl and I would always wash the dishes when I ate with her family. They had one of these and after my first time washing dishes with it, I fell in love. They're so much more effective than the sponges I grew up with, and it's fun watching them "melt" when they get wet, only hard back into their original shape while drying.
    10/10

  • @KryptoGraphVideos
    @KryptoGraphVideos Год назад +35

    I used to work in a Luffa factory. My boss was named Willy, and he hired a bunch of indentured servants called Uffa Luffas.

  • @tiphneewestry3129
    @tiphneewestry3129 Год назад +2

    Growing up, this was pretty much what everyone used because those little black puff things weren’t created yet. I think someone in the plastic industry copied the natural form of loofah when they made those little sponge ball things that everyone washes their body with inAmerica. Loofah has always been a better alternative and the natural horn. For those saying you don’t know where to get it it’s literally at your local drugstore next to those plastic sponges.

  • @AA-tc5if
    @AA-tc5if Год назад +3120

    There’s a few of those things in every house in Mexico, they’re great sponges for showering

    • @chelini2969
      @chelini2969 Год назад +37

      Bro, I’m Mexican and I don’t know wtf is that thing

    • @AA-tc5if
      @AA-tc5if Год назад +76

      @@chelini2969 is a estropajo if you speak the language then you may have heard that word before with mom or abuelita

    • @mealycobra4254
      @mealycobra4254 Год назад +5

      Are you from Southern or Northern Mexico?

    • @AA-tc5if
      @AA-tc5if Год назад +9

      @@mealycobra4254 I’m a proud Huasteco from SLP

    • @gilbertorodriguez6203
      @gilbertorodriguez6203 Год назад +6

      I think you confuse them with the elotes bro 😭 (im jk, just kinds poking fun at how some people use the cob for... other cleaning)

  • @ChetanGuptaDigitalmarketer
    @ChetanGuptaDigitalmarketer Год назад +788

    In India we've been using this natural loofah since ages 😁

    • @TinTin-ir8wx
      @TinTin-ir8wx Год назад +15

      Mayb coconut loofah scrubber whtevr fr dish washer also ?

    • @fujoshiraikantopeini717
      @fujoshiraikantopeini717 Год назад +18

      @@TinTin-ir8wx coconut loofah scrubber is still used to washing dishes

    • @jajajaj6281
      @jajajaj6281 Год назад

      Thats Why u Guys always so smelly

    • @pallabi9743
      @pallabi9743 Год назад +1

      Oh yes. 10 to 20 rs each. So cheap and natural.

    • @savagegirl8840
      @savagegirl8840 Год назад +3

      in Bangladesh we have been doing it too since ages

  • @AbeerIbrahimAbdelAzizSaleh
    @AbeerIbrahimAbdelAzizSaleh Год назад +3

    Hey,we used to use it in EGYPT the same ways from decades 😂my father’s family in the countryside are farmers and traders in those stunning plants 😎😎😁😁

  • @1incutheta
    @1incutheta Год назад +8

    I failed growing them last year. Trying again this year.

  • @joeschmoe6387
    @joeschmoe6387 Год назад +4900

    Any type of sponge will smell if you let it fester. Loofah sponges are still susceptible to smelling badly.

    • @pitviper-vp2vl
      @pitviper-vp2vl Год назад +269

      I thi k thats the point him growing them endless free supply ig

    • @goldiekoi935
      @goldiekoi935 Год назад +48

      @@pitviper-vp2vlnot really free it has its downsides

    • @marcusrodrigues516
      @marcusrodrigues516 Год назад +102

      I never seen a loofa sponge smell badly, and I've been using it my whole life

    • @lowqualitymarisa6055
      @lowqualitymarisa6055 Год назад +143

      ​​@@marcusrodrigues516 you've never seen a loofa sponge smell bad

    • @epicgamertool
      @epicgamertool Год назад +8

      @@marcusrodrigues516 smelt*

  • @filipemoreira2741
    @filipemoreira2741 Год назад +1072

    As a Brazilian, it's an very good alternative for sponge

    • @drawerrzkszr2680
      @drawerrzkszr2680 Год назад +4

      Edible?

    • @esobelisk3110
      @esobelisk3110 Год назад +1

      Brazillian?

    • @sr.dincons9073
      @sr.dincons9073 Год назад +10

      ​@@esobelisk3110 man, I have been reading this question for 5 minutes... I don't understand

    • @danlow1833
      @danlow1833 Год назад +4

      ​@@esobelisk3110 yes?

    • @Lights_of_Silver
      @Lights_of_Silver Год назад +5

      ​@@esobelisk3110 really, WHT do you mean by this question?

  • @schec1015
    @schec1015 Год назад +59

    I only learned last year, that loofas weren't man-made. My mind was blown. I've been using them my whole life. A brand new one reaaaally gets into the skin when showering.

    • @FreedomShakerHub
      @FreedomShakerHub 10 месяцев назад +1

      yeah my mind was blown because too I thought it grows on the bottom of the see :D... but this year I planted few seed, grows like crazy I can' t wait till Autumn :D

    • @MarshDoodYT
      @MarshDoodYT 6 месяцев назад

      Loofahs are man made and luffas are natural

    • @schec1015
      @schec1015 6 месяцев назад

      @@MarshDoodYT cool

    • @sequillawilliams8809
      @sequillawilliams8809 5 месяцев назад

      Those are sea sponges sea sponges and loafers are two different things they're used for the same things by humans but they are different and the ones from the stores are normally man made natural loofahs and sponges are more expensive​@@FreedomShakerHub

  • @alridach.1749
    @alridach.1749 Год назад

    I've been using this since my childhood,and never thought that someone would make video of this thing..
    I'm glad. Good video

  • @Rosaron7
    @Rosaron7 Год назад +5880

    It's really useful, but if any seed falls out, and it's a windy day, you're going to find yourself in midst of a jungle! I lived in Puerto Rico, and owned land, so I planted two seeds, and it took over everything! 🌹

    • @earthnailsandtails
      @earthnailsandtails  Год назад +702

      They do grow crazy and probably even more in your climate!

    • @theresataylor1565
      @theresataylor1565 Год назад +128

      You probably already know this but as a squash, you can eat them when they are very young.

    • @John081590
      @John081590 Год назад +87

      Oh yeah I love eating young loofah. Mild flavor. It is very watery, so when cooking we don't add water at all. We call it sponge gourd because the mature fruit is used for cleaning.

    • @minakiel2930
      @minakiel2930 Год назад +83

      people should be aware of this since it could be invasive in some areas. I’m working on some remediation projects and it’s so disheartening seeing people buy plants without doing extensive research on proper disposal and containment 😔

    • @clubbasher32
      @clubbasher32 Год назад +9

      Whoopsie daisy lol. Good on u tho! Useful plant

  • @loucilletipayandelatorre8760
    @loucilletipayandelatorre8760 Год назад +2266

    Loofah is actually a vegetable. You can cook any dish with it when its young it’s delicious. It’s similar to zucchini. Also you can use it as a scrubber. It has a lot of uses actually. A life saver👍🏻

  • @the-man-who-brings-truth
    @the-man-who-brings-truth Год назад

    Love your vids 😊

  • @paulocezar4901
    @paulocezar4901 Год назад +481

    in brazil we use this so much, pretty much any household has one of these, or had, doesn't matter how rich or poor

    • @kauanthierry3737
      @kauanthierry3737 Год назад +4

      Mine never had

    • @lawrencebelousov754
      @lawrencebelousov754 Год назад +5

      Faz anos q n vejo, direto tinha em terreno baldio/obra

    • @kauanthierry3737
      @kauanthierry3737 Год назад +3

      @@lawrencebelousov754 Talvez fosse mais comum antigamente? Na minha casa nunca teve e creio que nem a casa de nenhum amigo

    • @au2710
      @au2710 Год назад +1

      ​@@kauanthierry3737 eu ainda vejo por aí

    • @karinameirelles9773
      @karinameirelles9773 Год назад

      Eu amo ♥️

  • @subratanandy2142
    @subratanandy2142 Год назад +562

    I'm a Bengali Indian and my mom makes me use it everyday . It's called Dhundhul. We don't have plastic loofah here . We gotta use this to clean our body. When this fruit is young , it's edible too . An all purpose veggie.

  • @joeychavarria1111
    @joeychavarria1111 Год назад

    Wow thanks for making this vid BROTHER very informative

  • @jansiranibdumtcs
    @jansiranibdumtcs Год назад

    Thank you for my childhood days.

  • @marblueony754
    @marblueony754 Год назад +2532

    When the loofah is still young and not yet dried, we usually cook & eat it as a vegetable in the Philippines. We usually put it in soups or stews. We call it, "patola" in Filipino.

    • @rsan4368
      @rsan4368 Год назад +93

      Ohhh patola pala yan! The more you know!

    • @JazzyB9481
      @JazzyB9481 Год назад +53

      I had no idea these were edible. Thank you for sharing!

    • @kreiyt28
      @kreiyt28 Год назад +47

      Jusko! patola lang pala yun eh 🤣 makakagawa na rin ako ng patola sponge

    • @duri7155
      @duri7155 Год назад +60

      @Daddy ????

    • @idiosyncrasy7703
      @idiosyncrasy7703 Год назад +89

      @Daddy I'd agree with you in any other instance, but this is just someone telling how they eat this plant in the philippines. Might as well shit on the other guy talking about living in puerto rico, as well.

  • @marilynseptember21
    @marilynseptember21 Год назад +2849

    It used to grow wild in Lagos, Nigeria and I came to London, England to find out the cost...crazy!
    We literally are blessed in Africa.

    • @erikperhs_
      @erikperhs_ Год назад +79

      Same here in Brazil! I literally have these at home and some people don't even know they're organic

    • @sphinx1115
      @sphinx1115 Год назад +11

      I got tons of it stocked 😂

    • @oursong4289
      @oursong4289 Год назад +60

      Same here in India. Except we do use it but now Indians are going for plastic ones and cities like London and New York using organic. Irony

    • @officialMrZeroX710
      @officialMrZeroX710 Год назад +17

      Right blessed in Africa I never heard anyone ever say that before 🤣

    • @DannyTan6675
      @DannyTan6675 Год назад +25

      Do you know what else is blessed down in Africa? The rain. 😂

  • @RedFox3490
    @RedFox3490 4 месяца назад

    As much as I love lufas, NO ONE disrespects scrub daddy like that

  • @K1ngRaven
    @K1ngRaven Год назад

    your smile looks really good :)

  • @Levire_
    @Levire_ Год назад +1961

    Theres no way that the thing i use to clean me up is a plant and i never knew about it 💀
    Here in Brazil, literaly every one i know uses this sponge in the shower

    • @KT-mb1jj
      @KT-mb1jj Год назад +51

      Sempre pensei que era um monte de palha numa coisa só ou sei lá KKKKK

    • @Levire_
      @Levire_ Год назад +4

      @@KT-mb1jj tbm

    • @augusto1859
      @augusto1859 Год назад +24

      Sempre soube pq colhemos no quintal pra usar kkkkkk

    • @kevinconnors2430
      @kevinconnors2430 Год назад +22

      Most sponges are animals

    • @usama3979
      @usama3979 Год назад +8

      In Egypt also

  • @nayeli3090
    @nayeli3090 Год назад +887

    In central Mexico, we soak the natural sponge in hot water before used it so we don’t hurt our skin when shower.

    • @SlickRickTPB
      @SlickRickTPB Год назад +62

      in first world country america we just use the hot water in the shower

    • @jefflucero3721
      @jefflucero3721 Год назад

      @@SlickRickTPB and yo momma as a fleshtoy

    • @nemui_tora
      @nemui_tora Год назад +8

      @@SlickRickTPB lmao

    • @kLaus1997
      @kLaus1997 Год назад +51

      ​@@SlickRickTPB imagine calling america a "First world country" 🤓

    • @christianobabalao9302
      @christianobabalao9302 Год назад +15

      @@kLaus1997 It is. It fought against Russia.

  • @TheAdequateMedia
    @TheAdequateMedia 8 месяцев назад +1

    This man called out scrub daddy. 😅

  • @arshanshan7443
    @arshanshan7443 9 месяцев назад +1

    South Indians have been using it since ancient times

  • @SunDragon1221
    @SunDragon1221 Год назад +551

    In India and East Asia the immature Loofah is also used as a vegetable! Before it develops all the fibers, it's edible and has a pretty tender texture. It's called Ridgegourd or Chinese Okra in English.

    • @samindr5703
      @samindr5703 Год назад +3

      Is bottlegourd the same vegetable?

    • @TheExplorer-ew7bp
      @TheExplorer-ew7bp Год назад +3

      ​@@samindr5703 not at all

    • @annusona6502
      @annusona6502 Год назад +1

      Yeah

    • @User-54321n
      @User-54321n Год назад +2

      And very tasty vegetable.❤

    • @user-rp6wx7ig2j
      @user-rp6wx7ig2j Год назад

      نحن نأكل هذه الخضره عندما تكون صالحه للأكل قبل ان تجف وتصبح بهذا الشكل😬

  • @mravenger9480
    @mravenger9480 Год назад +1587

    In India, we use that as scrubbers. It cleans our body.

    • @SomeOne-ml1qx
      @SomeOne-ml1qx Год назад +12

      In Egypt too 😊

    • @mravenger9480
      @mravenger9480 Год назад +4

      @@SomeOne-ml1qx Thankyou for the information 🤍

    • @DevvoTooIced
      @DevvoTooIced Год назад +51

      Is that why you guys don’t use deodorant lol

    • @ranjeetkaur3971
      @ranjeetkaur3971 Год назад +1

      👍 Yes.

    • @zgjfinance2796
      @zgjfinance2796 Год назад +7

      That’s what he did too but you say it like yours holds more value

  • @priyabarai427
    @priyabarai427 10 месяцев назад

    I like the childlike face he made in the beginning..happy childhood memories made me giggle❤❤

  • @ToniM10
    @ToniM10 11 месяцев назад +1

    I live in the States and been using this for YEARS...People always compliment Me on how great my skin looks!!... lol..✌️😎❤👍👍

  • @J4YDEE
    @J4YDEE Год назад +138

    Here in Brazil, in the rural areas, it is a very common bath sponge

  • @shivaanrambally9611
    @shivaanrambally9611 Год назад +653

    In Trinidad, we call those "jingee", and it's cooked or dried for the sponge like material on the inside

  • @danielrandom3127
    @danielrandom3127 6 месяцев назад

    A loofah may be sustainable, but nothing scrubs harder than a scrub daddy.

  • @cahyomusic4000
    @cahyomusic4000 4 месяца назад

    Kalau di indonesia jaman dulu orang mencuci piring pakai sepet (sabut kelapa). Hasil cuciannya lebih bersih dan mampu menghilangkan noda yg berkerak. Tapi sekarang jarang sekali orang mencuci piring dengan sabut kelapa. Rata-rata sudah pakai spon cuci

  • @RubyTwilite
    @RubyTwilite Год назад +678

    My abuelita in Guatemala had loofah in the kitchen to scrub pots and in the shower to scrub your body. It was called Pashte. Everyone used it.

    • @dinojusic256
      @dinojusic256 Год назад +20

      ​@@cgplays9 you just jealous

    • @dinojusic256
      @dinojusic256 Год назад +20

      @@cgplays9 jealous that his grandma loves him and your does not love you

    • @jillellis62
      @jillellis62 Год назад

      @@cgplays9 troll 🧌

    • @thevalorousdong7675
      @thevalorousdong7675 Год назад +18

      @@cgplays9 You lived in Brazil, damn no wonder you're so pissed off at the world.

    • @NotH4llow
      @NotH4llow Год назад +11

      @@cgplays9 bro woke up and chose violence. and still managed to fail.

  • @Emma-of2ve
    @Emma-of2ve Год назад +25

    dang i’m REALLY dumb 😂
    i though luffa sponge was synthetic
    i had NO clue that it literally grew like that 😂

    • @sweetiepie9440
      @sweetiepie9440 Год назад +1

      Same here you’re not alone

    • @youlookbananas
      @youlookbananas Год назад +1

      Lol same. And I’ve only ever used them in the shower. Also, not sure why my mind didn’t make the dish connection haha.

    • @macawlovers1964
      @macawlovers1964 Год назад

      Well there is a different between the real luffa and the synthetic ones you see as a poof that are typically rainbow colored( also typically nylon or some material as such).

  • @Zoid_xyz.
    @Zoid_xyz. 7 месяцев назад +1

    You can tell that he uses a luffa just by looking at him

  • @ladyofthemasque
    @ladyofthemasque Год назад

    Hearing the sound of that luffa being cut, I now have a hankering for very crisp toast.

  • @an_OTAKU
    @an_OTAKU Год назад +124

    *The fact that most of Indian grannies used to tell us about the benefits of scrubbing our skin with loofahs instead of the plastic ones.*

  • @arengallagher4474
    @arengallagher4474 Год назад +1605

    I will never get rid of my scrub daddy or scrub mommy- they are an amazing brand that will clean anything(even crime scene cleaners use them)

    • @Homelander496
      @Homelander496 Год назад +21

      Yes 💪

    • @brianisaway
      @brianisaway Год назад +270

      i never wanna forget the idea of some poor soul in a double homicide watching their crime scene get cleaned by a smiling sponge

    • @Kaifunsiu
      @Kaifunsiu Год назад +121

      @@brianisaway id reincarnate because i aint letting that shit slide

    • @arengallagher4474
      @arengallagher4474 Год назад +57

      @@brianisaway they have frown faces too- mad mainly for that - kinda morbid- but still a billion dollar thing

    • @gigiisaweirdo8175
      @gigiisaweirdo8175 Год назад +2

      Do what you want to do

  • @deeclark9880
    @deeclark9880 Год назад

    That's awesome! Earth friendly, and compostable.

  • @roscosaerialphotography2895
    @roscosaerialphotography2895 Год назад

    So sorry for your loss! That's real pain 😢

  • @shm4018
    @shm4018 Год назад +401

    You’re supposed to cut it in half horizontally then soak it to soften it before using it on skin. In Sudan we exclusively use this loofa to shower

    • @Woundsdeep
      @Woundsdeep Год назад +50

      I was thinking that his back was getting a bit too red in the shower XD

    • @mohanedkhalid4680
      @mohanedkhalid4680 Год назад +2

      الاخو سوداني 🤣

    • @partikgurung5168
      @partikgurung5168 Год назад +10

      It gets soft just after couple of use..or can soak in boiling water and you'll get that desirable one

    • @belgiesaltom8499
      @belgiesaltom8499 Год назад

      Exactly

    • @myheartwillstopinjoy8142
      @myheartwillstopinjoy8142 Год назад +2

      ​@@partikgurung5168 does it? For me they always harden after they dry and then they're soft when soaked again

  • @RKZelda
    @RKZelda Год назад +354

    i’m bengali and my mum uses these all the time!! great at exfoliating the skin in the shower. highly recommend

    • @ariyanhossain7149
      @ariyanhossain7149 Год назад +2

      I also.... Where are you from?

    • @Emil_Stoltz
      @Emil_Stoltz Год назад +3

      ​@@ariyanhossain7149 I mean, he's Bengali so probably India.

    • @spacedust95
      @spacedust95 Год назад +6

      @@Emil_Stoltz Idk if your joking or not but bengalis don’t only live in India lol.

    • @Emil_Stoltz
      @Emil_Stoltz Год назад +1

      @@spacedust95 Technically that's true for all nationalities though. Not all Americans live in the US, some move to Japan. Not all Swedes live in Sweden, some move to the US. I'm just saying generally speaking, Bengalis live in India.

    • @spacedust95
      @spacedust95 Год назад +6

      @@Emil_Stoltz no not all of them. Almost 160 million bengalis lives in Bangladesh. It’s country literally named after the language. Kolkata has bengalis yes but if your talking about Bengalis then you have to talk about the nation of Bangladesh. Most of the westerners don’t even know Bangladesh is a country which is sad so I don’t blame you

  • @fallstar95
    @fallstar95 Год назад

    Okay, I don't know which video this is in a row I see but I'm convinced. Gonna plant it at my mom's house since my flat has no space for it.

  • @nehacrispyfood
    @nehacrispyfood 10 месяцев назад +1

    We Indian already uses this natural scrubber 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

  • @NetuH
    @NetuH Год назад +49

    I’ve used these for months for cleaning dishes and they honestly made me use so much more soap, like triple the amount of soap I was using. So I just went back to regular sponge

    • @adelawad1111
      @adelawad1111 Год назад +3

      I would never use the plastic sponge it gets stinky or full of organisms, green soap is perfect

    • @gardeninginthedesert
      @gardeninginthedesert Год назад

      I have the same problem! They grow in my garden so they're free and environmentally friendly yet they use so much soap. 😢

    • @AA-wo5jo
      @AA-wo5jo Год назад +1

      You can also use ash ( raakh ) its hygienic and environmental friendly and nowadays it's also sold online .....

    • @moonman2183
      @moonman2183 Год назад +2

      @@adelawad1111 this only happens if you don't squeeze your sponge out thoroughly after use. can confirm as someone who does this that as long as I squeeze the sponge out, it won't stink

    • @NotMe-ej9yz
      @NotMe-ej9yz Год назад +1

      ​@@moonman2183yup all you have to do is squeeze it out properly after every use and it'll never smell. Also if you use regular soap instead of antibacterial soap you should probably use some antibacterial soap on it every once in a while and that'll definitely kill all the germs.

  • @Hamppariranskis
    @Hamppariranskis Год назад +61

    I always feel horrible throwing out washing sponges and shower loofahs because of all the plastics. This is a great alternative! Though I live in northern europe so shipping them here just wouldn't be sustainable lol

    • @dah8789
      @dah8789 Год назад +3

      They are popularly used everywhere in Syria and Lebanon. So maybe turkey has them. Lots of European people visit Turkey

    • @lorimiller4301
      @lorimiller4301 Год назад +6

      Turkey has been devastated from earthquakes just recently. Please pray for the people left struggling, the death toll is huge because their buildings weren't built well enough. So many were trapped and unable to get out from the rubble.
      Turkey needs our support .

  • @Jindjan971
    @Jindjan971 6 месяцев назад +1

    The company of Scrub Daddy is going to start a war with this guy because this guy threw away a scrub daddy sponge.

  • @neversoart
    @neversoart Год назад +1

    I thought this was a joke, but it's actually from a plant 💀

  • @darabounds6671
    @darabounds6671 Год назад +138

    Also, loofah seeds are edible! So when you have excess seed from your annual harvest, you can put some to the side for planting and the others can be a snack!

  • @Alvina1111
    @Alvina1111 Год назад +29

    Wow it feels great to see this video because in Assam, northeast of India we Axomiya people traditionally used this as loofah from ages 😊

    • @lembakshetri5007
      @lembakshetri5007 Год назад +2

      Well this is a common thing here in Manipur too

    • @madhupatra1843
      @madhupatra1843 Год назад +3

      In west Bengal we also use this...
      In Bengali we called it 'Jali '

  • @fbtmm300
    @fbtmm300 Месяц назад

    I never thought I could use loofah to wash the dishes 😂... thank you for the video 🙏

  • @lillyburden
    @lillyburden Год назад

    imma grow these just so i can tell someone random on the street “i got an unlimited supply of lufas that i grow”

  • @Fuzzyguts1987
    @Fuzzyguts1987 Год назад +42

    I love how happy he looks when he smiles.

  • @burnoutexistencial
    @burnoutexistencial Год назад +136

    I use luffa sponges in the shower for decades and I love it 'cause it really clean your skin. I just think it's better to boil it for about 20-30 minutes before using for the first time because I felt itchy for a while after using it if I didn't.
    But I never imagined using luffa sponges for washing dishes before. Thanks for the idea!

    • @erikperhs_
      @erikperhs_ Год назад +4

      Yeah, the first feel times it literally hurts the skin because of how hard it is 😂 I'm assuming you're Brazilian because of your name. Well, I am too!

    • @HughWoo
      @HughWoo Год назад +1

      You should boil them before and after each use also unless you enjoy bathing with nasty bacteria.

    • @erikperhs_
      @erikperhs_ Год назад +23

      @@HughWoo That's too much. Humans aren't that fragile.

    • @zebragoboom
      @zebragoboom Год назад +11

      ​@@HughWoo germophobia is irrational for a reason, dude.

    • @EdgyShooter
      @EdgyShooter Год назад +3

      ​@@erikperhs_Except the issue is that they never fully dry so have a habit of providing a lovely home for bacteria, then combined with abrading the skin can cause some fun infections, especially down below...

  • @jaydendiaz-pf1ew
    @jaydendiaz-pf1ew 7 месяцев назад +1

    The scrub daddy before the scrub daddy:

  • @immortalwerewolf5129
    @immortalwerewolf5129 10 месяцев назад

    You should make a video on the soap that looked really cool. Nice video 👍

  • @michellel5444
    @michellel5444 Год назад +388

    I live in Missouri. Start my luffa early and plant when the soil is warm. Even if you don't care about the luffa, the blooms are amazing for pollinators! Give them something to climb. You're welcome.

    • @earthnailsandtails
      @earthnailsandtails  Год назад +25

      Agree to ALL of this 👍🏼

    • @ekleamon1
      @ekleamon1 Год назад +6

      How early do you start yours? I'm in Indiana and always seem to start late🤦

    • @michellel5444
      @michellel5444 Год назад +3

      @Hoosiermom41 early March late February when I start my tomatoes. They can't handle frost. Treat them like tomatoes.

    • @triciac1019
      @triciac1019 Год назад

      ​@@muchadhuaboutnothing you will probably have a lot of volunteer melons. You can pull them once they start growing and put them in a compost pile if you have one.

  • @jordazmo19
    @jordazmo19 Год назад +396

    Pro tip: If you keep your sponge clean it won't be smelly, even if it's "plastic" 👍
    The more you know!

    • @ats-3693
      @ats-3693 Год назад +36

      Exactly, and likewise if you don't keep your natural sponge clean it will also smell bad.

    • @ChadvillainHStaff21
      @ChadvillainHStaff21 Год назад +6

      This sounds quite *SUS* for some reason 💀😭

    • @_A4A
      @_A4A Год назад

      I throw my sponges in the dishwasher to not only keep them clean and sterilized, but to prolong their usage as well!..

    • @jellyfishjelly3323
      @jellyfishjelly3323 Год назад +6

      Pro tip: If you scroll down in the comments you're going to see more comments, even if you're on a "computer" 👍
      The more you know!

    • @bonzopippinpaddleopsicopolis
      @bonzopippinpaddleopsicopolis Год назад +6

      ​@@ChadvillainHStaff21 not really

  • @pdn347
    @pdn347 Год назад

    Right ......... natural and vry helpful.......we are indians .........❤

  • @LeonTalksALot
    @LeonTalksALot Год назад

    *The Forbidden Ramen*

  • @priyaavh3222
    @priyaavh3222 Год назад +72

    As a Indian i always clean my body ,dish etc with this and our Indian mom love it

    • @eyeglassboy231
      @eyeglassboy231 Год назад

      what soap do you recommend me using for shower

    • @chic_mick
      @chic_mick Год назад

      what do we call it in Hindi ?

  • @polycrystallinecandy
    @polycrystallinecandy Год назад +20

    I had no idea you could actually grow loofahs. This reminds me of this passage from Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy:
    "Arthur prodded the mattress nervously and then sat on it himself: in fact he had very little to be nervous about, because all mattresses grown in the swamps of Squornshellous Zeta are very thoroughly killed and dried before being put to service. Very few have ever come to life again"

  • @12inter88
    @12inter88 Год назад +2

    My mom used those in her home country of Nicaragua. She still buys those in small latin American markets, and I’ve been using it since i was a kid. We called them “pastes”

    • @juanpagg88
      @juanpagg88 11 месяцев назад

      Theyre called the same in Costa Rica

  • @Turkalicious1388
    @Turkalicious1388 Год назад +2

    You like the pointy end in your rear end. The dictator approves this message.

  • @ribbeom_.
    @ribbeom_. Год назад +1

    Yahh,we had a plant of these vegetable at our home back then,my mom used to hand me and my brother one separately to clean ourselves,those memories

  • @monikaenglengpi1654
    @monikaenglengpi1654 Год назад +256

    I am an Indian and I live in Assam karbi anglong and in karbi we call it Thichi and we can make its dish when it is not ripe it's really healthy 😁😘

    • @chetanzade25
      @chetanzade25 Год назад +1

      In Maharashtra we also eat this

    • @lisasop2681
      @lisasop2681 Год назад

      is it a soup?? what does it taste like? thichi is its name?

    • @wildsplooge6388
      @wildsplooge6388 Год назад

      I must eat other food than American food (fast food thats all we got 😂)

    • @kine4246
      @kine4246 Год назад

      ​@@lisasop2681 the soup taste good. I can't describe the taste but it's amazing with rice. Thichi maybe a local name,we call it "Bhol"(I am also from Assam)

  • @1bviews475
    @1bviews475 Год назад +313

    In South India (Tamilnadu), we grew it in our home and ate as fresh vegetable. We don't usually let them dry. It's a seasonal vegetable and healthy too, so we mostly cooked it when its green vegetable.

    • @boomer_ancle
      @boomer_ancle Год назад +12

      Sent this to my wife who buys plastic rubs for the bath when she literally lives in Tamilnadu.

    • @sangeetat6848
      @sangeetat6848 Год назад

      What’s it called in Tamil?

    • @hoesstayawayhesmine
      @hoesstayawayhesmine Год назад

      ​@@boomer_ancle noiceeeee

    • @AbhiTripathi1999
      @AbhiTripathi1999 Год назад +1

      Hey yo in west bengal too.....🙂

    • @keeerth
      @keeerth Год назад +4

      ​@@sangeetat6848 peerkanga naaru (loofah made out of ridge gourd).

  • @DimZelenskey
    @DimZelenskey Год назад +1

    I use this every day to scrub... This is the best scrubber, au naturale!

  • @Your_Local_Weirdo12
    @Your_Local_Weirdo12 Год назад +673

    As a Mexican me and my family use them a lot to take a shower there really good,they clean your skin good and I would 100% recommend you to use it.😊😊

    • @durak6265
      @durak6265 Год назад +10

      Como Mexicano, en mi puta vida había visto a alguien hacerse un sacate de una planta 😐

    • @Your_Local_Weirdo12
      @Your_Local_Weirdo12 Год назад +1

      @@durak6265 haha de verdad 😂

  • @myillumination5054
    @myillumination5054 Год назад +366

    I grew up in India and would see this grow all around. Never appreciated how wonderful these were. Thank you for posting about this. ❤

    • @Nidhiipandey123
      @Nidhiipandey123 Год назад

      This is what we INDIANS do never appreciate our own lifestyle and culture untill a white man approved it.

    • @jaysnehpandey7089
      @jaysnehpandey7089 Год назад

      Never saw one myself

    • @anusuraj4458
      @anusuraj4458 Год назад +9

      ​@@jaysnehpandey7089 It grows uncontrollably in my state Kerala.

    • @charmi839
      @charmi839 Год назад

      ​@@anusuraj4458exactly, and I've heard they're also made from coconut shells in the South.

    • @susanmuraguri8564
      @susanmuraguri8564 Год назад

      We have them in Kenya too, and most of us use them to bath with......

  • @amber40494
    @amber40494 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic video!!

  • @ashishnayak7551
    @ashishnayak7551 Год назад +43

    As an Indian I use this as a scrubber for skin while bathing

    • @getspun6961
      @getspun6961 Год назад

      Ohh that’s why y’all stink because ur using these things 💀

  • @d3monnboiii938
    @d3monnboiii938 Год назад +43

    BRO DESTROYED SCRUB DADDY WITH A FRIKKIN PLANT 💀

    • @purpleluna8413
      @purpleluna8413 Год назад +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @RamboOnYaMom
      @RamboOnYaMom Год назад +5

      Doubt it works as well as them daddies

    • @d3monnboiii938
      @d3monnboiii938 Год назад +1

      @@RamboOnYaMom hmm the hot watuh and cold watuh feature might not work in that :| BUT STILL IT"S GREAT CUZ IT"S FREE :) and natural

  • @tonylyle1112
    @tonylyle1112 6 месяцев назад

    All this time I thought luffas were some kind of sea sponge. Nice to know I'm not scrubbing my body down with a dead animal.

    • @earthnailsandtails
      @earthnailsandtails  6 месяцев назад

      That’s is a good thing to be aware of haha. Loofahs can from the sea though too 😳

  • @lyssums
    @lyssums Год назад +1

    I grew them successfully here in florida and I found this plant really soaks up water like a sponge! If I didn't water it thoroughly twice a day it would start to shrivel.

  • @almostlucky
    @almostlucky Год назад +202

    As a northeastern Indian, we've been using this since time immemorial. We also use the young green tender ones as vegetables. Tastes great.

    • @tivo3720
      @tivo3720 Год назад +3

      All over the India it's being used

    • @smazumdar33
      @smazumdar33 Год назад

      Bhol.

    • @XxRepoDeath
      @XxRepoDeath Год назад +1

      you can eat them? ... do they taste good? Should I invest in using them to sustain my hunger and hygiene?

    • @resmitabehera2021
      @resmitabehera2021 11 месяцев назад

      I am from odisha and I am using it since my childhood

    • @lys-doriepierrelouis8093
      @lys-doriepierrelouis8093 10 месяцев назад

      In Haiti also☺️

  • @darrenliao9592
    @darrenliao9592 Год назад +11

    In Taiwan, many people of the older generations actually prefered using these Luffa Sponges over regular sponges. They were so much more popular than regular sponges that we still refer to all sponges as "melon cloth (菜瓜布)" even when people hardly use Luffa sponges nowadays.

  • @sonikaminivlogs
    @sonikaminivlogs Год назад

    Ye hmare India ka jugad ❤😂i love my india hmare desh se log jud kr nature se payar ❤dikha rhe sb log
    Dekh kr bhut Khushi hui❤

  • @a_person2461
    @a_person2461 Год назад

    God damn that looks like it would taste so good

  • @niubilities
    @niubilities Год назад +21

    We call these silk gourds in China. They're sweet in flavor and silky in texture when green and soft. Very tasty.

    • @annabethyeung8512
      @annabethyeung8512 Год назад +3

      I NEVER knew that they were the same plant! crazy

    • @danielsnow8581
      @danielsnow8581 Год назад

      wow thanks for telling this.oh we will be panting again.

  • @tasmoon4730
    @tasmoon4730 Год назад +58

    Green ones are cooked with fishes in our region. It tastes amazing! Give it a try !