Loofahs are great for exfoliating the skin, and though one of them is my regular shower companion, I had no idea what they are. I assumed the coarse tubes were either natural sponges from the sea, or ...

Did you know your bathroom loofah might have grown from a plant? Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re actually made from dried gourds. That’s also how loofahs got ...

LEXINGTON, S.C. — Last fall we introduced you to a woman named Lisa Huntley living in Lexington who decided to start growing loofah plants in her backyard. RELATED: Want to grow your own luffa? It's ...

If the notion of literally growing your own sponges delights you, then luffa (or as you know it, loofah) is for you. Within each seed catalog, there are plants you flip past—the ones that you’ve never ...

Watch a luffa/loofah gourd plant growing from a seed to fruit in this 114 days time lapse. After a week the seed was sowed into soil, luffa seedling appeared quickly with lots of vines climbing and ...

Loofah sponges — rough-textured exfoliators sold in department stores and spas — don’t come from the ocean. Nor are they from man-made materials. Genuine loofah is actually dried fiber from the ...

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but sponges grow on vines. Loofahs (also known as luffas) are a type of vining plant that produces fruit that closely resembles a large zucchini. The loofah fruit can be ...

Carrie Underwood is so very proud of her green thumb. The country star is a few years into her home gardening adventure, and she's grown just about everything, from limes, to herbs and even berries.

If you've ever wondered where loofahs come from, take a trip with us. If you’ve spent most of your life under the impression that loofahs are some type of sea sponge and that these scratchy natural ...

A brisk scrub with a loofah in the shower or the tub is a natural way to exfoliate your skin and even offers added health benefits, like stimulating blood circulation. Loofahs are made of natural ...