Internet celebrity Greek natural sponge, do you know how to choose and identify it?

Greece's natural sponges are becoming more and more popular, and they are valued by Baoma and natural skin care fairies! But can you really understand Chinese natural sponge? Do you know how we identify the authenticity, and how to choose one that suits the students?

The identification of Greek natural sponges involves two questions:

How to distinguish natural bulk loofah 6 inch from industrial sponges

How to judge the type, source and quality of natural sponge?

Let's answer the first question first

The difference between natural sponges and industrial sponges is simple. Since the natural bamboo sponge is a multicellular marine organism, its main component is a protein fiber, which will turn into ashes after burning, and it will loosen as soon as it is rubbed, and it also has a smell of burning hair. (Hair is also made of the protein keratin.) People who use natural sponges can tell the difference between an industrial sponge and a natural one.

The second development issue, Fat Da, needs us to talk about it.

Now we focus on 6 common and confusing natural sponges: velvet sponges, west coast velvet hemp sponge, hard-tip sponges, honeycomb sponges, grass sponges, and wool sponges.

velvet sponge

The names of natural sponges are very vivid, and the type can be judged initially by listening to the name-velvet sponge is a fine and dense fluff on the surface, which is as smooth as silk when used.

The velvet sponge is super soft and smooth when wet (the kind that leaves sensitive skin feeling free of any irritation) and is perfect for cleansing the skin beneath pores and baby wrinkles.

This sponge is commonly found in the Aegean Sea, and occasionally elsewhere in the Mediterranean, at depths of 15 to 40 metres. (Sponges have very high requirements on water area and water temperature, and the quality of sponges grown in different sea areas varies greatly.) High-quality velvet sponges grow slowly and are expensive.

It is easy to confuse with the velvet sponge is the West Coast velvet sponge and the hard-tip sponge. We have some similarities between these three types, but there is no obvious difference after comparison and use, especially for sensitive skin. When BEAUTIA conducts market economic surveys of domestic enterprises, it often encounters shoddy materials. Friends should be more discerning to find out.

West Coast Velvet Sponge

West Coast velvet sponges grow in the shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea, where the water temperature is relatively warmer, the growth rate is faster, and the price is slightly lower than that of the Mediterranean velvet sponge of the same size.

However, the West Coast Velvet Sponge can also be used in face and body cleansing treatments. It's just not as soft as the Mediterranean velvet sponge! It is also ok for non-sensitive skin, resistant skin, oily skin.

The West Coast Velvet Sponge is also very q-shaped when wet, which is a little bit different when applied to the face.

hard sponge

Hard-headed sponges are produced in the Caribbean Sea, where the water is shallow and the temperature is high. Like its name, a stiff-tipped sponge is fairly rigid when dry, and is very similar to a velvet sponge when wet. The appearance can be fake or even prettier (round). But in actual use, you can feel that it is not as soft as a velvet sponge.

The hard-tipped sponge can also be used directly for skin care, but it can't be limited to exfoliation, you know~ It's not just ordinary facial cleansing as we say.

honeycomb sponge

Honeycomb sponge, known as the king of natural sponges, is also the most popular high-quality natural sponge to meet the highest skin care expectations of adults and babies.

It grows at a depth of 15 to 60 meters in the Mediterranean Sea at a rate of 1 to 1.5 inches per year. This very slow growth process allows the sponge to build a fine, soft and durable fibrous structure.

Honeycomb sponges are very similar to "honeycomb" and "tremella". Very soft, more lather, even foam. The larger the pore size and the more uniform the pore size, the better the quality of the honeycomb sponge.

Generally, when trimming the honeycomb sponge, there will be a side of fluff. The fluff can penetrate deep into the pores, and the cleaning power is stronger. However, it is recommended that if you don’t like fluff or have sensitive skin, you can use other cuts, or you can cut it with scissors~Honeycomb sponges are mostly used as bath products for babies/pregnant women and children/adults), and they are relatively large, and they are currently the most expensive on the market sponge~

grass sponge

Grass sponge is a basic data type with natural sponge city. It grows on the shallow seabed and cannot be found in tropical waters (usually in the Caribbean). Although grass sponges are not as comfortable as honeycomb sponges and velvet sponges, they can also meet the basic development requirements for skin surface cleaning.

Grass sponges are often confused with honeycomb sponges. But the two actually look quite different, and a closer look can tell. The honeycomb sponge has large and uniform pores, like "honeycomb" and "white fungus", but the grass-like sponge has thick and long hairs, which looks like "grass".

The grass sponge is big, beautiful, and cost-effective. You can choose according to your actual needs.

wool sponge

Wool sponges, also found mostly in the Caribbean, are easily confused with honeycomb sponges and grass sponges. It has uniform holes, thick long hair, and an overall "wool" feel (look closely to see what it means).

The wool sponge is very soft and can also be used for body cleansing and care. But the wool sponge is not durable, and it is easy to "loose" or "collapse", which is not conducive to the recovery of elasticity.

So if the "honeycomb sponge" you have used is very simple and easy to "loose", then it is very likely to be due to the wool sponge~