Select independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Chances are, you’ve probably used the standard synthetic loofah 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 ...

Although we've seen a number of systems that use sunlight to purify tainted water, their output is often quite limited. A new loofah-inspired hydrogel, however, uses sunlight to treat much more water ...