{"product_id":"african-exfoliating-net-bath-towel-nylon-body-scrubber","title":"African Net Sponge — Exfoliating Back Scrubber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Twi it's just called sapɔ — sponge. No ceremony about it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn arm's length of open nylon mesh, used across Ghana, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire the same way for generations: you hold both ends and saw it back and forth across your back. Side to side, not circles. No handle, no awkward angles, no missing the middle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe open weave lathers enormously from very little soap and rinses completely clean. It air-dries in under an hour — which is the whole practical point in a humid climate, and why it never goes sour the way a loofah does after a few weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBest for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack acne and congestion you can't reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who's tried a long-handled brush and hated it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRough patches on shoulders and the backs of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel — it packs flat and dries overnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWet it and work soap into the mesh.\u003c\/strong\u003e A small amount goes a long way; the weave does the work. Traditionally this is African black soap — Ghanaian \u003cem\u003ealata samina\u003c\/em\u003e or Yoruba \u003cem\u003eoṣẹ dúdú\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHold both ends and saw it across your back,\u003c\/strong\u003e then work down the rest of the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRinse, wring and hang.\u003c\/strong\u003e Don't leave it bunched in the corner of the tub — the fast drying is the feature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo or three times a week is plenty. Not daily — years of hard scrubbing with nylon is a documented cause of friction melanosis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 × 80 cm, stretching to roughly 40\" across — reaches the whole back comfortably\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDries in under an hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLasts 6+ months with regular use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree shipping, from the US, in about 8 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7-day returns — unopened and unused only, because this is a hygiene item\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn honest note: this is a nylon net, industrially made, like almost every net sold under this name anywhere, including in Ghana. The practice is West African and old. Before nylon the sponge was a plant — the beaten, dried stem of \u003c\/em\u003eMomordica angustisepala\u003cem\u003e, grown for the purpose. We're not going to tell you this one was woven from repurposed fishing nets, because that story has no source behind it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everything Shower","offers":[{"title":"Yellow","offer_id":48585421521114,"sku":"WSKIBFHMH","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":48585421553882,"sku":"5324CJ0AO","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Blue","offer_id":48585421586650,"sku":"Z6AULCP08","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":48585421619418,"sku":"ZDM57FTP9","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/0800\/8922\/files\/ad-net-close.jpg?v=1789248108","url":"https:\/\/everythingshower.shop\/products\/african-exfoliating-net-bath-towel-nylon-body-scrubber","provider":"Everything Shower","version":"1.0","type":"link"}