I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Konjac sponge by now. I very first discovered about it on the internet last year as well as was curious to try it. While browsing at TheFaceShop, I came across their version, retailing for $5 so I chose to provide it a go. Never did I believe that I would come to like it, as well as in honour of earth Day today, I believed I’d show you a bit much more info on this bit natural charm wonder.
Quick FAQs on the Konjac sponge:
• originally popularized in Japan
• made from fibres of the Konjac potato (Konnyaku) plant (this site offers more detailed info about exactly how they convert the plant into the sponge)
• 100% natural as well as biodegradable, as well as are generally vegan as well as crueltry totally free (depending on the company)
• offers gentle exfoliation
• naturally somewhat alkaline which assists to reduce the effects of somewhat acidic sebum / dirt
Some business offer different types of Konjac sponges: ones with charcoal, eco-friendly tea, red clay, bamboo, etc. I don’t discover a huge difference between the different types as well as I typically purchase the plain white kind.
This is what the Konjac sponge appears like when it’s dried vs when it’s rehydrated (it grows in size rather a bit):
The dried out sponge is extremely lightweight as well as airy – like sterofoam. I run the sponge under water for about 30 seconds as well as capture it a bit to enable the water to get inside. The rehydrated sponge is extremely porous, fluffy as well as soft – the structure is a bit rubbery as well as bouncy.
I utilized to utilize this bit silicone disc from Sephora to laundry my face:
And while it worked fine, I delighted in the gentle exfoliation I get from the Konjac sponge better. Now I utilize my Konjac sponge every morning to laundry my deal with in the shower – I pour a bit of my deal with laundry on the sponge as well as let it get sudsy as well as laundry my deal with in circular motions. I choose utilizing the flat side to laundry my deal with – the domed side sits completely in my palm. I then rinse my deal with as well as the sponge thoroughly.
The sponge ought to be enabled to dry thoroughly each night to ensure that it doesn’t harbour bacteria. All of the Konjac sponges I’ve utilized have a cotton cord looped with so it can be hung easily. It is suggested that the sponge is replaced every month (I sometimes push it to every two months as well as have not had any type of problems).
L to R: FaceShop, Missha, Mira
I currently have 3 unopened Konjac sponges in my stash – I went back to TheFaceShop to stock up as well as they were sold out “indefinitely” so I had to resort to alternate channels: the Missha one I got from an on the internet Korean shop ($5) as well as the charcoal one is from Winners ($7). You shouldn’t have to pay much more than $10 for a high quality Konjac sponge – I decline to pay $19 for the Boscia one from Sephora! A suggestion provided to me by TheFaceShop is to keep the unopened Konjac sponges in the fridge which will assist them keep fresh longer. My bf understands not to eat the deal with sponges in the fridge.
Have you tried the Konjac sponge? What do you utilize to laundry your face?
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