So there are some people who don't bath with sponge at all? hian!
A cousin came to Lagos for an interview last week and stayed two days in my house.
The night she arrived, when she wanted to use the bathroom, I asked if she came with all her toiletries and she said yes, she had her toothbrush, soap and cream. So I had bought a new sponge from the provision store in front of my house earlier and then I picked a clean towel from my closet and handed them to her.
My dearest cousin told me she doesn't use sponge. I told her if she didn't like it, I would go get her a small towel from the store. She told me she doesn't use anything on her body asides soap and water.
Hian! When did she start that this?
I remember when we were young, we even shared the same sponge. You know that 'kain' sponge that they get from sack, that rice sack, that is the one I'm talking about. Hahahahaha
'What are the dangers?' I asked.
She told me sponge makes the skin to age fast and that if I have to use anything, I should use a small soft towel or the soft sponge that they use for new borns.
Poor me that can't do without sponge, I mean confirm sponge not towel oh. I use sponge at least four times in a week mostly at night. It would feel as if my body is not clean if I don't use sponge for two days straight.
I will still be using my sponge oh, to each his own abeg.
Who else is with me on this?
Mama Tee.
*I am all for sponge everyday but the baby type...
I know people both make and female that don't use sponge just bare hands. I know of one that his skin is so sensitive it peels if he uses sponge. I know if another one that her body itches her like forever if she uses sponge.
ReplyDeleteI use sponge everyday. I can't bathe without using it. I use it to scrub my virginal too, if I don't scrub it and I use my finger to rub the corner, if I smell the finger it will be smelling that virginal smell. But if I scrub it it will not smell. And I also scrub my anus with it.
DeleteWith all d dust, heat and germs flying left, right and centre? Nawah! This is africa, even baby sponge sef is not enough to eliminate all d dust we come in contact with here.
DeleteWhat are u typing self? See errors errors as e boku. Coz u want to be first to comment. We don give u the award so proof read before submitting
DeleteI know people both make and female that don't use sponge just bare hands. I know of one that his skin is so sensitive it peels if he uses sponge. I know if another one that her body itches her like forever if she uses sponge.
ReplyDeleteThat's me, my body itches me when I use sponge, so I've stopped using it for close to 20years now.
DeleteHian!! I cannot bath too soft sponge gan...
ReplyDeleteI have also stopped using sponge but mine is for medical reasons. Me that loves to scrub. Cos I even scrub my body twice while bathing with hard sponge. And bath twice daily.
ReplyDeleteI have had this condition now, which my body just scratches me anyhow. With no marks on my body whatsoever. Especially after bathing. It was so serious i had to go to dermatologist. Who put me on piriton and other drugs and told me to stop using sponge. Now i use a small face towel and just use it for crucial spots, but mostly use water and soap.
The condition is better. But it is still there and I am tired.
Bvs who as also experienced this. I can't even wear certain fabrics again. Because even some clothes itch my body. Even when i am hot or under sun it itches. Thank God I am mostly under AC at work and at home. I am tired. I need a lasting solution.
#Anon12:41,what you're suffering from is called aquagenic pruritis. I also had it before, I went to different dermatologists and I was given different drugs still no changes,I had to research about it myself. You can Google it up.
DeleteBut some of the ways to prevent or reduce recurrence is to always ensure you take your bath with warm water. Stop bathing with cold water. Secondly, make sure you don't stay too long inside the bathroom. The lesser the time spent ,the lesser the risk itching attack. Once you come out of the bathroom, clean your body immediately and apply soothing organic oil(I use coconut oil,olive oil or Shea butter)before you apply your body cream.
Lastly, avoid body cream and soap with mercury and any other bleaching agent. Use mild toilet soap like,dove,nivea,cusson baby soap,Irish spring, dudu OSU etc.
God so good that's how I've bn able to manage my own. Even though I still have the itching episode but its now once in a blue moon. Unlike before that I will dance makosa for at least 30mins after taking my bath.
I've seen doctors too. No medication whatsoever, I was just told to stop using sponge.even with that it still itches sometimes. I use glove sponge like once a week before my body wee coman have dirt deposit jere
DeleteYour so right, warm water does the magic for me, I don't ever bath with cold water even if d weather is hot as af.
DeletePrincess has said it all just follow her advise, you will be ok. Say no to all kinds of sponge
DeleteThat your cousin is an elede �� , an ignorant one at that. Biko what’s the correlation between sponge use and ageing? Even oyinbo people wey no dey like to baff dey age very rapidly so what’s her point? I can imagine the accumulation of dirt and dead skin on that your cousin’s body and I bet it’s slimy to touch. Tufiakwa! I scrub my body every faccking day with a sponge and also when I take a bath in the night. Using soap and water only doesn’t feel like a bath to me, infact that one no be baff. Na higher level of rub and shine or ordinary shower biko.
ReplyDeletePls advise your cousin. Na iron sponge she suppose use now to take away all the yama yama on her skin
LMAO 😁 @ iron sponge.
DeleteHahahaha 😁
Kwakwakwakwaka snarker just killed me
DeleteMe i bathe with my sponge every day even in the night.
ReplyDeleteSome people dont use but that theory she give no gel at all. Na lie be that theory.
Make she try another lie.
Some like to use while others dont like. Anyway everybody body different.
Different stroke for different people.
Stella today Mama Tee fine, tomorrow you will put another picture. Abeg leave this one for Mama Tee.... it is the picture that makes me to open this.
Ikwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa
DeleteI tell you yori yori, that monkey picture no follow at all.
I have a friend that doesn't use sponge as well. If you see her skin ehn you'll shed tears
ReplyDeleteHhahaha.. is it tears of joy or tears of sorrow?
DeleteIkwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa
DeleteCraw-Craw full the skin? abi na ringworm(lapalapa)?
@anon tears of sorrow o. @droyalty I can't even explain. Very bad skin colour. I tire
Deletei use soft sponge on my skin...
ReplyDeleteJust got my ID finally.yippie!!
ReplyDeleteMy skin itches when I used sponge too.
ReplyDeleteI’ve stopped using sponge and use a small towel or just soap and water depending on how much sweat I’ve accumulated for the day.
I think the sponge is too hard for my skin. But I notice if I don’t use sponge or scrub hard with a face towel I’m itch free . But lemme try and form lemme scrub my body. My legs will be on fire itching for a while
What is bathing with out sponge???
ReplyDeleteThat's the only way I feel clean on my skin.
I can't deal I must use sponge day and night and that your cousin no try!
ReplyDeleteI use sponge daily.
DeleteHmmm
ReplyDeleteI can't even take my bath without using sponge...I wont feel clean
I use Sponge day and night Abeg.
DeleteEach man to his own, as the correct Ajepako that I am, if I don't bath with sponge, I don't feel like a had a bath.
ReplyDeleteI use sponge an it's not a soft one. I use it everyday at night but in the morning I don't use sponge.
ReplyDeletehahahahaha snarker. Na really snarker
ReplyDeleteI use sponge everyday. I can't bathe without using it. I use it to scrub my virginal too, if I don't scrub it and I use my finger to rub the corner, if I smell the finger it will be smelling that virginal smell. But if I scrub it it will not smell. And I also scrub my anus with it.
ReplyDeleteYou are not supposed to scrub it with sponge but wash it gently with mild soap and water. Anyway, since it works for you continue.
DeleteBy the way it is called vaginal. which vaginal smell are you talking about? My own vaginal smells like onion. It doesn't smell bad
Your vagina smells because you scrub it with soap and sponge. Stop doing it for like a month and see.. you can wash the pubic region but not inside the vagina.
DeleteI don't scrub my vagina with soap and sponge and it doesn't smell.
Hahahahahahahaha
DeleteIkwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa
DeleteMake una kuku keel me
Virginal and vaginal, correctee and correcter
Ikwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwakwa
"hanty" ostrich,is it your VULVA you're scrubbing or "VIRGINAL"
DeletePls what us the correct name? Am seeing vaginal, vagina and vulva. Pls no insults pls
DeleteDear ostrich,our vagina is our totoh,vulva is the outmost part of the vagina we are supposed to scrub,o.k?
DeleteOstrich vagina is the correct name.
DeleteNo, save the thanks and go back to school
A million likes for you,ostrich. It's vagina. Anon;must you insult her by saying,go back to school. Suegbe!
DeleteSome people say sponge makes their body peel. Me, I can't do without sponge oh
ReplyDeleteSame here biko.
DeleteI use the good old Net sponge everyday biko. I don't use it only on the day I exfoliate my skin with St Ives Apricot scrub.
Yeah, St Ives is very good, I feel so fresh after use.
DeleteDorty!!
ReplyDeleteLol 😁 @ dorty
DeleteI use sponge for the body oh. I tried using the hand-sponge sometime ago...the thing was so soft. I can't deal abeg.
ReplyDeleteSo someone told me that I shouldn't use sponge on my face to avoid break outs...during that time. I don't know if her theory is scientifically true...but it's working oh.
I wash my face with soap and water... then cleanse with Neutrogena cleanser.
I don't have break outs again. Even one. 😍😍😍
Is neutrogena a good cleanser? I have been using Palmers skin success medicated acne toner but it's not working. I still have pimples.
DeleteYes the theory is right
DeleteSponge is not good for the face,our facial skin is delicate. Foaming facial wash /cleanser or mild soap like pears transparent soap are best for the face
Yeah @Anon. The brand is good. They are also very good on acne prone face. It is less alcoholic than most acne cleansers. It doesn't even sting unless you have an open cut acne.
DeleteI react terribly to cleansers...but with Neutrogena, I have not seen any negative reaction.
There are many types in the market oh...but Buy any original one you like the ingredients and you will testify.
Neutrogena and company, come and pay me for this PR work oh.😍
Please stop using dat Palmers cleanser it gave me very big big pimples too n I dint use it up to one week o. Had to discard it n d pimples started drying up immediately.
DeleteAnon 15:30. Are you for real? Maybe you bought fake oh. Or it had to do with your skin. When I wanted to change my cleanser, I was debating between Palmers and the Neutrogena.
DeleteThank God I didn't enter another one chance, like I did with KUDI cleanser. 😍
Thanks everyone
DeleteI will stop using it and go buy neutrogena
Everybody and their own
ReplyDeleteWith the kind of weather in Nigeria, why wouldn't a normal human being sponge? After the stress and sweat from the day's work and the hot weather. Please scrub everywhere scrubable, if possible scrub your tanana and tonono sef.
ReplyDeleteLmao @tanana and tonono. What won't I read on sdkb, funny comments.
DeleteCan't do without sponge biko,I use it both morning and at night ,maybe your cousin felt it was a used sponge
ReplyDeleteHow can I even bath with out a sponge sef, I spend 5 minutes scrubbing all over my body with the sponge then rinse, then scrub again for 3 more minutes. Before rinsing finally. I do it everyday and my skin is still soft.
ReplyDeleteKai! Na Rug? Hankali o babe. Lol
DeleteLmaooooo @Omeh.
DeleteI'm even worse.
I'm sure I spend more than 30 mins in the bathroom on average.
Weekends, I can spend one hour or more. I wee Scrub from the top down, then Scrub from bottom up.
When I come out I always feels so fresh and reborn as if I should just float on the air! Kai!
Please any bath without sponge is just like rinsing inside pot after you've finished Jollof rice.
This is Africa.
Africa is hot.
'Is' not Obodo oyinbo that can have bath once a week with pride.
Abeg, scrub every where. No wonder people smell so terrible. Even with all the make up and cover up perfume.
I use the strong type of long net sponge and have a dedicated day every week I use a body scrub from head to day.
If body scrub finish and I can't restock immediately, na to use sugar or salt. All na scrub.
Me and odour/dirt are lifetime enemies.
I can't do without sponge... With this Lagos weather.. The heat and dust nko... The dirt on the skin alone will itch like crayyy..
ReplyDeleteSome people reacts to sponge.someone once told me that if you always bath with sponge, it'll wash away the essential oil on the skin layer......
ReplyDeleteAs for me, I sponge whenever I bath....
*Faithful bv*
Na lie jare. No be only essential oil. I use sponge everyday and my skin is so fresh and it glows even in this Harmattan. It depends on the food you eat and what you 'rub' on it after bathing.
DeleteI mixed honey, coconut oil and vitamin E oil to my body cream.
What kind of vitamin E oil please? I mixed honey with my soap. I can't dare with my lotion though, make fly no dey follow me. I too fear Lagos fly and mosquito
DeleteGo to a pharmacy and tell them you want to buy vitamin E oil. It's between 400-500 per satchet. Buy two satchets depending on the qty of your cream. Burst the capsules with a needle and empty the oil into your cream. You can add honey in your cream, not much though, like 2 tablespoons. No fly will follow you. Honey will moisturise your skin.
DeleteI have heard that theory but I refused to adhere to it.
ReplyDeleteWhat is bathing without sponge??
Lols @ some comments. Hehehehehehe
ReplyDeleteI use sponge, the old net type that hausa men use to hawk.
Mama tee I know that sponge you are talking about, they cut a portion of the sack or remove the ropes and roll it together. I also used it when I was in primary school.
I'm learning from the comments here. Well done mama tee, I always like reading your post from your days on in house news
ReplyDelete