Vegetable uffa sponge for shower, general cleaning or dishes! An excellent exfoliant, and great for scrubbing floors and dishes. Biodegradable & compostable. Entirely natural vegetable sponge from a renewable source, biodegradable and compostable. Loofah is a vegetable and a member of the squash family grown in the Orient. Its requires nine months of sun to reach maturity and dry out. Wet the loofah, its texture will change and soften. *Sizes and shapes vary due to the cut and shape of each loofah. Comes flattened and cut. expands with water. Apporoximately 5 in x 7 in