Bathing Differences

My husband's family introduced me to a bathing net that exfoliates the skin in an amazing way. My husband always has such soft skin. The length lends itself to reaching all surfaces of the skin. 

Unlike bath scrunchies in the US, these are a long net and a harder texture. They come in nylon (hardest) and cotton (softest). 

We purchased mine in the general open air market in Lomé, Togo. We paid about 1000 CFA (local currency) which equates $1.75 (depending on the exchange rate). 

It is a worthwhile purchase because it lasts a few years. Mine was purchased in 2015. My husband has one that he purchased in 2014 and it still does the job. 

Here is a video of a vendor in West Africa who calls it éponge in French and akusa in Ewe.