Wool Sponge

5"øWool SpongeUSA Sponge for your sponge bath; so dainty, as you are. We should be upfront here, sponges are animals not vegetables as I and biologists once assumed. They're not the most animal-animal however, as they do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most types rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove waste. The natural sponge is the skeletal remains of the animal. When I was growing up, we had a big, natural sponge in the bath for us kids; it was fun to wring it over our heads and throw it back and forth at each other - a simple bath toy that also made us clean. The beauty of natural sponge is it is inherently anti-fungal which means it won't get all scummy like artificial sponge does. Our sponges come from the Gulf of Mexico - more specifically, from George Biliris in Tarpon Springs. Interestingly enough, up until 1947 when a red tide hit, there was a thriving sponge industry in Florida. It