I was surprised when I bought this about a year ago sponge or something like that, in the description did not indicate that they are artificial. The emphasis was on naturalness. Of course, in the process of use, I realized that they are unnatural, and it is good that now this information has appeared in the description, but still. Generally, I like hard sponges, they are well cleaned and allow to not use scrubs. But these sponges ... scratch! It seems to be soft, elastic, even without much effort on my part to irritate and scratch the skin. Body big sponge collapsed a week later, simply dispersed into two parts in the middle. Little was stronger, after a fairly long use (yes, I did not throw it away immediately, I waited for miracles start) has become softer, but scratching, though much smaller, has not ceased. Definitely bad buy: unnatural, harsh, traumatic. I do not recommend.