The modern market for cosmetic products is regularly replenished with new products designed for delicate care of delicate facial skin, which today includes konjac sponge. Reviews about him with great speed are distributed among the owners of a thin sensitive dermis, because its natural composition is liked by absolutely everyone. In addition to the usual cleansing function, this applicator gently cares for the skin, massages it, and has a rejuvenating effect.
Most of the benefits of konjac sponge is due not only to the natural properties of the material from which it is made, but also to high-quality additional impregnation from extracts of green tea, turmeric or bamboo charcoal, red or pink clay, lavender, berries, as well as various medicinal herbs.
Perennial plant Amorphophallus cognac and its processing
On the slopes of the mountains and hills of southeast Asia, in the tropics and subtropics of Indonesia, in the southwest of China, in the eastern part of Japan and in Thailand, a unique perennial plant Amorphophallus cognac, or cognac, whose tubers are used in cooking to prepare flour for shirataki ( noodles) or as a component to salads. The roots of the "serpent palm", or the "devilish tongue" (as the local population calls Amorphophallus konjac (lat.)), Are rich in glucomannan - plant fiber. More than half of this jelly-like product (up to 60%) is dried in glucomannan filaments, from which an excellent cosmetic konjac sponge is obtained. Reviews praise the tenderness and delicacy of the applicator when treating the skin, as due to the properties of the plant wolf, it qualitatively cleanses the epidermis, allows for accurate peeling, moisturizes the dermis, and has a noticeable lifting effect. Sponges for washing from tubers are universal: they have long been used by oriental beauties to care for any type of skin.
Highly cleaned forms and varieties of cosmetic sponges from plant filaments
Today's konjac sponge, reviews of which encourage fans of Asian cosmetics to give preference to it when buying, may take the form of an oval, heart or hemisphere. This does not affect the quality of the skin treatment and the degree of its cleansing with natural fibers, but it allows the owners of a unique sponge to choose a convenient applicator so that it is comfortable to hold it with your fingers while caring for your face and body.
Options for colored sponges of cognac
Natural konjac sponge, reviews of which say that it is safe even for infants and older children, contains only natural fibers and has a white color. The green applicator (with green tea extract) perfectly cares for dry and sensitive skin.
Black and gray sponge cognac (with bamboo charcoal) treat oily and problem skin. Yellow sponge with glucomannan fibers and turmeric extract is great for age dermis. Brick-colored applicator (with red clay) is recommended by applicators for thin, sensitive, and also prone to irritation and mature skin. Konjac pink sponge has combined properties: konjac plant fibers and pink clay (a mixture of red and white kaolin). Silicon-rich color sedimentary rock is designed for dry skin type. The sponge, which contains pink kaolin impregnation, perfectly copes with restoring the skin and stimulating the work of epithelial cells, removes irritations, tones all layers of the dermis and improves blood circulation to tissues. A pink sponge is also good for problematic skin: it removes oily sheen, cleanses it of comedones and perfectly exfoliates dead skin particles.
General properties of all konjac sponges
The specifications of any glucomannan fiber applicators promised by the manufacturers include: soft, delicate exfoliation to restore the skin's natural radiance; anti-inflammatory action that relieves acne; balancing the pH balance of the dermis; a guarantee of gentle care for sensitive and irritated skin; natural hydration of the epidermis and deeper layers; perfect match for hypersensitive dermis and affected by atopic skin ailments. Each konjac sponge for the face (reviews of its hypoallergenicity correspond to reality) are available without dyes, preservatives or chemical additives.
Pale jade sponge in the form of a heart or hemisphere
A cognac washcloth with a touch of green tea is popular with women and girls with mixed or dry skin types. This impregnation of the applicator for face and body provides the treatment of dermis with the best natural antioxidant containing ascorbic acid, tocopherol, kakhetins and natural polyphenol.
This helps tone small vessels, strengthening them. The laudatory comments accompanying the sponges with tea extract recommend using them for dermatitis and acne. With regular washing, cleansing from makeup with a konjac sponge with a pale jade shade, turgor, color and skin health noticeably improve after 3-4 weeks.
Konjac sponge with bamboo charcoal
Reviews of a washcloth based on glucomannan coal-black (gray-gray) color are full of grateful words about quality care for oily and problematic dermis, prone to rashes and formations of acne and comedones.
Despite the pleasant soft structure of this sponge, it is very effective: it helps to deeply and efficiently remove subcutaneous fat from the pores, narrow them, thereby preventing further ingress of dirt and cosmetics inside.
Natural body washcloth from a plant of cognac
A konjac sponge for the body is considered a natural exfoliant that helps cleanse any skin impurities. Reviews of it indicate that the dimensions of such an applicator are much larger than sponges for the face. But its effect on the skin is exactly the same.
Extra peeling, abrasive materials for the epidermis with the use of sponges are not required for cognac. Comments by users of such sponges advise washing and massaging the skin of the body without the use of scrubs. But the soft gel during the procedure, suitable for this type of skin, will be most welcome.
How to use a fashionable konjak miracle washcloth
Glucomannan sponge sponges can be sold packaged, in a humid environment, or unpacked and dry.
The first are a washcloth with a soft and delicate texture, which, when completely dried, takes the form of a solid pebble. When placed in warm water, it swells again and increases in size, restoring its original softness. Unpacked konjac sponges have an initially solid structure, during moistening of which the applicator doubles and softens, as does its soaked and packaged “fellow”.
Popular brands of horseradish sponges from European and Asian manufacturers
Washcloths with natural glucomannan fibers conquered girls and women in all corners of our planet. The geography of manufacturers of cosmetic sponges extends from Asia to Europe. In the catalog of well-known brands of cognac sponges you can find companies from France (Clarette) and Korea (Tony Moly, Ecotools Pure Complexion Facial Sponge and Holika Holika), Japan (Boscia) and China (Valori). It should be noted that any konjac sponge reviews (Valori among them) receive delighted.
According to the main parameters of quality and skin care, all the sponges of a horse are almost identical. European applicators differ from their eastern "counterparts" only in price. Japanese and Korean sponges can be both low cost and quite expensive. Their price varies from small (160-200 rubles) to double for the French applicator Clarette and more (700-900 rubles). The Clarette Konjac sponge, reviews of which are often left by grateful customers, miraculously cleanses the face and massages it like any oriental counterparts, at the same time it has a price that is quite affordable for most consumers. Judging by the comments of users, Konjac sponge from China (Valori) is not inferior in its properties and reliability to both Japanese and Korean sponges, and French.
Konjac sponge: reviews
With charcoal from bamboo, with green tea extract, colored clay, turmeric, lavender or berries, a cosmetic washcloth gives an amazing amount of foam when washing, which helps to take good care of the skin, cleansing it of dirt and cosmetics. The enlarged pores narrow, the oily sheen disappears even without the use of special tools.
But comedones (black dots), judging by most of the comments, are not subject to glucomannan fiber sponges. Washcloths only lighten them slightly, but they cannot radically fight them. To eliminate this cosmetic defect, additional drugs and procedures will be required. Adolescents suffering from acne also need to be entrusted with a doctor and must strictly follow their recommendations. But at the post-acne stage, when the acute phase of the ailment is gone, spots from acne are perfectly removed on the affected areas of the epidermis with a sponge. A sponge with gel or mousse for washing deeply cleanses the skin by foaming and qualitatively removes makeup (including tonal foundation). Buyers of konjac washcloths from most manufacturers note that with a careful attitude, the applicators last no more than two to three months. Experienced users of horse sponges are advised not to keep them constantly wet in the factory packaging, as pathogenic bacteria can appear and multiply in the porous structure.
After each use, the konjac sponge must be washed in running water and hung on a special rope provided by the manufacturer for drying. By the way, on the same rope, girls hang a sponge on the cognac on a faucet so that the applicator can be saturated with running water before the procedure. It should be noted that in the rating of washing sponges for washing, the natural exfoliant from plant fibers of the roots of the horse takes predominantly the highest positions.