khermsen said:I have been unsuccessful in pulverizing Loofah, it is tough stuff. I have tried a coffee grinder, any suggestions?
dieSpinne said:as with all things cellulose, a good soak in vinegar for 24 hours, followed by a solid baking at very low temp for a long time will render the loofah very brittle. At that point, you should be able to crumble it into smaller pieces and run it through the food processor or a coffee mill set on superfine.
This knowledge brought to you from the textile and fiber preparation Arts, which tells us that this exactly the thing NOT to do to cellulose fibers, since that will cause them to become brittle and fall apart.
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ETA: I might add that once the vinegar soak is done, you should rinse the vinegar off so as not to east up extra lye when you soap with the loofah crumbs
Soapy Gurl said:You can buy it ground up for soap making, it would save you a lot of work. I wonder if you could just cheat and chop it into pieces while wet and then blend them in water and strain them?
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