For this size of loofah cucumbers the price is really good - so large cucumber I've never seen. Surely you can test with a natural product the exact characteristics only after removing the plastic wrap. I use loofah cucumbers for years to scrub. These here are very dull on the surface, have little peel effect. Therefore, they are in my opinion not suitable (for my purposes). I would describe it "a little harder as a bath sponge" with.