'While others may turn to fine terry-cloth wands and high-tech sonic cleansing devices to shed their winter skin, my mind has called up the Korean washcloth, a simple exfoliating mitt that does the trick at 80 cents a pop.'
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Before there was BB cream or cushion compacts, before the 10-step skin-care routine swept the country, Koreans were mad about exfoliation. So while others may turn to fine terry-cloth wands and high-tech sonic cleansing devices to shed their winter skin, my mind has called up the Korean washcloth, a simple exfoliating mitt that does the trick at 80 cents a pop.
Made from pure viscose, with four telltale black stripes running along the seams, the ultra-abrasive cloths are a staple at Korean spas, or. There, you can pay for some 20 minutes of torture, as a bath attendant sloughs the dead skin off your body, removing—the Korean word for dirt or grime—and exposing the raw pink layer beneath. Or you can shell out $5 to buy a pack for your home and render your skin baby soft anytime.
Ask any young Korean , and you’ll no doubt hear how much she once hated those towels. To this day, there is a particular shade of electric green that gives me chills, conjuring memories of sitting in the tub while my mother sandpapered the skin off my arms. “See how clean it is?” she would say, pointing at the pilling dirt and dead cells, only adding to my horror. Yet we do come to adore them.
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