In the main, further loofahs would have to come from hard currency countries, whereas sponges in the main come from soft currency areas.
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Insoles are sometimes called shoe socks and are made of cork, wool, canvas, felt or sometimesloofah.
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Therefore, to concentrate on sponges rather than upon loofahs is in the best national interests.
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For balance of payments reasons imports of loofahs are at present confined to the small quantities needed for essential industrial requirements such as filters for the engines of ships.
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Marketed as "luffa" or "loofah", the sponge is used as a body scrub.
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The fully developed fruit is the source of theloofahscrubbing sponge which is used in bathrooms and kitchens.
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After working on the land, they were finally able to plant corn, yams, bananas, flowers, andloofah.
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