So no soap?
So its not a loofah?
Well, I just went to the Amazon page and it says: The absorbent Korean bath mitten easily lathers and suds up your favorite soap which helps you easily eliminate dirt, oil, and impurities for healthy, silky, and smooth skin.
However, when I used it with soap once it just glided over my skin with zero grip so I can't imagine there would be any exfoliation and I didn't feel clean afterwards. But maybe that's just me. Try it out it might work for you.
Also, when I went to the Korean spa the lady soaped up my body then removed it and then started the exfoliation on clean skin.
But I can really recommend the towels. Nothing ever gave me that type of exfoliation.