| Natural
sea sponges are pluricellular (multi cellular) marine
animals
Derived from this species is the bath sponge, which is taken from the
skeletal frame made up of organic materials called “spongin”
very elastic and resistant to long usage.
Our sponges are fished by
sponge fishermen by means of nets and special tools. The fishermen gather
the sponges while paying special care to leave some of the roots on the
rock to allow sponges to grow on. Sponges inferior to 7 centimetres in
dimension are too small and must not be collected.
In our company, sponges
are washed and purified to remove limestone and organic bodies. They are
then trimmed one by one by hand by means of scissors, dried and are then
ready for sale. The purified sponges maintain their natural colour (honey,
light brown) and are particularly resistant. The bleached sponges (light
honey) are not treated with harsh bleaching chemicals but with a light
oxygenated process.
There is a wide variety of natural sea sponges in commerce, the most common
and principal types are: |