the new massage sponge does not deserve this product name in any way - the massage surface is so soft that when wet - and every sponge is wet in the shower - no massage effect can be felt. The exfoliating sponge offered as an alternative (edged with black terry cloth) cannot be used as a substitute. When will the 'old' sponge come back, please? I could even use it when it was dry and its time in the shower had expired to clean suede shoes of dried-up street dirt.morgs