What do you call these?

Loofah!

Loofah

Loofas

Poofs.

They're poufs or scrubbies. Definitely not loofahs or sponges, as those are completely different things.

It's *technically* not a loofah... But that's a loofah.

Shower scrubbie. Not a loofah. A loofah is a plant, related to squash or pumpkin.

Poof

I'm in the UK and the people I know call them shower scrubbies or more often poofs/poufs. If you asked for a loofah you'd normally get the actual organic loofah not one of these.

scrubbie

Loofah

Body puff or shower puff. There is a brand that made one as a gift with a specific name; The Man Washer.

those are called loofahs

Loofah

loofah!

Loofah

Ivy always called it a Scrungie. I thought loofahs had a more solid form, guess I was wrong.

Y'all have funny ideas about what a loofah is.

Bathing sponge - east African English

Foofies.

Loofah or pouf

My kids called them “faloofas” and it just stuck, lol.

Scrubbie poof

Sponge

Loofah

I'd call it a scrubber. Maybe a bath scrub - but that might cause confusion with things used for cleaning the bath itself. Some people would think up a fancier name, like an "exfoliating pad". It's a type of washcloth, I suppose. But I'd probably just say "pass me that scrubbing thing", or "get one of those scrubby things for the bath". It's not a flannel (because those are generally made of flannel!) and it's not a loofah, because they're quite a specific thing. The same applies to a sponge. I note that Asda (in the UK) sells something very similar, calling it a "Body Puff", and Sainsbury's calls it a "Shower Puff"- but I'd never use that term. I wouldn't call it either a pouf or a ball, because I think that would confuse people.

i call them "scrub things." but they're officially called loofahs

Yep Loofah

Bath Scrunchie.

Luffa

Canada: loofah or shower scrubbie. There is a fancy real plant type of loofah, but people would say “real loofah” or “expensive loofah” probably.

The scrubby thing.

Loofa? I don’t use these.

As you can see, there are many different names for this item! To answer your original question, I would understand that the term “bath pouf” refers to a loofah/scrubby, but I would not understand “bath ball.” If you mentioned using a “bath ball,” I would have no idea what item that is.

Pouf!

Southern California here. I’d call it a pouffe or a pouf — or even a poof.

Lather thingy

"But Ironhead, what's with this thingy!?"

Pouf (US)

i know that's not a loofah but i still call it a loofah

loofah, bath sponge, bath scrub, or pouf

Am I the only one who calls them a Scrunchie? 😅

A poof loofah

People downvoting the loofah answer are missing the point of this sub and the question. There are large portions of native speakers who do call these loofahs. And a foreign speaker WILL hear natives use the word "loofah" to refer to them.

Loofah

Midwest USA, I say shower puff or scrubbie.

I call it a "shower scrunchy." That's probably not its real name, but people would know what you're talking about.

i call this a loofah or a scrubber.

I make an awkward face and hesitantly call it a "plastic net sponge thingie"

I'll second 'Loofah'. I know they're technically not loofahs, but that's what I've always known them as.

Shower thingie

I call them shower puffs. I've never heard of an Irish person calling them loofahs. That word is still reserved for natural loofahs.

The name in the shops is ‘bath lily’ but I call them shower puffs.

Bath puff.

Shower puff or loofah

Loofah

sponge, loofah/luffa, poof/pouf/puff, (poof in Australian English is a slur) & shower scrubber are the most common

Monkey D Loofah

Poof!

As someone from the US I would understand your meaning if you said a ‘poof’, or ‘loofah’, I might also understand a ‘bath sponge’, depending on the context

Although I know loofah is an incorrect term for it, that’s still what I call it.

Scrubber

Falafel obviously