When your plastic dish scrubber is ready for replacement, these long-handled bamboo dish scrubbing tools are a great alternative. The bristles are soft-medium firmness. Please note also, like many of our products, this item arrives with no individual pre-packaging to reduce material waste for a more sustainable supply chain. We use paper and cardboard packaging and dunnage to ensure it is shipped safely. Not using plastic packaging and minimal usage of other biodegradable / recyclable packaging is a key part of our mission as a brand of sustainable personal care and home products.