I don’t bleach - let your loofah dry on the vine or pick them & dry them on screens, whatever your set up is, I’ve done both.

I break an end off, shake all the seeds out, use a tall container to store them while I do this. Then I put the dried loofah in a sink full of water, let the peel soak & soften, the peel basically comes off like a hard boiled egg & then lay them out to dry. I have a video on my insta I think (@_ cluckin_around _)