or flexible to facilitate pulling the cleaning tool through tight and or curved passages formed by the contracture such as between fingers or along the palm the cleaning tool is illustrated at time 1 in an elongated shape and at time 2 in a curved shape to illustrate the flexibility of the tool the elongated longitudinal axis is preferably a thin material that is both readily grasped by the person cleaning and is narrow and rigid enough for ease of threading between body parts such as fingers toes or a fist along the palm preferably the longitudinal axis of the cleaning tool is uniform in cross section and has a diameter of about 1 116 th 2 16 th 3 16 th 4 16 th 5 16 th 6 16 th 7 16 th 8 16 th 9 16 th 10 16 th 11 16 th or 12 16 th of and inch in its cross sectionally compressed form integrated or radiating from the longitudinal axis are cleaning elements preferably the cleaning elements have frayed or fringed edges to maximize surface area contact and thus cleaning ability of the skin in one example the cleaning elements are a sponge like material that deforms and expands during translation according to the applied pressure and gaps of the body parts such as fingers created by the contracture in this manner the cleaning tool passes through and cleans narrow openings created by.