exfoliation

dude i dont know man  i need product or technique recommendations lowkey... because theres no way that there ISNT an easier way to do this

ive never been super into skincare or whatnot, and what i mean is that my "skincare" is very basic (like washing my face, lotion, etc WHATEVER you get the idea)

i never really understood what difference it made if i bought twenty different products with fancy names and applied it to my skin every night 

anyways, thats not really the point of what im about to say:
IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO EXFOLIATE MY SKIN???

dude if im being completely honest ive just been getting a washcloth lathered in soap to remove dead skin cells
and like yeah it works but oh my god maybe my washcloth is bad because its like a WORKOUT just to get it to exfoliate your skin.. 

im pretty open to trying new things, so if theres a better way to go about this i WILL try it 
except im not using those plastic loofahs idgaf they dont help i swear