Why Hygiene Has Changed Over the Decades (People Washed Only One Body Part!)
Why Hygiene Has Changed Over the Decades (People Washed Only One Body Part!)
Time traveler, stock your backpack with your favorite hygiene essentials because we’re living in the best time ever for cleanliness! Don’t forget your toothpaste! Some ancient civilizations used a mixture of gum Arabic and soot to keep their teeth clean. That, or a mix of the salt, mint, iris flower, and pepper. One dentist tried this combo to see how it works. Let’s just say, didn’t feel good on the gums! About 5,000 years ago, people in Egypt and Greece would fray a small twig to clean in between their teeth. A few centuries later, soap appeared! It was a mix of boiled fat and ash. In such hot climates, people would wash their bodies up to 4 times a day, using soda ash to get rid of dirt. And Romans are better known for their public restrooms. To make “clean-up” easier, the Romans would fix a sponge at the end of a stick. By the way, they'd share that thing amongst themselves! Let's find out more about what hygiene was like in the past. How did the ancients clean themselves? #brightside CC BY-SA 4.0 https://ift.tt/2ZubTCF Castellum Divisorium in Nîmes, Gard, France: By Krzysztof Golik, https://ift.tt/3i2q3Ua Buanderie artisanale en Sologne au début du 20e siècle: By Unknown author, https://ift.tt/2EYy5Pq CC BY 3.0 https://ift.tt/3dsgGLq A replica xylospongium (sponge on a stick): By D. Herdemerten, https://ift.tt/3bskL1y Animation is created by Bright Side. Music by Epidemic Sound https://ift.tt/1NOjjY3 Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://ift.tt/1NR4JJP Instagram: https://ift.tt/2pDikkf 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://ift.tt/2pNb6gr Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://ift.tt/23rGg9b https://ift.tt/1eYTOMy https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: https://ift.tt/2d8ayZz
