Today, washing machines, detergent, soap are used to wash clothes. But do you know how people used to wash clothes in the past? Today we will tell you how clothes of kings and others were washed when there was no detergent and soap. Know which technique was used to wash which cloth.
Technique of washing clothes
Today, there are many techniques of washing clothes all over the world. But years ago, there was nothing like this, at that time no such products were made with which clothes could be washed. Because modern soap started in India 130 years ago during British rule. Lever Brothers England introduced modern soap in the market for the first time in India. Earlier, this company used to import soap from Britain to India. But when people started using soap in India, then its factory was set up here for the first time. This factory used to make both types of soaps for bathing and cleaning clothes. North West Soap Company set up the country’s first soap factory in Meerut in 1897. After this, Jamshedji Tata jumped into this business as the first Indian company.
Old way of washing clothes
Let us tell you that India has always been rich in vegetation and minerals. There is a tree in India, which is called Reetha. Reetha was used a lot to clean clothes. Reetha trees or Reetha gardens were planted in the palaces of kings. Reetha is still the best organic product to clean and germ-free expensive silk clothes. Reetha was used as soap in ancient India. Foam was produced from its peels, which cleaned clothes. Apart from this, Reetha also worked as a disinfectant.
Shampoo
Even today, there are many companies that use Reetha to wash hair. According to information, even in olden times, queens used to wash their long hair with this. It was also called soap berry or wash nut.
White Reh
In rural areas, white powder is seen on empty land, river-pond banks or farm banks. It is also called ‘Reh’. It is found in abundance on Indian soil. Earlier, clothes were soaked in this Reh by mixing it in water. After this, clothes were cleaned by rubbing them with a wooden thap or a rag made from the roots of trees.
