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Text: Jiangyu Kuo
Editor: Jiang Yu Kuo
Preface
In today's society, shampoo can be described as full of tricks, and every shampoo business does its best to promote it to the outside world in order to show that its shampoo is affordable.
But when netizens bought it home and tried it, they found that the shampoo was not as good as advertised, and sometimes even the hair would be knotted just after washing, or the hair would be "oily" the next day.
On the other hand, the hair of the ancients usually leaves the impression that it is black and flowing, and many netizens want to find out how they achieved the point of long hair per capita? Is there any "secret"?
Rice water
According to relevant records, rice washing water was one of the methods used by ancient people to wash their hair, but this way of washing hair is not suitable for everyone.
For people at that time, it was not yet possible to eat rice in every household, so for some poor families, washing their hair with rice washing water was a luxury.
This way of washing hair is generally only used by noble families, who don't have to worry about daily expenses at all, and can wash their hair with rice washing water or even take a bath
There was once a classic record, "Pan, rice juice, you can bathe your head", the "Pan" mentioned here refers to the rice water, which fully proves that the ancients did use rice water to wash their hair.
It is said that when the empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was young, because of the poverty of the family, the younger brother was bought in exchange for some money to support the family's life.
In addition, according to relevant records, ancient people also had a plan when washing their hair and bathing, usually washing their hair every three days, and bathing generally about five days apart.
When the time comes, the home will be ready to wash hair and bath water, so it makes sense to be able to wash with rice washing water, and during this period, it is not a problem to store a certain amount of rice washing water.
In today's society, some netizens call for washing your face and hair with rice water, because rice water is rich in minerals and vitamins, which can effectively reduce the frizz of your hair.
Soaphorn
According to relevant records, the other names of Saponaria sinensis are honey locust, horn needle, etc., which generally grow in Northeast China, East China and other places, and mostly grow in hillside forests and valley roadsides.
It prefers sunny areas, usually grows quickly in sunny areas, and will consciously thrive if the soil where it grows has enough fertilizer.
If the honey locust grows in a shady place, it stands to reason that its growth condition will not be maintained in a good state, and it is generally reluctant to continue to grow.
According to relevant records, during the ancient Northern and Southern Dynasties, soaphorn became a consumable product at that time, and both large and small shops were selling soaphorn.
At that time, soap horn was not a luxury for ordinary people, and ordinary families could afford to use soap horn to wash their hair, and sometimes they could even go directly to the mountain to pick soap horn without spending money to buy it in the store.
Not only that, but it is recorded in the "Flora of China" that the juice after soaphorn decoction can be used to wash clothes, which is also one of the raw materials for washing clothes in ancient times.
However, it is necessary to pay special attention to the fact that soaphorn actually contains a certain amount of toxicity, if you are not careful, you may also be poisoned, and you must not blindly follow the trend, when using it, you must first determine the pH of your scalp.
According to the data, soaphorn is a natural shampoo that can improve the problem of hair damage after use, and it will have a faint smell after washing, and it will not be pungent.
plant ash
The above two ways of washing hair are not suitable for all people, washing rice water was a valuable item in ancient times, and the average family could not reach the level of white rice.
Therefore, washing hair with rice water is a complete luxury for some people, and they can only hope for it.
And the plant is not found all over the country, it only likes to grow on some sunny and fertile soil, so that it will continue to grow upward.
At this time, another new shampoo material appeared in the limelight, and that was plant ash, which was usually left over from the burning of straw and straw.
It is an alkaline detergent, after getting a pile of plant ash, when washing hair, take some dissolved in water, and then filter out the dregs, what you get is an alkaline solution.
It is a powerful anti-oiling solution, which is also used by ancient people to wash their hair, and this solution will keep the hair dry for a few days.
And for ordinary people, plant ash is also a very easy to obtain material, basically you can get it without spending money, and the people will not have a great burden when they use it.
For some wealthy people, washing their hair with ash water is also a preferred choice, but they will add other fragrances to the washed hair when using it to make the washed hair smell fragrant.
Or they will use more precious pig porch than plant ash, and also mix some spices in the water to make the hair fragrant, and there will be no unpleasant smell.
Bath beans
Bath bean is an ancient Chinese folk powder used to wash clothes and hair, and its ingredients are made by adding some medicines on the basis of soybean flour.
In ancient times, bath beans were used for a wide range of purposes, whether they were used for cosmetics, or to wash their hands, face, hair, etc., as long as they were to remove dirt, they could do everything with bath beans.
And Sun Simiao also recorded in "Qianjin Yifang" that "the clothes are fragrant and the bath beans are noble, and they are all wanted", which shows that whether it is an ordinary person or a high-ranking nobleman, the bath beans used for cleaning are necessary at home.
Before the Tang Dynasty, bath beans have begun to prevail and have become a must-have product for almost every household, because it has a wide range of uses, washing clothes can also effectively remove oil, and washing hair will also remove the secreted oil in time.
Later, after development, in the Tang Dynasty, the market of bath beans can be said to have reached its peak, and traces of bath beans can be seen all over the country and in the streets and alleys.
According to relevant records, the original bath bean recipe was very secretive, and it was generally the royal nobles who used the bath beans to clean, and even if the recipe was made public, some people could not afford it because the ingredients were expensive.
Later, after improvement, some of the more common medicinal materials were selected, which was also an initiative for the benefit of many people, with the addition of medicinal materials, when washing the hair, it can not only make the hair soft and clean, but also further care for the black and dense hair.
Make this efficient cleaning "product" affordable for the people, and they should not be left out as part of the country.
Not only can it be used to wash hair and face, but it can also be used to apply facial grease to keep the face in good condition, and it was also very popular with women at the time.
epilogue
The wisdom of the ancients is really immeasurable, they lived in an era when there was no "black technology", and obtained the best daily necessities through repeated experiments.
Whether it is rice washing water or plant ash, they not only have flowing hair, but also healthy and black hair, which are shampoos that nature gives back to people, natural and healthy.
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