By Admin 
It is very important to keep the hair clean and take care of it. Hair is an important part of our personality. In such a situation, to clean and care for them, people wash them with shampoo. There are many types of shampoos available in the market according to the needs of the people, which protect the hair from damage and take care of it.
But do you know where and when this shampoo was first made and when was it started? So let us tell you how was the journey of shampoo from champi to making shampoo.
How is shampoo made from champu?
You must have seen many people getting champi. But very few people know that the word shampoo is derived from the Hindi word Champu or Champi. This word means massaging the head. Actually, in ancient India there were no chemicals, so people used natural methods for cleaning hair. In this he used to wash hair using natural herbs and medicinal plants. Due to this the hair remained thick, black and shiny.
Who used shampoo in olden times?
In ancient times, natural ingredients like Reetha, Shikakai Amla, Bhringraj, Neem and herbal pastes were used to make shampoo for cleaning and nourishing the hair. This natural shampoo was especially used by rich people and women of royal families. At that time it was a little beyond the reach of common people, so not many people used it.
Where was shampoo invented?
In such a situation, the tradition of shampoo did not start abroad but first started in India. In Indian Ayurveda, the use of oil massage (champi) and herbal mixture for hair care is seen, which proves this to be true. Not only this, this tradition was later adopted by the Mughals in India. He used herbal shampoo to enhance the beauty of hair.
How was modern shampoo made?
Although shampoo was introduced in India, but the work of bottling it was done abroad. In the year 1927, German inventor Hans Schwarzkopf invented liquid shampoo and started packing it and selling it in the market. Gradually it became a commercial product and different companies prepared modern shampoo by adding artificial fragrance and chemicals in it.
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