In the previous article, we focused on the concept of personal hygiene and of the wellness room. But what has been the historical path that led the bathroom to the room how we know it today? Let’s discover the main stages of development of the wellness room:

Prehistory

Men don’t have the awareness of the significance of hygiene. however, they understand the importance of keeping clean the food and consequentially the importance of taking care of their body.

The bathroom 3000-1500 BC

The historical path of the bathroom starts with the Egyptians. By this civilization the water was seen as a purifying element to remove dirt and sin. In some pyramids has been found the remains of baths with copper pipes and natural showers operated by the slaves. Subsequently with the Babylonians hygiene begins to play a key role especially for priests and for children. Begin to be constructed the first tanks and pipelines to provide water directly in the houses. With Cretans the step forward is even clearer: they built the first system of water dispersal and appear the first bath tubes installed at the center of the room and the bathroom was regally decorated.

By the Jewish tradition to the Greek

According to Jewish tradition the priests were the chosen for rites of purification with water. But it will have to wait for the Greek civilization to conceive water as necessary to clean the body. During these years appear the first centers for massage and cleanse the body, similar to those used today in day spas.