Everything you did not know about the BIDET
Although nowadays in many homes it is disappearing, one of the furniture that had traditionally been in a bathroom was the Bidet . Element that in principle was thought for the hygiene of the intimate parts, has happened to become a rescued joker that so much is used to wash the feet or the hair as for the cleaning of the pets of the house. Join us to know everything you did not know about BIDET.
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10 Curiosities about the BIDET
The bidet or bidet was created in France for the hygiene of the genitals and the anus and although it is disappearing from the bathrooms, it has endless interesting curiosities:
1. Its name derives from ancient French. A bidet is a small, strong horse often used by ladies and children. To use the bidet you have to place yourself in it as if you were mounting a pony, hence the French creators of the device called it "Bidet".
2. It appeared for the first time in France at the beginning of the XVIII century . The names of Marc Jacoud and Christophe des Rosiers are considered as their inventors.
3. It is known that Madame Pompadour , in 1751, had one made of beech wood.
4. The first bidets had another form, but they immediately adopted the half pear that has been the traditional since then. They were made of porcelain, they were usually embedded in wooden furniture or drawers and had a hinged or removable lid.
5. In some cases they even closed with padlock so that only its owner could use it.
6. Currently they are porcelain or enamel and have a water inlet and a drain to empty them. There are horizontal jet models that are the most popular in Europe and vertical jet or inverted shower more common in South America.
7. Among the most curious uses that is given to the bidet, is that of India where in many homes it is used, surprisingly, to rinse the rice .
8. People affected by hemorrhoids are useful for sitz baths.
9. The countries in the world that most install bidets in their bathrooms are: Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the countries of the Maghreb, Argentina , Uruguay and Japan.
10. In Japan, the use of the bidet is so common that you can even find them in public toilets.
One of the reasons why they are disappearing, beyond gaining space in the bathrooms, is that many toilets now incorporate jets of water that perform the same function as the bidet.