Ever wonder when cleaning fluids were invented here's some facts.

- Around 2200 BC, the ancient Babylonians found a way to improve water's cleaning power, and like so many great discoveries, it was by accident. Water had been used to clean cooking utensils that were covered in animal fat and wood ash. By combining the three substances, they inadvertently created the world's first soap.

What about the invention of Bleach?

- dating back 5 millennia, bleach was invented by the ancient Egyptian society. Bleach was first discovered in 5000 B.C by Egyptians who discovered that washing and sun-drying their garments would eventually turn them white. In 3000 B.C, bleaches were made by mixing wood ashes and water together to make lye solutions. Since it's inception, bleach has whitened shirts, sanitised floors and cleans effortlessly for centuries. Here's a well known brand of modern bleach. Domestos.

What about washing up liquid?

Looking back at the invention of soap, natron salt in ancient Egyptian times was a way to embalm the body of their kings, and also a way wash their dishes.

It wasn't until 1940, that the surfactant in natron salt was extracted as a active enzyme ingredient in our modern day washing up liquid.

- However the discovery that surfactants could be used in foaming and cleansing liquids lead to the development of dish washing liquids. The first examples were created in the 1940s and the basic composition has changed little since then. 1950 saw the launch of Fairy Liquid by P&G.

How about Floor disinfectant concentrates?

Dates back to about 1862.

-1862

In 1862, the Frenchman Louis Pasteur proved that bacteria can only evolve from existing bacterial cells and not from inanimate matter. The chemist developed and pioneered the procedures of disinfection, sterilisation and pasteurisation. Below is the inventor of the modern disinfectant due to pasteurization, he gave his name to this process, which is famous. and his microbiology and biological discovery on making our milk safe to drink, and this process is still in inception today.

Modern day floor disinfectant:

When was it actually invented through the principal of Louis Pasteur?

This invention dates back to 1889.

Lysol has been used since its invention in the late 19th century as a household and industrial cleaning agent, and previously as a medical disinfectant.

Then in 1922 came the founding and inception of the Floral scented Zoflora concentrated disinfectant cleaners we know of today.

Formulated in 1922, when the most commonly-used disinfectant was carbolic acid which has a terrible smell, Zoflora with its long-lasting floral fragrances was a revelation to commercial and domestic users alike.

What about surface cleaning sprays?

This surprisingly dates back to the year, 1957.

It includes Formula 409 All-Purpose Cleaner, Formula 409 Glass and Surface Cleaner, Formula 409 Carpet Cleaner, and many others. The brand is currently owned by Clorox. The flagship product was invented in 1957 by Morris D. Some common spray cleaners include flash. Some spray cleaners come with added bleach but some have fragrance in them. For example:

Ok, what about the cleaning fluids for unblocking plugholes if needed?

When were these invented?

No-one knows the exact date or year this wonder sink unblocking fluids were invented, but the original way to unblock a plughole is a chemical reaction between these substances mentioned below.

Tip three to four tablespoons of baking powder and one cup of vinegar down the sink. It will fizz/bubble quite a lot at first, but don't worry – that's normal. The two should react with one another and unblock the drain.

Nowadays, we use liquids Luke buster sink unblocking fluid.

History of the Toilet Cleaner

Invented by: Harry Pickup

The original toilet cleaner was invented by Harry Pickup (hence the origin of the name Harpic), who was based in Roscoe Street, Scarborough, in North Yorkshire.

What year was harpic founded?

1920s when it was mass produced by Reckitt Benckiser.

Here's what today's harpic power bottle looks like.

That's it for the history and some of the brands of cleaning chemicals. If I missed anything, please say so in the comments.