As Emperor Taizong of Tang said: “With bronze as a mirror, one can dress properly; Take history as a mirror, you can know prosperity and replace; Take people as a mirror, you can show your gains and losses.”

Mirrors have a long history and were born almost at the same time as humans. As early as in ancient times, apes learned to use water as a mirror for self-examination. What about the first mirrors?

Water Mirror

The ancient mirror means “big basin” and is called “prison”. It is said in SHUO WEN, “The moon is the moon from which the warden can draw water, so he uses it as a mirror.”

“Placid pools and containers of rock or earth holding water were perhaps the earliest mirrors,” Enoch wrote. Natural water surfaces, water-holding rocks, and containers were the earliest forms of mirrors.

“Placid pools and containers of rock or earth holding water were perhaps the earliest mirrors,” Enoch wrote. Natural water surfaces, water-holding rocks, and containers were the earliest forms of mirrors.

The Turks made the world’s first mirrors out of obsidian, and crystals were also polished to make mirrors.

Around 3000 ~ 2000 BC, mirrors appeared in all the four ancient civilizations. In China, metal mirrors appeared during the late Spring and Autumn periods. Different from western hand-held bronze mirrors with long handles, Chinese bronze mirrors have a perforated button in the center of the back of the mirror, which can be hung on the wall when tied with a string. Come so already liberated both hands, usable will serve as an adornment that occupies the home again.

Appeared picture frame again later, make flower frame to support with wood, insert a mirror again, have the emotional appeal of a kind of foil cloud to care for the moon quite, especially refined.

In the late 12th and early 13th centuries, silver or iron sheets began to be painted behind glass. Venetian craftsmen created the world’s first high-definition glass mirror using tin foil and mercury on the back of the glass.  At that time, European princes and nobles, rich businessmen are eager to buy. Venice was also famous as a center of mirror making during the Renaissance.

When Marie de Medicis, queen of France, got married, King Agnes gave her a small glass mirror as a gift. It was a very precious gift at the time, and the gift was worth up to 150,000 francs. After the Renaissance in Europe, glass mirrors were exported to the east. About 100 years ago, China, Japan and other Asian countries began to use glass mirrors instead of non-metal mirrors, thus rewriting the dull and hazy history of Asian mirrors.

However, making a mercury mirror was so difficult that it took a whole month to make. In addition, mercury is toxic, and the mirror is not very bright, more than a hundred years ago, scientists Libbey invented the silver-plated glass mirror.

Then, the Pilton brothers in Britain improved the silver plating method by continuous silver plating, copper plating, painting, drying, and other processes, and mankind entered the era of the “modern mirror”. Mirrors are made into various forms to be applied to daily life and become essential household items for modern people.

1. appearance

From the front, side, and side to observe the mirror from multiple angles, in addition, to paying attention to their direct image in the mirror, you can slightly move the line of sight, if the straight object does not bend deformation, it is a good quality mirror.

Concerning the bathroom mirror, to protect the silver ion and the moisture in the air reaction, and lead to lens black edge black spot, in the silver film above but also a layer of the copper film, in the copper film above the shop a layer of primer and finish to strengthen the protection, prolong the service life of the mirror.

The collocation style that chooses a mirror according to household and bathroom style should be consistent with integral style. For instance elliptic mirror suits Europe type style quite, square mirror suits The style of Chinese style quite to wait a moment.

4. Waterproof and rust-proof function

Ordinary mirrors will become dim if placed in a humid place for a long time, and even rust and fall off, so we need to pay attention to the waterproof and rust prevention function of the mirror.

The mirror that the family decorates uses can divide into the bathroom mirror, make-up mirror, dressing mirror, or adornment mirror 4 kinds according to use limits. Among them, make-up mirror is given priority to glass magnification mirror, and others are given priority to flat glass mirror.

What does the common mirror sort have in the home?

Mirrors can be divided into the following 6 categories according to the scope of use:

1. Bathroom mirror: This kind of mirror is mainly flat glass mirror, with wood, plastic, glass, metal and other materials as the frame, with engraving, vertical line, screen printing, paste and other mirror technology as decoration, with layer frame, cabinet and other practical materials as the auxiliary, is the mainstream of the mirror series, very practical;

2.Makeup mirror: this kind of mirror is mainly glass magnifier, with metal, plastic, hard paper and other materials to do the frame, with engraving, printing, Mosaic and other crafts for decoration, with lifting, folding and other brackets, many varieties of color, this kind of mirror is the most popular among women;

3. Dressing mirror: This kind of mirror is given priority to with flat glass mirror, make frame with the material such as wood, plastic, metal, it is adornment with carving, line, silk screen, wait for mirror surface craft, it is auxiliary with the material such as cabinet, use place very extensive

4.Decoration mirror: this kind of mirror is based on flat glass mirror, with wood, plastic, glass and other materials to do the edge; Frame, with engraving, line, screen printing, paste and other mirror surface technology for decoration, art and decorative strong;

5. Advertising mirror: this kind of mirror is mainly flat glass mirror, with wood, plastic, metal, glass and other materials to do the frame, with engraving, vertical line, screen printing, paste and other mirror technology for decoration, mainly for advertising purposes;

6. Auxiliary decoration mirror: this kind of mirror is mainly a flat glass mirror, with engraving, vertical line, screen printing, paste, and other mirror technology for decoration, decoration in lighting, electrical appliances, toys, and crafts, is the extension of the mirror in other industries.

Tips for buying common mirrors

1. Look at the mirror, take a close look at whether the coating is noisy, whether the mirror is smooth
2. Look close, there can be no crack because a small crack will lead to the final fragmentation of the whole mirror
3. Pick thickness, mirror by thickness, the price is different. Many people choose a thinner mirror to save money, but if the mirror is too thin and easy to break, it is recommended to pick a 5mm thickness
4. See baseboard, whether flat and thick, baseboard often is the part that people place ignores, it is the foundation that the mirror is flat however

The choose and buy skill of bathroom mirror

1. Look at the process: on the bathroom mirror, to protect the mirror in the silver ion with water in the air reaction, and lead to the lens produce black edge and black spot, in the silver film above the need to plating a layer of the copper film, in the copper film above the spread of a layer of primer and finish to strengthen the protection, you can prolong the service life of the mirror;
2. See a style: we can live in the style of the bathroom according to ourselves choose a mirror to match, want to agree with integral style. For example, the oval mirror is more suitable for European style, the square mirror is more suitable for Chinese style, and so on;
3. See waterproof rust function: ordinary mirrors are placed in a humid place for a long time and will become dim, and even rust, fall off and other phenomena, so choosing high quality with waterproof rust function of the mirror is very necessary;
4. See prevent mist function: concerning bathroom lens character, preventing mist function is the most important! After taking a shower in the bathroom, there can be a lot of fog, causing the surface of the mirror to become blurred. The tailor-made fog-proof film is commonly used on the market, which is a translucent polyester film that can give off heat after electrification. Stick it on the back of the bath mirror before use, and keep it flat as far as possible for easy use;
5. See receive a function: the bathroom general space is smaller, while considered beautiful, the mirror that takes a bit to receive a function can make up for the inadequacy of bathroom space, the small mirror can be used greatly.

1. Mirror cleaning: if it is a general mirror, the mirror appears stains or not bright, you can spray glass cleaner on the mirror, such as the surface dry, and then wipe with a newspaper.
2. Mirror anti-fog: before taking a bath, the soap can be seated on the mirror, and then wipe with a dry cloth, which forms a layer of soap film on the mirror, and can prevent the mirror blur; Or with dry dishcloth dipped in the right amount of washing liquid smear on the mirror, can also use the convergence of makeup water or detergent, can effectively prevent water vapor condensation in the mirror, can play a very good antifogging effect.
3. Mirror daily maintenance note: do not touch the mirror with wet hands, do not use a wet cloth to wipe the mirror, to avoid increasing moisture invasion. The mirror surface should be wiped with a soft dry cloth or cotton to prevent the mirror surface from being brushed. Wipe the mirror, and picture frame with the rag that dips in milk can make it’s more clear and bright.

4. frame cleaning and maintenance: use a soft cloth or feather duster to brush the dust on the surface of the frame, or use a clean soft wet cloth to gently wipe the surface of the frame, do not use any glass cleaner or other solvents contact to scrub the frame.

5.The new choice of bathroom mirror, fashionable and beautiful LED lamp mirror.

With the bathroom lens that decorate a style to match, can bring the pleasure on feeling view to the person, also can make whole bathroom looks more atmosphere at the same time, good bathroom lens still can make bathroom space looks a few bigger vision, suit the house of small and medium-sized family especially.

With the development of modernization, people’s living standards are constantly improving, and more and more people begin to pursue a healthy life concept.

Hotels around the world are embracing a new trend of “smart service” with bathrooms that guests can never forget. Generally speaking, major part of the time can be spent in the sitting room, study, bedroom even in the kitchen, and the time that stays in the bathroom besides wash gargle, go up toilet and take a bath besides, do not have other, so toilet bathroom often the place that lets a person ignore most easily. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some amazing products out there. On the contrary, LED by the “intelligent” field, there are many products that can make the bathra oom more intelligent, LED bathroom mirror is a mirror and lamp integration of new products, is very popular in the European and American markets, has popularized star hotels and home furnishing market. Just touch the bathroom mirror gently, you can easily adjust the lighting brightness of the bathroom mirror, and energy-saving and environmental protection, in addition to lighting, can also have Bluetooth, music, TV, and other functions, such “bathroom” is enough to make people amazing, has become the new trend of the intelligent bathroom!