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Would olive-oil bathing (as ancient Greco-Roman cultures may have done) have actually succeeded in cleaning a person? (self.nostupidquestions)

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[–] WhoRoger 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oil has the funny attribute that while it feels like it's making you more messy, its slippery properties can help dirt slip away too. So e.g. pouring oil into a clogged toilet can help unclog it. (Sometimes. Don't sue me if it doesn't work.) Or how the oil bath around a combustion engine also helps carry the dust and crud away in addition to lubrication.

So I think it just might, although the process is probably more involved than just pouring oil over oneself.

Olive oil is also a part of some soaps, often a significant part - like over 50%.