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The modern OCM method claims to be derived from ancient bathing practices. It differs from these practices in its focus solely on oil, and the ancients would also use water. Modern [[soap]] was not produced industrially until the 19th century. In the ancient world people would use olive oil as part of their bathing. They may have combined the oil with ash, and we know they used a scraping implement called a [[strigil]].

In the Roman [[Roman baths|baths,]], a man would bathe in this way before taking a [[Caldarium]] or 'hot bath'. [[Pliny the Elder]] himself mentions ancient bathing practices.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIFiAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA494 |title=The Natural History of Pliny|last=Elder.)|first=Pliny (the|date=1890-01-01|publisher=G. Bell|language=en}}</ref>

==Method==