Strigil body oil scrapers - photo

[Altair]

A strigil is a tool used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to scrape off dirt, perspiration, and oil before bathing.




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[nova_robotics]

A strigil is a tool used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to scrape off dirt, perspiration, and oil before bathing.

And they believed the scum collected off of other people had medicinal properties. Because of course they did. You can only imagine where this is headed. I just threw up in my mouth a little.