Perfumed oils were used in Rome to nourish and smooth the skin of the body
body care , understood as personal hygiene and physical fitness, was one of the main connotations of the ancient Romans (https://www.pilloledistoria.it/3128/storia-antica/igiene-bellezza-nellantica-roma-oli-unguenti-profumi-per- body).
The Romans practiced sports, washed often and loved to perfume themselves, habits that were not taken for granted in ancient times.
Starting from the 2nd century BC moreover, the famous ointments began to spread in Rome , or those perfumed oils which have been a flagship of the cosmetics and perfumery of this great people.
But what exactly were they and what were they for?
He ointments they were oil-based preparations that were massaged on the body to nourish it, hydrate it, smooth it and flood it with a pleasant and persistent fragrance; olive, almond, rose and walnut oils were the most used ingredients to obtain them.
These oils had a dual function, both healing and cosmetic.