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Traditional Ayurvedic oil massage, or abhyanga, performed as part of a daily-care routine

Partially Supported

Why Was Daily Oil Massage Part of Ayurvedic Life?

Ayurveda made oil massage part of daily life. Modern evidence supports some modest relaxation and skin-care effects—but not the sweeping detoxification and disease-prevention claims often attached to abhyanga.