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Some Europeans came to believe the false idea that bathing or steaming would open pores to disease.

Modern era

Therapeutic bathing

Public opinion about bathing began to shift in the middle and late 18th century, when writers argued that frequent bathing might lead to better health. Two English works on the medical uses of water were published in the 18th century that inaugurated the new fashion for therapeutic bathing. One of these was by Sir

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