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🇮🇹 Italy · Modern

Mud / Clay Massage (Fango)泥・粘土(ファンゴ)のマッサージ

Applying warmed thermal mud (Italian fango) or clay (Moroccan ghassoul) before manual work; a tradition of spa medicine.

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Origin
🇮🇹 Italy · 🇲🇦 Morocco
Era
Modern
Classification
Spa treatment
Techniques
Heat / Herbal
Practitioner body parts
Palm / Thumb
Medium
Other
Clothing
Skin contact, draped
Setting
Table
Also known as
Mud Massage · Clay Massage · Fango · Ghassoul wrap

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