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Olverum Bath Oils - Heritage
The original formula for OLVERUM Bath Oil, which remains largely unchanged even today, was first created in Germany around 1929 by Franz O. Klein I, an affluent wine merchant from the Mosel valley.
Frustrated at being unable to find a supply of his favourite pine needle bath oil, first introduced to him at the health farm to which he made an annual pilgrimage, he set about trying to create his own invigorating and medicinal formulation.
The first ‘commercial’ batch of OLVERUM Oil, little more than 7 litres, was carefully bottled by Franz and presented to his friends as Christmas gifts in 1931.
So popular did it prove to be, that by Easter of the following year all supplies had run out and his newly-converted friends were clamouring for more.
So began in 1932, the small-scale commercial production of the increasingly popular bath oil, which grew steadily, even achieving a small export market, until halted by war in 1943.
By 1948 peace had been restored, and the German economy was beginning to find its feet again. In response to an over-whelming demand from sales agents and dedicated users alike, OLVERUM bath oil went back into production. Such was its popularity that its new proprietor, Franz O. Klein II, son of the inventor, turned his back on the family wine trade to dedicate himself to promoting the benefits of his father’s creation to a wider market.
Today, thanks to the efforts of Klein, the unmistakable stimulating aroma and wonderfully revitalising therapeutic benefits, OLVERUM Bath Oil enjoys a worldwide following of devoted users.