personal grooming

Scope Note

Shaving and depilation; hair styles (e.g., cutting, parting, arranging); care of the hair (e.g., washing, brushing); care of the nails (e.g., cutting filing); body painting; use of cosmetics, ointments and perfumes; age, gender, and status differences in personal grooming; associated beliefs and practices; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 300 adornment

Related Terms

• 403 electrical machines and appliances
• 412 general tools
• 413 special tools
• 514 elimination
• 515 personal hygiene
• 531 decorative art
• 5311 visual arts
• 714 uniform and accouterment
• 832 sexual stimulation
• 841 menstruation