grooming rituals
Personal care routines
Grooming rituals are the regular practices of personal care and hygiene—bathing, brushing teeth, styling hair, applying makeup.
The phrase emphasizes the habitual, almost ceremonial nature of these routines: Her morning grooming rituals take about an hour.
The term extends to animals, where grooming rituals serve social bonding as well as cleanliness.
- lickingTongue contact repeatedly
- cat groomingTending a feline's appearance
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
conditioner · hairstyling · hair care · anointing · manicure · shampoo · brushing · nail file · pedicure · purification rites · beauty standards · preening · getting ready · deodorant · maternal care · social bonding · exfoliant · face mask
- animal behavioranimal behavior, instincts, learned behavior, conditioning, social behavior
- compulsionsOCD, compulsion, obsession, handwashing, hand washing
- ancient cosmeticskohl, galena, malachite, ochre, red ochre
care vs. neglect
grooming ritualspoor hygiene
Inadequate self-care practices
slovenliness · uncleanliness · dishevelment · unkemptness · squalor