Sanitation entails the processes and acts of maintaining cleanliness and tidiness in an individual’s body and hair. It refers to maintenance of personal hygiene in order to have a good appearance to the outside world. Some key aspects of personal grooming include:Some key aspects of personal grooming include:
- Bathing and Showering: Washing using water and soap washes out the dirt, smell and germs from the skin and hair. Ideally, one should bathe at least once per day if possible. Shorter showers are also very effective in the conservation of water.
- Oral Hygiene: This includes brushing the teeth in the morning and at night, flossing and using mouth wash and also a dental check up every six months. To maintain hygiene of teeth, gums, tongue and breath, it helps to avoid tooth decay, gum diseases and bad breath.
- Hair Care: Washing hair two-three times a week and styling it neatly prevents accumulation of dirt, dandruff, itchy scalp and damaged hair. Trims also help to maintain order in hair and this is achieved through regular haircuts or trimming. Shine and manageability of hair can also be improved by use of the appropriate hair products.
- Skin and Nail Care: Skin scraping helps in removing dead skin and helps in maintaining a glowing skin. Moisturizing daily prevents dryness. Daily cleaning of the nail area, especially under the nails and proper nail cutting to appropriate sizes helps in avoiding infections and ugly nails.
- Shaving and Grooming: Shaving facial hair, or trimming and stylizing beards/mustaches helps in the maintenance of clean images. Tweezing, shaving, waxing, or threading the unwanted hair on the face or other parts of the body also helps in maintaining a neat appearance.
- Clothing and Accessories: Clean, well fitted, ironed clothing and neat shoes in good wearable condition give a neat and attractive look to a person. Again, fragrances, jewelries and other accessories in proper uses also lead to style and appearance.
Maintaining personal grooming is important for several reasons:Maintaining personal grooming is important for several reasons:
- Improves Confidence and Self-Esteem: It gives a person an excellent feeling, which boosts their self-esteem and makes a person feel very good about themselves. This translates into better interpersonal engagement.
- Projects Professionalism: Neatly dressed people give the right corporate feel and are seen as a good influence to other employees and subordinates. It fosters confidence and credibility at the workplace.
- Aids Social Acceptance: Adherence to grooming standards and practices assists different individuals to fit easily in social roles. Lack of grooming can at other times cause social embarrassment or isolation.
- Health and Hygiene: Washing reduces the chances of germs and skin/hair infections spreading in the population. Oral care also helps avoid critical health complications such as gingivitis.
- Employability: Some of the attributes that make a candidate more employable include care exhibited in grooming.
Therefore, integration of personal grooming habits in day to day lives has numerous positive impacts on Individual’s health, psychological status, and in their social and career development. It is an essential part of presenting the best version of oneself to the world. Taking a little time and energy to take care of individual cleanliness and grooming is very important daily.