the guide to Personal Grooming and hygiene

1. Personal Grooming
&
Workplace Hygiene

2. Outline
• Grooming
• Minimum standard of grooming
• General grooming tips
• Personal Hygiene
• Workplace Hygiene

4. What is grooming??
• It is the process of making yourself look neat and
attractive.
• Personal grooming is a relationship between
Personal Appearance & Image Projection

5. Why should we be properly groomed?
• Improves our
personality
• Improves hygiene
• Rejuvenates you
• Feel good about
yourself
• Leaves a good impression
• Portray’s Professionalism
• Look Trustworthy
• Gives a feeling that the
hotel maintains high
standards
To You To Others

6. Factors to be considered while
Grooming
• Dress to impress
• Feeling good about yourself
• Values & Dress
• First Impression

9. Feeling good about yourself
• Your clothes are talking about you!
“A picture speaks a thousand words”
• What you wear expresses how you feel about
yourself.
• What your clothes say about you is within your
control.
• Looking your best always demands careful attention to
personal grooming and the clothing that you wear.

10. Values & Dress
“We all live in different communities and are born into
different cultures, which are often reflected in the
clothing that we wear !”
• Values are a way of life. These affect the choices we
make .
• Values affect our clothes choices.
• Your appearance communicates your values to others.

11. 55%
appearance &
body language
38% tone,
pitch & pace
of your voice
7% what
you say
First Impression

12. • What you wear says a whole story about who you
are or at least who you are presenting yourself to
be.
• Whether you like it or not, the first impression is
that you make is visual.
• This means paying attention to every little detail
about you and your dress is important.

14. A Properly Groomed Man
would exhibit the following
minimum standards

15. Hair
•Clean, neatly cut and not
extended below the ears.
•It should be at or above the collar
line of the uniform or shirt
•Always combed & frequently
shampooed
Face
•Clean shaved
•Moustache should be well
trimmed
•Sideburns should not be longer
than the length of the ears

16. Hands
•Regularly washed.
•Nails should be short, clean, even
length and well trimmed.
•Jewellery restricted to one ring.
•No earrings for males. Simple
watch should be worn.
Shoes
•Clean & polished . Laces should be
neatly tied.
•Wipe your shoes always after you
freshen up.
•Socks to be clean.

17. A Properly Groomed
Woman would exhibit
the following minimum
standards

18. Hair & Face
•Hair to be tied neatly into a
bun(French bun or simple bun).
•Hair should be left open only if
above shoulder length.
•Minimal and black hair
accessories only.
•Make-up should be light and
subtle. Light to medium shades or
else specified by the management.

19. Hands
•Nails should be clean & well
manicured.
•Nail paint should be light to
medium colour. It should not be
chipped.
•Earrings to be restricted to one
pair only. Simple necklace and two
rings.
•Simple watch should be worn.
Shoes
•Low heels are appropriate and
should not revealing heels or toes.

20. Tips for Personal Grooming
 Well coordinated conservative colors work best.
 Light colored shirts with dark colored trousers.
 For Shirts-
 Best business shirts are still plain white or blue
and smart stripes
 Your collar must fit you well.

21.  For Trouser-
 The straight pleat or without pleat works best
 The length & crease of trouser is important.
 Do wear a belt, matching with shoes and not
flashy one
 For Ties-
 Stay coordinated and smart.
The color should match your shirt, trouser or
suit.
 Make sure it is well knotted.

22. Can You Identify 3 different types of
Dresses?
Formal Business Semi-Formal Casual Wear

23. Hygiene
• “Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that
help to maintain health and prevent the spread of
diseases”
(World Health Organization)
2 Types of Hygiene
1. Personal Hygiene
2. Workplace Hygiene

24. Personal Hygiene
• Bath daily and use a good quality deodorant afterwards
to avoid odour.
• Brush twice daily to avoid bad breath. Smokers should
always wash hands and take a mouth fresher after
smoking.
• Get enough sleep & energy food. It helps not only in
looking good and feeling better.
• Wash your face frequently to appear fresh specially in
summer.

25. Workplace Hygiene
• Are practices conducive to maintain health and
prevent diseases at work place.
• Must for employee & employer
• Reduces the chances for infections and germs

26. Some Practices for Workplace Hygiene
• Daily cleaning of the offices and the washrooms
• Avoid pressuring ill employees to come to work
• Issue basic hygiene standards
• Regular pest control activities

28. Hygiene?
Personal Grooming?