What is Personal grooming?
'''Personal grooming''', also called '''titivating''' and '''preening''', is the art of cleaning and grooming parts of the body. == In humans == {{Main|Hygiene}} Grooming in [[human]]s is usually done in the [[bathroom]], for the [[hair]]. Things such as washing and cleaning the [[hair]], [[comb]]ing it and taking out the tangles, and [[hair styling|styling]]. It can also include [[shaving]], done by a man to cut his [[beard]] short. However, sometimes the beard can be groomed as well, and washed and grown. == In animals == [[Animal]]s usually clean their [[fur]], feathers or other [[skin]] coverings. This is also a form of [[hygiene]]. Taking out other objects such as [[insect]]s, [[Leaf|leaves]], [[soil|dirt]] or twigs, are all forms of grooming. Among animals, [[bird]]s spend a lot of time preening their [[feather]]s. They do this to remove [[ectoparasite]]s, keep them in good condition, and [[waterproof]] them. [[Felidae|Felidae cats]] are well known for their grooming, which they usually do by licking themselves. One of the reasons this is done is to remove all the scent on them so that they will not attract any predators. Cats groom so much that they often produce [[hairball]]s from the fur they [[accident]]ally [[swallow]]. == Mutual grooming == In humans, mutual grooming is done to become more close to each other emotionally.<ref>Casse, Pierre. (2008-10-14) [http://www.mbaworld.com/blr-archive/opinion/10/index.pdf/ Social Grooming – A new side to leadership?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312025128/http://www.mbaworld.com/blr-archive/opinion/10/index.pdf |date=2016-03-12 }} Dean, Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Retrieved on 2010-09-08</ref><ref>Nelson, Holly and Geher, Glenn. (2007-09-15) [http://www.springerlink.com/content/utx6n2w73564587m/ Mutual Grooming in Human Dyadic Relationships: An Ethological Perspective]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Springer Link. Retrieved on 2010-09-08</ref> == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Tortoiseshel