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Beauty:
Beauty & Body Image, Diet & Health, Exercise, Cosmetics & Perfume, Hair 
Revised 2003

Prepared by Loraine Baratti &
Janette Rozene, Associate Professor,  Cataloging Department

The Library uses Library of Congress Subject Headings in StyleCat   Online Catalog
For an outline of the Library of Congress Classification and the corresponding subject headings,  click here.

Beauty & Body Image  |  Diet & Health  Exercise  |  Cosmetics & Perfume  |  Hair

BEAUTY & BODY IMAGE

Bathing customs
Baths
Beauty, Personal
     --Cross-cultural studies
     --Equipment and supplies
     --Exhibitions
     --Handbooks, manuals, etc.    
     --History
     --Humor
     --Periodicals
     --Pictorial works
     --Psychological aspects
     --Public opinion
     --Social aspects
Beauty contests
Beauty culture
     --Study and teaching
     --Vocational guidance
Body, Human
     --Religious aspects
     --Social aspects
Body, Human in literature
Body art
Body image
     --Evaluation –Computer simulation
     --Psychological aspects
Body image in men
Body image in women
Body marking
     See also: Body painting, Body piercing,
Scarification (Body marking), Tattoo artists,
Tattooing --Social aspects.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
     --History
     --Religious aspects
Femininity
Footbinding
Grooming for men
Leanness –Psychological aspects
Modeling agencies
Models (Persons)
     --Biography
     --Vocational guidance
Obesity
     --Psychological aspects
     --Social aspects
Obesity in children
     --Prevention
     --Psychological aspects
Overweight persons
Overweight women
     --Mental health
Posture
Self-acceptance
Self-esteem in adolescence
Self-esteem in men
Self-esteem in women
     See also: Women --Psychology
Surgery, Plastic
     --Public opinion
     --Social aspects
     See also: Breast implants –Complications, Face –Surgery, Mammaplasty.
Waists
Weight loss --Psychological aspects

See also headings such as:
Body size –Women *
Clothing and dress measurements
--Large sizes –Men *
Clothing and dress measurements
--Large sizes –Women *

See also topics subdivided by –Social aspects such as: Body image, Clothing and dress, Costume, Fashion.

See also headings such as:
Fashion –Psychological aspects, Glamour, Glamour photography, Fashion photography.

DIET & HEALTH

Acupressure
Acupuncture
Alternative medicine
     --Encyclopedias
     --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Anorexia nervosa
     --Biography
     --Social aspects
Aromatherapy
Bulimia
Compulsive eating
Diet
     See also: Fasting; High-fiber diet; Low-calorie diet; Low-cholesterol diet; Low-fat diet; Macrobiotic diet --Recipes; Reducing diets --Recipes; Sugar-free diet.
Diet therapy
Dietary supplements
Dietetics
Eating disorders
     --Diagnosis
     --Social aspects
     --Treatment
Fat –Social aspects
Feldenkrais method
Food –Composition
     --Fat content
      See also: Food additives, Food habits, Junk food, Recipes.
For Cookbooks, see: Cookery.
Healing
     See also: Mental healing, Mind and body, Mind and body therapies, Relaxation, Sleep, Spiritual healing, Stress (Physiology), Stress (Psychology), Stress management.
Health
     --Handbooks, Manuals, etc.
     --Periodicals
     --Social aspects
     See also: Health attitudes, Health behavior,
Health behavior in adolescence, Health education, Health promotion.
Health facilities
     See also: Health resorts, Spa pools.
Health products
Herbs –Therapeutic use
     --Toxicology
Holistic medicine
Homeopathy
Hygiene
Hygiene, Oriental
Hygiene, Taoist
Hygiene products
Longevity
     --Nutritional aspects
Massage
Medicine, Preventive
     See also: Medicinal plants; Medicine, Chinese; Medicine, Magic, mystic and spagiric; Medicine, Popular.
Natural foods
Natural products –Encyclopedias
Naturopathy
Nutrition
     See also: Minerals in human nutrition, Trace elements in human nutrition, Vitamins in human nutrition.
Psychophysiology
Self-care, Health
Self-examination, Medical
Vegetarianism
Vitality
Vitamin therapy
Vitamins


See also headings subdivided by
--Health and hygiene such as:
African American women; Aged; Artisans; Artists; Athletes; Baby boom generation; Children; College students; Family; Gay men; Men; Middle aged men; Minority women; Women; Women, Black.


EXERCISE

Athletics
Bodybuilding
     See also: Bodybuilding for women, Muscles, Strong men, Weight lifting, Weight training.
Dance
     See also: Aerobic dancing, Ballet, Belly dance, Jazz dance, Modern dance.
Exercise
     See also: Aerobic exercises, Callisthenics, Cycling, Exercise for men, Exercise for the aged, Exercise for women, Fencing, Gymnastics, Isometric exercise, Reducing exercises, Running, Step aerobics –Techniques, Swimming, Walking.
Exercise tests
Exercise therapy
Physical education and training
     See also: Cardiovascular fitness, Physical education for women, Physical fitness for men, Physical fitness for women.
Physical fitness centers
     See also: Physical fitness --Equipment and supplies, Gymnasiums –Equipment and supplies, Recreation centers.
Sports
Sports for women
Women athletes
Yoga
     See also Kundalini; Yoga, Rāja; Yoga, Hatha.

See also: Athletic shoes, Dance costume, Running shoes, Sneakers, Sport clothes, Sport clothes for women, Sporting goods.

See also companies as subject or organization such as: Fila; Jantzen (Firm); Nike (Firm).

See also:
Fashion --Effect of active sportswear on (clippings file)


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COSMETICS & PERFUME

Advertising –Cosmetics
Aromatic compounds
Aromatic plants –Therapeutic use
Bergamot oil
Coloring matter
Compacts (Cosmetics)
     --Collectors and collecting
Cosmetics
     --Analysis
     --Composition
     --Dictionaries
     --Exhibitions
     --History
     --Labeling
     --Laboratory manuals
     --Law and legislation
     --Marketing
     --Microbiology
     --Packaging
     --Patents
     --Periodicals
     --Preservation
     --Prices
     --Safety measures
     --Testing
     --Toxicology
     See also Film makeup, Theatrical makeup.
Cosmetics containers
Cosmetics industry
     --Law and legislation
     --Marketing
     --Periodicals
     --Personnel management
     --Safety measures
     --Statistics
     --Trademarks
Dermatology
     See also: Dermatologic agents, Dermatologic agents industry, Dermatopharmacology.
Distillation
Eau de Cologne
Essences and essential oils
     --Therapeutic use
Essences and essential oils industry
Face –Care and hygiene
Flavor
Flavoring essences
Flavoring essences industry
Flowers –Odor
Henna
Herbal cosmetics
Human skin color
Lipstick
Manicuring
Mehndi (Body painting)
Nails (Anatomy) –Care and hygiene
Ointments
Perfume paraphernalia
     --Collectors and collecting
     See also: Atomizers, Cologne bottles, Miniature perfume bottles, Perfume bottles, Scent bottles.
Perfumes
     --Amateurs’ manuals
     --Analysis
     --Dictionaries
     --Directories
     --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
     --History
     --Laboratory manuals
     --Marketing
     --Packaging
     --Psychological aspects
     --Social aspects
     --Specifications
     See also: Nose, Odors, Smell.
Perfumes, Synthetic

Perfumes industry
     --Trademarks
Skin
     --Aging
     --Cancer --Prevention
     --Care and hygiene
     --Diseases
     --Wrinkles
Skin tests
Soap
Soap trade
Sunscreens (Cosmetics)
Sunscreens (Cosmetics) industry
Surface active agents
Teeth –Care and hygiene
Toilet paraphernalia
Toilet preparations
--Directories
--Laboratory manuals
--Periodicals
--Statistics
Toilet preparations industry
     See also companies as subject or organization such as: Body Shop (Firm), Lancôme (Firm), Mary Kay Cosmetics, Revlon, Inc., Yardley & Co.


HAIR

Barbers
Barbershops
     --Equipment and supplies
Beauty operators
Beauty shops
     --Equipment and supplies
     --Management
Braids (Hairdressing)
Comb industry
Combs
Cornrowing
Eyebrows
Hair
     --Care and hygiene
     --Diseases
     --Dyeing and bleaching
     --Erotic aspects
     --Removal
     --Social aspects
     See also: Baldness, Beards, Dreadlocks, Gray hair, Scalp –Diseases, Wigs.
Hair conditioners
Hair dyes
Hair in art
Hair in literature
Hair preparations
Hair preparations industry
Haircutting
Hairdressing
     --Equipment and supplies
     --History
Hairdressing of African Americans
Hairdressing of Blacks
Hairstyles
     --Africa
     --History
Hairstyles in art
Hairwork
Ornamental combs
     --Collectors and collecting
     --History
Ornamental hairwork
Shampoos
 

 

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