This study is to examine the relation between body-consciousness and appearance
management behavior; to grasp the appearance management behavior depending on
body-consciousness which older women(ranging 55 to 69 in age) feel personally; to
understand their needs more deeply; and to give support in planning and conducting
marketing strategies effectively in the beauty market. The results through the
examination of statistics management of the findings are following: 1. The higher social
body-consciousness group pursued more weight․body-shape care, skin care, cosmetic
behavior, hair care, cosmetic surgery, and clothing behavior than the lower social
body-consciousness group. 2. Older women with higher private body-consciousness
appeared to perform more weight․body-shape care, skin care, cosmetic behavior, hair
care, cosmetic surgery, and clothing behavior than older women with lower private one.