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Author: Nordmann, Lorraine
Media Type: Paperback
Pages: 208
Copyright: 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

Description
Aromatherapy for the Beauty Therapist is the first detailed book to give professionals, student beauty therapists and aromatherapists information on how to use essential oils and aromatherapy in beauty care and beauty treatments. Covering material which is suitable for students studying for formal qualifications in this area, Aromatherpay for the Beauty Therapist is particularly relevant for Level 3 students studying NVQs and equivalent courses. Listing the skin care properties of essential oils and the beautifying effects associated with them, as well as showing how they can be used in practice, this book is full of practical advice and information on how to maximise the use of essential oils within the salon or clinic. Highly illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book also includes step-by-steps of professional facial treatments.

Benefits:
o Contains everything a therapist will need to know to offer aromatherapy and essential oils in the salon
o Lists the beautifying properties of essential oils and how to use them
o Provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform an essential oil facial
o Written specifically for the beauty therapist

Table of Contents:
List of illustrations
Preface
1. How aromatherapy works
2. Safety and contra-indications
3. Fixed vegetable oils
4. Essential oils and hydrolats
5. Professional blending techniques
6. The salon and retail sales potential
7. Client care
8. Aromatherapy for facial treatments
9. Essential oil body treatments
10. Cosmetic surgery
11. Water treatments
12. Essential oils and hair removal
13. Hands, feet and nails
14. The working environment - Health and safety in the salon
15. Knowledge review
Appendix