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Author: Lorraine Nordmann
Publisher: Thomson Learning Europe
Edition: 2nd Edition
Copyright: 2007
Media Type: Paperback
Pages: 140

Description
Lorraine Nordmann's Beauty Basics remains the most comprehensive introduction available to therapists at the start of their beauty therapy careers. Carefully mapped to the national occupational standards for beauty therapy at level 1, each chapter relates clearly to the unit it covers, so you can be confident that Beauty Basics will tell you everything you need to know. As a beauty therapist and lecturer with many years experience, Lorraine Nordmann understands the demands of beauty therapy training at the start of your career, and provides easy-to-follow instructions and guidance. Packed full of full-colour, step-by-step photograph sequences to illustrate key techniques, Beauty Basics will really help you get to grips with the essentials and act as a good point of reference in the salon. From the up-to-the-minute stylish design to the friendly and accessible writing style, this book really does have it all. Endorsed by both the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority (Habia) and City & Guilds, Beauty Basics will give you the head-start you need to go on to become a successful beauty therapist.

Benefits:

• o Full colour illustrations throughout, with photographs from key industry suppliers and equipment lists highlighting the essential equipment needed for treatments
• o Record cards for you to practice recording vital client and treatment information
• o Improved and easy to understand, introductions to anatomy and physiology to help you to get to grips with this difficult topic
• o Assessments of knowledge and understanding at the end of every chapter to aid your revision and let you chart your own progress
• o Activity boxes, tip boxes and health and safety boxes summarise key information and make learning interactive and fun
• o Key terms are explained at the end of chapters, to help you learn new words as you work
• o Enhanced practical skills and knowledge checklists, to help you to keep track of your development
• o No-nonsense help and advice throughout on some of the key techniques you will need to succeed in this people-focused industry

Table of Contents:
Foreword.
Introduction.
About the Author.
Acknowledgements.
1. (G1) Ensure your own Actions Reduce Risks to Health and Safety.
2. (G2) Assist with Salon Reception Duties.
3. (BT1) Prepare and Maintain the Beauty Therapy Work Area.
4. (BT2) Assist with Facial Treatments.
5. (BT3) Assist with Nail Treatments on the Hands.
Index.