THEORY

The skin anatomy and physiology of the skin
- The structure of the skin
- The function of the skin
- The pathology of the skin

Promote products and services to the client in a salon
- Personal presentation
- Selling skills
- Features and benefits
- Continued professional development
- Legislation requirements
- Methods of payments

Working in beauty and related industries
- Salon services
- Employment characteristics
- Career opportunities

Salon reception duties
- The role of salon receptionist
- Salon reception case study
- Confidentiality
- Service and products
- Equal opportunities at work place
- Disabilities discrimination
- Process of taking messages
- Telephone skills
- Client record card

Follow health and safety in the salon
- Health and Safety at work act 1974
- The manual handling operations regulations
- Health and safety-first aid regulations
- Personal presentation

Client care and communication in beauty related industry
- Communication techniques
- Observation and physical checks
- Devising a treatment plan
- Treatment log
- Legislation

Provide facial skin care
- Salon environment
- Personal hygiene
- Facial equipment check list
- Facial skin care product
- Preparation of self and client
- Facial cleansing
- Client consultation and communication skills
- Skin types
- Skin conditions
- Skin analysis
- The skin and it’s functions
- Contraindications, skin disorders and contra-actions
- Skin warming
- Mask treatment
- Factors influencing the skin
- Massage movements
- Massage media
- The muscular system
- The skeletal system
- The lymphatic system
- Home care advice
- The circulatory system
- Phycological and physical benefits
- The structure of the cell

Remove hair using waxing techniques
- Waxing equipment and preparations
- Disinfectant and sterilization
- Temporary methods of hair removal
- Waxing products and equipment
- Structure and type of hair growth
- Contraindications
- Skin and its functions
- Contra-actions and aftercare
- Commercially acceptable treatments times
- Growth cycle of the hair
- Warm waxing techniques
- Hot waxing techniques

Provide pedicure treatments
- Introduction to pedicure and accessing the feet
- Salon environment for pedicure treatment
- Pedicure procedure
- Pedicure tools
- Filling
- Contra-indications and treatable conditions
- Structure of the skin and nails
- Communication
- Massage techniques
- Skin diseases and disorders
- Heat treatments
- Aftercare and homecare

Provide eyelashes and brow treatments
- Eyebrow shaping procedure
- Theory of tinting
- Eyebrow shaping for face and eye shapes

Apply Make Up
- Preparations
- Contraindications and factors to consider
- Skin care products
- Skin types and factors that affect skin and muscle tone
- Communication
- Consultation
- Treatment plan/consultation record
- Skin analysis
- Foundations, concealers and powder
- Eye cosmetics
- Lip cosmetics
- Blood supply to head and face
- Bones of the head and face
- Muscles of the head and neck
- Lymph supply to the head and face

Provide and maintain nail enhancement
- Potential allergies when working with nail enhancement
- Health and safety legalization
- COSHH for nail enhancement
- Non-verbal exercise
- Chemical process of polymerization
- Nail enhancement remove

Provide threading services for hair removal
- History of threading
- Factors that affect hair growth

The science of electrical treatment
- High frequency treatment
- Ultrasonic treatment

Provide manicure treatments
- Manicure desk set up
- Introduction to manicure
- Manicure tools
- Accessing the hands and nails
- Manicure procedure
- Nail shapes
- Nail types
- Skin disorder and diseases
- Structure of the skin and nails
- Nail disorders and diseases
- Treatable nail conditions
- Massage techniques
- Anatomy and physiology of hands and nails
- Buffing
- Specialist treatment
- Aftercare and homecare advice