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Cosmetic Chemistry

For the skin treatment therapist
By Florence Barrett-Hill 

ISBN 978-0-473-12467-0
Released November 1, 2009

New Zealand’s most well known skin treatment expert, Florence Barrett-Hill released her new book in November 2009.

Cosmetic Chemistry for the skin treatment therapist is the much-anticipated follow-on from her globally read 2004 release, Advanced Skin Analysis. 

Cosmetic chemistry is not another dictionary of cosmetic ingredients, but rather an informative look at understanding the subject of cosmetic chemistry from a Clinical Aesthetician and beauty therapist’s viewpoint.
In addition to explaining the basics of cosmetic formulations in the therapists terms, Florence shares how to read and understand product labels and evaluate likely product performance and contraindications. From the knowledge gained, the therapist can evaluate a product for themselves rather than being influenced by marketing hype. 

In her new book, Florence explores the linking skin structure and function to ingredient choice in order to achieve  better treatment results and client satisfaction. She does this by approaching the major skin conditions that therapists see on a daily basis and applying the knowledge of what is happening to the skin’s cells to the types of ingredients that will provide best therapeutic effect. This will help therapists provide more informed decisions about treatment strategies and advice regarding client home care options. 

Florence has become somewhat of an industry icon to many therapists and aestheticians around the world from her global seminars on the subject of Advanced Skin Analysis.
When she first began teaching the subject back in 1994, many astute therapists quickly realized the future of beauty therapy was in providing professional skin treatment services. Today, thousands of therapists around the world have used Florence’s knowledge and training to enhance their careers into professional skin treatment therapy.

Many leading icons in professional skin care recognise Florence as one of the few people uniquely capable to take professional skin treatment therapy and non-invasive aesthetic medicine into the realms of scientific skin care, and her expertise is sought by organisations internationally.

"True cosmetic chemistry concerns itself not only with what is in our skin 
care and cosmetic products, but what chemical occurrences are happening 
in and around the various cells within the skin and how the chemicals 
in the cosmetics interact with the skins own chemistry"

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