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A range of textbooks for Beauty therapists, Aesthetic clinicians and college use
 

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Advanced Skin Analysis is the book for the skin treatment therapist of the new millennium, taking therapists on a journey of discovery and revision of their chosen profession.

With a complete update of the anatomy & physiology of the skin,
Advanced Skin Analysis shares the relevant discoveries about the skin over the past decade and presents them in an easy to understand, informative manner that links structure and function to various skin conditions.

Using diagnostic indicator references with colour photographs, therapists can quickly and accurately diagnose a variety of skin conditions with confidence.

Subsequent treatments will be more effective than ever before, as prevailing conditions will be identified and treated in priority order.

Rich, diagrammatic illustrations and colour photographs populate this groundbreaking book with over 220 pages written specifically for skin treatment therapists who want to take their careers to the next level of professionalism.

ISBN 978-0-476-00665-2               RRP US$55.00                     Buy now!

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Cosmetic Chemistry is the follow-on book for skin treatment therapists who have a degree of diagnostic skill, but want to know more about the cosmetic formulations they are prescribing for, and used by their clients.

Revisiting the Pastiche Methodฎ of skin diagnosis that relates structure and function to skin condition, this book takes the next logical step by relating chemical composition of products to the skin’s various cells & systems.
More than just a dictionary of cosmetic ingredients, Cosmetic Chemistry
for the Skin Treatment Professional explores the ingredients most
commonly found in modern cosmetic products, and explains their actions and roles in the formulations, relating them to the effect they may have on specific conditions of the skin.
In addition to providing insights on how the various compounds provide beneficial outcomes, potential negative behaviours and contraindications
to specific conditions are discussed.

Find out what’s going on the skin and why!

ISBN 978-0-473-12467-0                 RRP US$50.00                  Buy now!

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The Aesthetic Clinicians Pictorial Guide is a collection of our most popular diagrammatic poster images presented in an A4 book sized form.

The series of instructive and educational diagrammatic visualizations is suitable for clinical, colleges and aesthetic client education.
Each vivid, full colour image shows the processes and detail of common but complex subjects found in aesthetic and skin care practice that are easier to explain with diagrammatic assistance. Images include:

• Layers, systems & structures of the skin
• The Keratinocyte Life Cycle
• The Melanogenesis story
• Phototype & Pigmentation risk factor
• The Collagenase story
• Oxidative Stress
• The Free radical story
• Sunscreen protection efficiencies guide
• Light penetration in to the skin
• Therapeutic dermal rolling
• The Hair growth cycle
• Absorption spectrum of various chromophores

ISBN 978-0-473-15510-0                RRP US$35.00                 Buy now!

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