aesthetician

Description

Aestheticians offer skin care treatments. They apply various facial treatments according to their clients' needs and skin type, such as lotions, scrubs, peels and masks, in order to maintain the skin healthy and attractive. Aestheticians may also give neck massages and body treatments such as wraps. Aestheticians remove unwanted hair on different body parts like eyebrows, upper lip or the bikini area. They perform facial massage and apply make-up for various occasions.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

cosmetics ingredients cosmetics make-up techniques cosmetics industry cosmetic skin treatment cosmetic manicure hydrotherapy

Practical Skills

advise customers on usage of cosmetics identify customer's needs work ergonomically perform facial treatment determine skin type use hair removal techniques use laser therapy for skin conditions maintain customer service test make-up maintain equipment perform body wrapping give massages train employees monitor stock level treat facial hair manage indoor tanning sessions sell cosmetics maintain professional administration offer free samples of cosmetics administer appointments keep personal administration manage a small-to-medium business order supplies offer cosmetic beauty advice maintain relationship with suppliers issue sales invoices comply with legislation related to health care manufacture cosmetics communicate with customers support individuals on nutrition changes process payments keep up to date with spa products apply permanent make-up recommend cosmetics to customers