SKINCARE & BEAUTY BY JANA ELSTON

Beautician, beauty therapist, esthetician, aesthetician, dermal therapist - what do all these mean? These terms are different in various countries whether you are in Australia, Europe, Asia or the US. I will try and explain the terms as they are used in Australia. Beautician BEAUTICIAN  Certificate III in Beauty Services (3-6 month study) Beauticians can be trained on the job by their peers with no formal qualification or training. Some beauticians, however go to TAFE and have a Certificate III in beauty treatments. Beauticians mostly perform beauty services such as spray tanning, waxing, tinting, nails enhancements, express pedicures, makeup and lash extensions. They may be allowed in some salons to do basic facial cleanse in preparation for make up aplication, basic manual body treatments and massages under the supervision of a suitably qualified beauty therapist.   Beauty Therapist BEAUTY THERAPISTS / ESTHETICIANS / AESTHETICIANS Certificate IV Beauty Therapy (6-12 m...

One of the most asked about concerns in beauty clinics is how to look after the skin so that it looks youthful, even toned and radiant. With so many people trying out cosmetic injections to minimize wrinkles, they are left scratching their head because even though the wrinkles are gone, their skin still looks dull, tired, blotchy which adds years.  INJECTABLES are great temporary solutions for wrinkles, but they do nothing to make the skin itself look younger. Youthful skin is fresh, radiant, even toned and plump. Think about it, if you stand two people side by side, one has dry, dull, blotchy skin and no wrinkles, and the other has fresh, radiant, even toned, plump skin with some fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, which one appears older? Wrinkles are only one sign of aging, but there are many other skin conditions that can make a person look older than they are. Let’s explore what happens in the skin as it ages. DEHYDRATED SKIN T he first sign of ag...