Skincare Certificate

This course is designed to help you to understand how to create the perfect skincare routine for yourself at home.

In this course, our resident beauty therapist, Judy Walford, will walk you through everything you need to know in order to achieve the skincare results you desire, in a way that fits into your life.

The course covers all the steps that you might expect to receive from a professional facial treatment but breaks them down so that you can learn how to deliver them yourself, achieving wonderful results at home.

What you will learn

• How to manage your routine according to your skin type
• What the different skin types are and how to determine what type of skin you have
• The functions of the skin as an organ, and the workings of its three distinct layers, and how these correspond to the ways different products work
• How to build a daily skincare routine, morning and night, that works for you
• How to apply products correctly
• What products you’ll need, how they work, and the specific ingredients to look for and to avoid
• The properties of certain specific ingredients, such as retinoid, and why it’s so beneficial to the skin
• How to look after your skin for good anti-ageing results
• How to apply a face mask correctly and what types to go for
• The difference between physical and chemical exfoliants
• How to optimise the health of your skin through your lifestyle choices

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