Skin Care Specialist

What is a Skin Care Specialist?

A skin care specialist is someone who cleanses and beautifies the face and body to enhance a person’s appearance. They usually work in salons, health and beauty spas, or medical offices. Many work evenings and weekends, especially self-employed workers operating their own salon.

What does a Skin care Specialist do?

Skin care specialists typically do the following:

• Evaluate clients’ skin condition and appearance
• Discuss available treatments and determine which products will improve the clients’ skin quality
• Remove unwanted hair using wax, sugar or laser treatment
• Clean the skin before applying makeup
• Recommend skincare products, such as cleansers, lotions, or creams
• Teach and advise clients on how to apply makeup and how to take care of their skin
• Refer clients to other skin care specialists, such as a dermatologist, for serious skin problems
• Sterilize equipment and clean work areas

Skin care specialists give facials, full-body treatments, and head and neck massages to improve the health and appearance of the skin. Some may provide other skincare treatments, such as peels, masks, or scrubs, to remove dead or dry skin.

In addition to working with clients, skin care specialists also keep records of skincare regimens that their regular clients use. A growing number of specialists actively sell skincare products, such as cleansers, lotions, and creams.

Those who operate their own salons have managerial duties that may include hiring, supervising, and firing workers, as well as keeping business and inventory records, ordering supplies, and arranging for advertising.

Are you suited to be a skincare specialist?

Skin care specialists have distinct personalities. They tend to be artistic individuals, which means they’re creative, intuitive, sensitive, articulate, and expressive. They are unstructured, original, nonconforming, and innovative. Some of them are also investigative, meaning they’re intellectual, introspective, and inquisitive.

What is the workplace of a Skincare Specialist like?

Skin care specialists usually work in salons, health and beauty spas or, less frequently, in medical offices. The job may involve a great deal of standing. Because skincare specialists must evaluate the skins’ condition, good lighting and clean surroundings are important. Protective clothing and good ventilation also may be necessary because skin care specialists often use chemicals on the face and body.

Skin care specialists typically work full time, with many working nights and weekends. Long hours are common, especially for self-employed workers.

 

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