Profession aesthetician

Beauticians carry out various beauty treatments and give advice to clients, e.g. on skin and body care.

Personality Type

• Artistic / Enterprising

Tasks aesthetician

• Discuss clients' requirements and carry out skin analysis.
• Prepare treatment plans for clients.
• Perform facial treatments, e.g. apply creams, lotions and masks, perform facial massage, tint eyelashes and eyebrows, apply make-up, etc.
• Perform body treatments, e.g. perform body massage, UV or spray tanning, hydrotherapy, body hair removal, etc.
• Perform cosmetic hand, nail and foot treatments (e.g. manicures, pedicures, nail extensions).
• Perform specialist treatments, e.g. acne treatment, electro-therapy, skin rejuvenation therapies, camouflage treatments, electrolysis, etc.
• Advise clients, e.g. on skin care, make-up, nutrition, exercise programmes, etc.
• Recognize problems and refer clients to medical practitioners.
• Sell and give advice on cosmetic products and services.
• Maintain client records.
• Perform reception duties, e.g. schedule appointments, answer the telephone, order supplies and operate cash register to receive payments.
• Keep the salon, work station and tools clean and tidy.

Related professions hair, beauty, cosmetics

• Barber
• Hairdresser
• Make-up artist
• Manicurist
• Pedicurist
• Wigmaker

Knowledge

• Make-up techniques

  The various techniques and tools for applying make-up.

• Cosmetic skin treatment

  The aesthetic care of the skin, such as facials, including exfoliation, facial masks, peels, steam, and extraction.

• Cosmetics

  The various types of substances used to enhance the appearance of the human body.

• Cosmetics industry

  Suppliers, products and brands in the cosmetic industry.

• Cosmetics ingredients

  A variety of sources cosmetics are composed of ranging from crushed insects to rust.

Skills

• Test make-up

  Perform routine tests to determine if make-up products are adequate.

• Advise customers on usage of cosmetics

  Provide advice to customers on how to apply various cosmetic products such as lotions, powders, nail polish or creams.

• Identify customer's needs

  Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

• Use hair removal techniques

  Use techniques and handle tools to remove hair from body parts, such as electrolysis, IPL, waxing, lasering, threading or plucking.

• Maintain equipment

  Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

• Work ergonomically

  Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

• Perform body wrapping

  Wrap customers with plastic, mud or thermal blankets for de-stressing, rebalancing, firming skin, detoxicating and reducing cellulite.

• Maintain customer service

  Keep the highest possible customer service and make sure that the customer service is at all times performed in a professional way. Help customers or participants feel at ease and support special requirements.

• Determine skin type

  Determine what type of skin a person has in order to use the right make-up for that particular skin type.

• Perform facial treatment

  Perform all kinds of treatments to improve the health and attractiveness of the facial skin, such as facial masks, scrubs, eyebrow tinting, peels, hair removal and make-up.

• Give massages

  Provide clients with head, hand, neck, facial or full body massages.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB