MILADY STANDARD ESTHETICS FUNDAMENTALS, 11E International Edition is the essential source for basic esthetics training. This new edition builds upon Milady's strong tradition of providing students and instructors with the best beauty and wellness education tools for their future.The rapidly expanding field of esthetics has taken a dramatic leap forward in the past decade, and this up-to-date text plays a critical role in creating a strong foundation for the esthetics student. Focusing on introductory topics, including history and opportunities in skin care, anatomy and physiology, and infection control and disorders, it lays the groundwork for the future professional to build their knowledge.The reader can then explore the practical skills of a skin care professional, introducing them to the treatment environment, basic facial treatments, hair removal, and the technology likely to be performed in the salon or spa setting.

Milady's Standard Esthetics Fundamentals, International Edition is an introductory text for students who are enrolled in an esthetics training course up to 600 hours. The text is designed to deliver a complete overview of all of the information necessary to introduce a newcomer to the world of professional skin care, including human anatomy, chemistry, electricity, skin analysis, conditions and disorders. Learners are given a comprehensive tour of the most well-known, best-used treatment techniques and services requested by clients: facial massage, the use of facial machines, hair removal, advanced topicals and makeup. The material covers the history of and the opportunities in Esthetics, as well as how to create a competent and lasting professional image and effectively communicate for success in the skin care business. The text prepares the learner for management of the skin care business operations and successful retailing of products and services.

"Each author represented in this book, shares their knowledge that transforms their clients and helps them to realize success." -- taken from back cover.

Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary, third edition, is a multi-purpose resource for cosmetic professionals and consumers alike. Part one puts cosmetics in the context of skin care. It provides an overview of skin physiology. In order to understand how and why a product works it is essential to understand how the skin works. It gives an overview of the complexity of cosmetic chemistry particularly with respect to product penetration, and highlights the current challenges facing cosmetic formulators. In addition, it offers comprehensive discussion of the various skin types and conditions in order to help professionals in their product selection. Lastly, it defines common cosmetic industry terminology used by cosmetic manufacturers, professional estheticians, marketers and the media. The second part is dedicated to helping cosmetic users identify the function and purpose of specific ingredients. It is an alphabetical dictionary that lists and describes not only active principles but all other categories of ingredients that comprise a skin care cosmetic. As scientific knowledge of skin physiology and cosmetic chemistry advances, so do cosmetic products. This volume puts everything in context in an easy to read, easy to understand, user-friendly format.

This spiral-bound, full-color supplement to Milady's Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals 10th Edition textbook can be used in conjunction with your textbook, or on its own to brush up on key procedures. Each step is clearly explained and is accompanied throughout by full-color photos. At the end of each of the procedures, you'll find a list of rubrics, or ways to note and comment on your performance of each of the key tasks. Rubrics are used in education for organizing and interpreting data gathered from observations of student performance. It is a clearly-developed scoring document used to differentiate between levels of development in a specific skill performance or behavior. You can use it to evaluate yourself, other estheticians, other students, or, as an instructor, to evaluate your own students. To assist you in really learning each and every step, we've noted which procedures can be found on the companion DVD set, Milady's Standard Esthetics: Fundamentals. If you already own these DVDs, or know that your school owns them, we encourage you to watch the procedure in video to strengthen your understanding of that particular procedure.

This interactive CD-ROM is deigned to reinforce classroom learning, stimulate the imagination, and aid in preparation for state board exams. Helps strengthen the concepts and terminology taught in the classroom and presented in Milady?s Standard Esthetics: Advanced.