Online · Skin knowledge · Theory
Understanding Acne & Problem Skin
Acne, congestion, rosacea and sensitivity: what is happening in the skin and what a practitioner can and cannot do.
About this course
Problem skin is one of the most common reasons a client walks into a clinic and one of the easiest to make worse. This course explains the pathophysiology of acne and its grades, congestion, post-inflammatory marks, rosacea and reactive skin, and where the boundary sits between practitioner care and medical referral.
It covers treatment principles, product ingredients that help and harm, and how to plan realistic, staged improvement.
Who it is for: Skin practitioners and beauty professionals.
What you will be able to do
- Explain the causes and grades of acne and related conditions.
- Recognise when a client needs medical referral rather than treatment.
- Identify ingredients and treatments appropriate for each presentation.
- Plan staged, realistic improvement and set expectations.
- Avoid common practices that aggravate problem skin.
Course content
1.Understanding
- Acne: causes and grading
- Rosacea, sensitivity and reactive skin · knowledge check
2.Boundaries and referral
- When to refer and to whom · knowledge check
3.Treatment principles
- Ingredients that help and harm
- Staged plans and expectations · knowledge check
4.Final assessment
Pass mark 80%. Academy certificate on passing with every lesson complete.
The Beauty Aesthetics Academy is an Approved Provider with The CPD Group (#779331). Provider status is separate from the accreditation of an individual course; this course: cpd accreditation planned.
Theory and professional development. This online course provides theory and professional development. It does not, by itself, confirm hands-on practical competency. Where practical competency is required, appropriate supervised practical training and assessment should also be completed. The Academy delivers that practical training in Chichester, Petersfield and Eastergate.
Ready to train practically?
Continue your training with the Academy in Chichester, Petersfield and Eastergate.
This online course is theory. The practical course below is where the treatment is taught, supervised, on live models.
