Unit 4 skillS Consultation before a facial F acials remove impurities and dead skin cells, balance oily or dry areas, promote circulation, and relax and renew tired, stressed skin. The treatment area must be clean and tidy, with all the necessary equipment and products ready and easily accessible. It is also important to have a calm, pleasant atmosphere to make the client feel comfortable and warm. A facial should begin with a thorough consultation: the beautician must know about the client s lifestyle, general health, medication, allergies and possible contraindications, the skincare products the client is using and the results she/he is expecting from the treatment. The beautician will fill in a skin analysis chart to record all the treatments the client receives. The second step is a full skin analysis with the help of a magnifying lamp to determine the client s skin type and condition and to identify areas requiring special attention. All this information will help choose the appropriate techniques and products and organise a specific treatment plan. Finally, the client will receive information about what the treatment will do, its duration and suggested frequency, together with aftercare advice to improve her/his skincare routine. advice: consiglio to balance: equilibrare fill in: compilare to renew: rinnovare thorough: completo tidy: ordinato PAIR WORK. You are a senior therapist who wants to check if your trainee has everything ready for a facial. Ask and answer questions. 3 Ask Answer 1. treatment area: clean and tidy? everything taken care of 2. equipment and products for treatment: ready? all necessary tools and products on trolley 3. what to ask the client before treatment? about lifestyle, health, medication, allergies and contraindications + about skincare products used and expected results 4. what information from skin analysis? determination of skin type and condition + possible problematic areas 5. what to record in skin analysis chart? all treatments carried out + other important information 6. what additional information to give? information about results, duration and frequency of the treatment + appropriate skincare routine 4 4.1 Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks in the text. Even before she touches a client s 1. ............................. 7. ............................. with a towel or headband. She begins the whether the skin is 2. ............................. facial with a thorough 8. ............................., using or cotton pads or sponges. Next, she will cover 3. ............................., are fine if it is 4. ............................., if there 5. ............................. and wrinkles, or the client s eyes with cotton eye pads and, with breakouts. Once the client is on the help of a magnifying 9. ............................. , she the table, the treatment usually starts with the will conduct an in-depth skin 10. .............................. 6. ............................. 38 a good beautician can determine beautician wrapping the client s