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Beauty Therapist
Beauty therapists, also known as beauticians, carry out facial and body treatments to enhance their clients’ appearance and improve their sense of well-being.
The treatments they offer include:
- facials – cleansing, massaging and toning the skin
- applying and advising on cosmetic make-up
- shaping eyebrows and colouring eyelashes
- manicures, pedicures and other nail treatments such as extensions and nail art
- removing unwanted facial and body hair by waxing, sugaring or threading (depilation) or electrolysis (epilation)
- electro-therapy treatments to improve body tone and shape
- non-surgical skin rejuvenation therapies
- UV (ultraviolet) and spray tanning.
Beauty therapists also keep notes of clients’ medical histories and treatment programmes, and refer clients to their doctor if necessary, for example, if they have a severe skin problem.
Many beauty therapists offer other specialist treatments, such as massage, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and reflexology. Some are also trained hairdressers.
As well as carrying out treatments, therapists may do some reception work, answer the telephone, book appointments, check and order supplies, and make sure the salon is clean and tidy.
Hours and Environment
As a beauty therapist you will usually work between 9am and 5pm, including Saturdays. Some salons offer evening appointments.
You are likely to work in a beauty salon, which could be within a department store. Other work locations include clinics, health farms, hotels, fitness clubs, or on board cruise ships. You could be self-employed, choosing to work from home or visiting clients in their own homes.
Skills and Interests
To be a beauty therapist you need:
- a friendly and welcoming manner
- the ability to put clients at ease
- tact, diplomacy and the ability to listen and communicate well
- the ability to explain procedures clearly to clients
- commercial awareness and the ability to sell products and earn commission
- a high standard of personal hygiene and grooming
- enough stamina to be on your feet for most of the day
- some knowledge of human biology, anatomy, and chemistry
- an artistic flair for applying nail art and make-up.
Entry
To become fully qualified as a beauty therapist you will need to do a level 3 qualification. These include:
- City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Beauty Therapy
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City and Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Beauty Therapy
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Edexcel National Certificate/Diploma in Beauty Therapy Sciences
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VTCT Advanced Diploma in Beauty Therapy
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NVQ Level 3 in Beauty Therapy.
You can train through college courses combined with work placements, or with private beauty schools, where the training may be shorter and more intensive. Check with training providers for their entry requirements.
You could start as an assistant or junior therapist by doing qualifications such as NVQ levels 1 and 2 Beauty Therapy.
Visit the Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (HABIA) website (in Further Information) for general information on career paths and qualifications in beauty therapy. HABIA do not provide courses and are not able to supply lists of course providers.
You may be able to get into this job through an apprenticeship scheme. Funding for apprenticeships is available for 16-24 year olds and some over-25s. To find out more, visit www.apprenticeships.org.uk. For information about apprenticeships in other parts of the UK, see Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Training
As a beauty therapist, you can add to your skills by doing courses and qualifications in specialist areas such as epilation, ear piercing, waxing techniques and UV tanning. Qualifications are awarded by awarding bodies such as ITEC, VTCT, City and Guilds and Edexcel, and courses are run at colleges and private beauty schools. Visit the websites of the awarding bodies (in Further Information) for details.
Suppliers of some beauty products may offer training for staff on the use of their products.
You can take higher level qualifications, which will be useful if you want to progress to salon management. These include:
- City and Guilds Higher Professional Certificate/Diploma in Technical Salon Management
- BTEC HNDs and foundation degrees in subjects such as Beauty Therapy Management, Salon and Spa Management and Spa and Therapy Management
- degrees in subjects such as Professional Practice (Beauty, Spa and Complimentary Therapies).
Opportunities
There are more than 7,500 beauty therapy salons in the UK, and over 5,400 hairdressing salons that offer beauty treatments.
You could be employed as a beauty therapist in a high street salon or beauty clinic, hospital, health spa, hotel, health farm or on a cruise ship. Vacancies are advertised in local or national newspapers, on the websites of employers such as spa, fitness and health, and leisure groups, and in specialist magazines such as Health & Beauty Salon, Professional Beauty and International Therapist.
You could choose to become self-employed, owning your own salon, working from home or travelling to clients' homes.
As a beauty therapist, you could develop your career by training to offer a wider variety of treatments, or to move into fashion, theatre or media make-up. With experience, and possibly further training, you could progress to becoming a salon manager or move into training.
Annual Income
Figures are intended as a guideline only.
Starting salaries for beauty therapists can be around £10,000 a year.
Experienced therapists can earn between £10,000 and £15,000 a year.
Salon managers can earn over £20,000 a year.
Beauty therapists also receive tips and are usually paid commission on products they sell in the salon.
Further information
One90 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7BH
Tel: 0870 240 9800
Sixth Avenue
Sky Business Park
Robin Hood Airport
Doncaster
DN9 3GG
Chiswick
London
W4 4JE
Tel: 020 8994 4141
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Eastleigh
Hampshire
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Tel: 023 8068 4500
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