What is an Esthetician?
January 24, 2007 by Jessica Santina Local Education Columnist You may not even have heard of estheticians (pronounced EASE-THET-ISHUNS). The name comes from Greek and means “beautifier.” If you’ve got a good eye for beauty, consider making a career out of it. As an esthetician, you’ll be concerned with every aspect of helping a person look their very best. This includes makeup, massage, hair treatments, or even fitness. Most people tend to specialize in a particular area of expertise. Your training program may cover all sorts of different skills and subjects, so you should get a good all-round grounding before making a decision to specialize. You might learn about skin analysis and facial and body treatments. Your esthetician training should also cover anatomy and physiology, histology of the skin (structure), the effects of aging, skin disorders, and diseases, Swedish massage, make-up techniques, and color analysis. Because you’ll be working closely with the general public, you’ll als
Esthetics, the nonmedical care of the skin, is a growing part of the health and beauty industry. Skin, that marvelous living fabric that covers and protects the human body, requires ongoing care to keep it healthy and beautiful. The professional with knowledge and skill to give esthetic services, an esthetician, is a highly valued treasure. The esthetician’s fingers convey strength, trust, and knowledge. When an esthetician is touching someone, there is a bonding, a caring, expressed that is missing in so many lives today. How will I know whether this is a possible career for me? In most cases, graduates of esthetic programs have been interested in taking care of their own skin and finding ways to help others, many years before they actually take the step to begin training. They are usually good with their hands. They have the desire to nurture and help people feel better about themselves, which makes them feel better about themselves. Others may not know anything about esthetics and m
Q: What is a Licensed Esthetician? A. A licensed esthetician is a skin care professional who has graduated from a state licensed training program, and has passed both written and practical exams of the State Board. Estheticians also take many post- graduate continuing education classes to stay up to date with the latest developments of skin care treatments.
If you love the field of cosmetology, but would like to specialize in the study of skin care, then a career as an esthetician may be perfect for you. As a licensed esthetician, your job at a salon is to make the customer feel pampered and relaxed by providing facials, pore cleansing and exfoliation treatments, body wraps and polishes, manicures and/or pedicures, foot reflexology, aromatherapy and spa treatments as well as hair removal (waxing) treatments. Students who train to become estheticians learn about beautifying the skin through a variety of means, including facials, skin analysis, makeup artistry, pore cleansing, microdermabrasion techniques, European facial treatments, spa treatments using body polishes and wraps, aromatherapy and skin care regimens, foot reflexology, depilation and waxing, and eyebrow shaping and lash tinting. Estheticians are also trained to recognize skin problems that require a dermatologist, or a medical professional. Because some estheticians move into
