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European Facials Volume 1 Facial Skin Care Training DVD 1 Hour 34 Minutes

In this video, you will learn all of the basics - from setting up facial equipment to ensuring client comfort. This is the first part of this three-part series by CIDESCO Diplomat and Esthetics training specialist Rita Page.

In volume 1, you will learn the basics, techniques, and set up that go with providing European Facials.

Rita shares all her secrets and covers each piece of the process.

In this DVD, you will learn

• The history and background of European facials
• The difference between European facials and traditional facials
• Professionalism and dressing for the profession
• Arranging your facial bed and blankets for client comfort and presentation
• Draping the client and using headbands
• How to set up your equipment
• How to operate with a minimal amount of equipment
• Client consultation and selecting questions to ask
• Best practices in operating and cleaning your facial steamer
• Using essential oils
• How improper treatment of equipment may impact clients
• Ensuring sanitation
• Skin analysis techniques
• Removing cosmetics
• Skin cleansing procedures for the face, neck, and decollete
• Cleansing massage
• Using and sanitizing sponges
• Disposable cleansing options
• Using massage to make extractions easier
• Facial tapping techniques
• Removal of massage cream and preparation for treatments shown in volumes 2 & 3

You will learn important issues regarding professionalism, dress, jewelry, and other parts of personal presentation that can impact client comfort. You'll also learn everything you need to know about setting up and ensuring that equipment works properly, as well as hints and tricks on how to use your equipment properly.

This full length video will give you all of the background you need about the origins and history of European Facials and what makes this facial procedure most desirable.

Rita goes step by step to teach you about each aspect, including consultation and analysis of each client's skin so that you can best serve their needs. You will learn about what questions to ask and the reasons behind these questions, as well as what kinds of pertinent facts to look out for during the consultation.

In the skin analysis and cleansing portion, you will learn techniques used, such as how to use a magnifying lamp and what to look for when you are analyzing the skin, how to do a light cleansing procedure, then how to do a secondary skin analysis.

You will learn the best steps to take to cleanse the skin and proceed with cosmetic removal and toning.

Then you will learn how to use a facial steamer machine, how to prepare for extractions, and how to perform a professional facial massage.

The European Facial Series has been given a number of awards and recognition including a Silver Summit Award, a Bronze Telly Award, a 9.5 out of 10 rating in a feature in Massage Today, a Worth a Look feature in Dermascope, as well as a feature in Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa.

This 3 Volume series is a must watch for any aesthetician or spa professional! You can order each DVD individually, or as a three-part set from Aesthetic VideoSource directly.

Click on the orange add to cart button to order Volume 1 today!

Be sure to explore our other Aesthetic VideoSource facial training videos to learn even more skills and massage techniques!