Intro to Skincare & Health: Protection & Age Prevention

Name: Intro to Skincare & Health: Protection & Age Prevention
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Understanding the Skin : Skincare, Skin Conditions, Factors Affecting Aging, Product Ingredients, Optimal Skin Health

Last updated 11/2020

English

What you'll learn

The 8 Roles of the Skin: our most vital organ
What happens as the skin ages: the changes in mechansims and functions
Epigenetics, DNA and how Extrinsic & Intrinsic factors influence the ageing process
The FDA's Dirty Dozen: toxic ingredients to avoid in skincare products to achieve optimal skin health
Glycation: how sugars affect the the breakdown of the skin
Skin types and skin conditions
Ingredients basics: how to read ingredient labels (INCI list)
Hydration: Hyaluronic Acid and its role in hydrating the skin
Natural vs. Synthetic Skin Care Ingredients
Building Home Care Regime for optimal skin health
Understanding skin types vs. skin conditions

6 sections • 6 lectures • 37m total length

Skin Our Most Vital Organ4:54
Discover how the skin, the body's most vital organ, protects, senses, and works with other systems while outlining its eight roles from immunity to tewl.
Review of the Skins Vital Functions

A passion for health and wellness paired with an interest in skin health and skincare

In this course students will learn the fundamentals about how the skin ages including the various influences that affect the ageing process. They will gain an understanding of how to achieve optimal skin health by understanding how genetics, our environment, and ingredients in our consumer products affect the overall health of our skin. A basic understanding of skin types and conditions will also be reviewed to provide the foundation needed for future courses and to understand the criteria required for selecting home care products.

Beginners to intermediate level individuals interested in understanding basic anatomy of the skin to further incorporate skincare products and home care treatments to optimize skin health
Estheticians, Cosmetologists, Beauticians and consumers with an interest in skin, skincare and beauty in todays market