SHBBSSC001 - Incorporate knowledge of skin structure and functions into beauty therapy
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(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use a knowledge and understanding of skin structure, functions, systems and their interrelationships in order to identify and analyse client needs, design and perform beauty therapy treatments and provide post-treatment service.
It requires the ability to use an understanding of skin and hair anatomy and physiology to select the best treatment routine and products and promote skin health and appearance to clients.
This unit applies to beauty therapists who work in beauty salons and spas. In this environment they work as part of a team but make independent treatment decisions.
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Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• compile a list of credible sources of information about skin anatomy and physiology for workplace access
• research three conditions that could benefit through facial or body massage and design a treatment routine for three different client needs, that demonstrates how these treatments are relevant to the specified skin or body anatomy and structure
• use correct terminology relating to skin anatomy and physiology when developing the above treatment routines.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• skin anatomy:
• gross and microscopic
• layers of epidermis, dermis and hypodermis (subcutaneous)
• differences depending on body location
• function and role of skin:
• integumentary system
• epidermal cells
• epidermal appendages and dermal structures
• role in skin of tissues:
• connective
• nervous
• vascular
• protection
• temperature control
• vitamin D production
• sensation
• homeostasis
• barrier
• thermoregulation structure, function and distribution of glands of the skin that include:
• production, composition and functions of sebum production
• composition and functions of eccrine and apocrine sweat fluids
• control of sweat and sebaceous glands activity
• appearance and characteristics of skin types:
• dry, alipid and lipid
• oily and lipid
• diffused red
• pigmented
• couperose
• mature
• normal body flora
• skin colours and reactions to light that include:
• factors that contribute to skin colour – physiological basis of skin colour
• structure and location of melanocytes and keratinocytes
• optical properties of skin that include:
• absorption
• reflection
• transmission
• scattering
• relationship between skin type, minimal erythemal dose, skin protection factor and sunscreen use:
• electromagnetic spectrum and effect of light on skin
• responses of keratinocytes to ultraviolet radiation
• responses of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation
• Fitzpatrick skin types scale
• skin as a sense organ:
• process of nerve conduction
• stimuli and skin receptors
• systems and pathways of sensory and motor neuronal conduction
• types of receptors
• variations in sensory perception and their significance to beauty treatments
• age related changes:
• effect of hormones on skin
• hair growth and loss
• menstrual cycle skin changes
• pigmentation
• sebaceous and sweat gland secretion
• function, formation and behaviour of major skin chemicals:
• complex fatty acids
• complex lipids:
• phospholipids
• sphingolipids
• glycosaminoglycans
• lipids:
• saponifiable
• non-saponifiable
• proteins:
• soluble
• insoluble
• collagen
• elastin
• keratin
• growth, development, ageing and healing of human skin:
• cell division and differentiation
• factors affecting epidermal mitosis
• growth of epidermis
• normal process of skin ageing and structural change
• normal ageing and photo-ageing
• theories about ageing
• stages in wound healing
• phases of skin growth, cell renewal, wound healing
• origin and evolution of scars:
• hypertrophic
• keloid
• abnormal scar tissue
• normal skin responses to irritation and trauma
• appearance, genetic factors, possible medical treatments and limitations of facial treatments on skin conditions, diseases and disorders
• genetics of skin disorders
• skin conditions:
• acne
• eczema and atopic dermatitis
• hair disorders
• pigmentation disorders
• vascular disorders
• seborrheic dermatitis
• trans-epidermal water loss
• basic nutrition and relationship between nutrition and healthy skin.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):