SHBBCCS006 - Prepare personalised aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments

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:

• design and provide personalised treatments for five different clients using aromatic plant oil blends that together, include each of the following:

• body massage
• facial massage
• hand or foot massage
• spa treatment

• design a second treatment aromatic oil blend for three of these clients to address ongoing client needs
• develop and update treatment plans and records for each client specifying details of:

• client feedback
• contraindications and conditions
• ingredients and ratio of ingredients used in oil blends
• delivery method
• post treatment aromatic oil and lifestyle advice
• relevant medical history and medications
• treatment duration and areas treated and not treated
• treatment objectives
• recommended future treatments

• explain the effects and benefits of aromatic plant oils to each of these clients for:

• relaxation
• stress reduction
  skin care

• prepare and apply aromatic plant oil preparations for two of the above treatments using at least two of the following preparations:

• hydrosols
• compresses
• poultices
• vaporisations.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• state or territory and local health and hygiene regulations and requirements relevant to preparing personalised aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments
• national regulations relating to cosmetics and preparations:

• Therapeutic Goods Act
• regulation of aromatic plant oils

• organisational policies and procedures relevant to preparing personalised aromatic plant oil blends for beauty treatments:

• client record management
• incident reporting
• linen use and laundry
• personal hygiene and presentation
• presentation of treatment area
• storage and handling of products
• waste disposal
• work health and safety

• legal and insurance liabilities and responsibilities regarding aromatic oils and preparation of blends
• scope of practice:

• when to refer clients to other practitioners
• importance of not stating a diagnosis of a contraindication
• limitations to aromatic plant oils use
• role of complementary therapist and medical practitioner

• factors likely to affect suitability of treatments for client needs:

• budgetary and time constraints
• outcomes of previous treatments
• physical attributes

• effects and benefits of aromatic plant oil application methods:

• compresses
• facial and body massage
• hand and foot massage
• hydrosols
• poultices
• spa treatments
• vaporisations

• properties, profiles, plant family, botanical and common names, effects and benefits, toxic effects and contraindications of aromatic plant oils:

• basil
• bergamot
• cedarwood
• chamomile
• citrus: orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, mandarin, tangerine
• clary sage
• cypress
• eucalyptus
• frankincense
• geranium
• ginger
• juniper
• lavender
• lemongrass
• rose
• rosemary
• rosewood
• sandalwood
• tea tree
• patchouli
• peppermint
• ylang ylang

• olfactory sense in regard to aromatic plant oils
• organic chemistry of aromatic plant oils:

• carbon backbone, elements and bonds
• functional groups
• chemical terminology:

  isoprene unit
  aliphatic molecule
  terpene and terpenoid compound
  monoterpene and sesquiterpene
  monoterpenol and sesquiterpenol

• organic chemistry of carrier oils and additives and interactions with aromatic plant oil chemistry
• contraindications that prevent treatment or require clearance from a medical professional to proceed:

• aroma triggered epilepsy
• contagious bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infections
• cancer
• clients with symptoms of infectious disease
• contraindications to specific treatments including:

  fractures in the case of beauty treatment

• extreme fatigue
• extremes of body temperature
• pain that is chronic or does not have a logical explanation:

  local
  sharp
  dull
  deep
  surface
  *contraindications that restrict treatment and appropriate modifications to treatment and choice of oils:

• allergies to specific aromatic oils
• areas exhibiting loss of sensation
• asthma
• dizziness
• fragile skin
• inflammation
• lumps and tissue changes
• migraines and headaches
• rashes
• recent chemical peels, epilation, Intense Pulsed Light, laser or microdermabrasion treatment
• recent scar tissue
• severe oedema
• skin trauma

• adverse and beneficial interactions of aromatic plant oils when blended
• client reactions to application of blended aromatic plant oils and required remedial action:

• erythema
• nausea
• headache
• dizziness

• use of the following ingredients in aromatic oil blends and treatments:

• additives
• aromatic oils
• carrier oils
• other mediums

• olfactory sense in regard to aromatic plant oil
• care, handling and storage of blended aromatic plant oils:

• clear and accurate labelling
• decanting and resealing
• protection from light
• temperature control

• sustainable operating procedures for the conservation of product, water and power
• aftercare advice, products and future treatments to maintain client treatment objectives.