Beauty Therapy - The Foundations is an essential guide written for all students studying towards a professional beauty therapy qualification. The second edition of this best-selling book has been fully revised to bring it up to date and in line with the new NVQ/SVQ Level 2 syllabus. This comprehensive up-to-date book shares practical professional experience with the reader and is invaluable for all Level 2 students, whatever their mode of learning - college, work-based or self-study. Each chapter is written to support students in their training, enabling them to gain the knowledge and skills required to achieve unit competence. Whichever NVQ/SVQ unit is being studied at a particular time, the reader can simply turn to the relevant chapter and follow the text, which is accompanied by useful tips and activities to test knowledge and understanding.