This up-to-date, two-color eighth edition is a complete resource that fully explains and illustrates the knowledge and skills a student needs to prepare for a career as a professional esthetician in the diversified areas of skin care, including the cosmetic industry. It has been designed to provide students with the skills to render professional services and to pass State Board Examinations. The complete course of study allows for flexibility, allowing instructors and students to adapt the material to the system they find to be most effective and practical.