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Nail Therapist - Knowledge Module

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About this book

The theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate (Part Qualification): Nail Therapist (NQF Level 4, SAQA ID 121670, curriculum 514201-001-00-06). Eight chapters: seven assessed and one marked extension. Chapters 1 to 6 teach the five knowledge modules and their twenty topics, worth 32 of the qualification's 47 credits: cosmetic chemistry; the integumentary system — skin, nails and hair; anatomy and physiology for beauty practitioners; professional conduct, business enterprise, marketing and retail; salon premises, management and finance; and the salon business plan, health and safety and legal obligations. Nail services carry no knowledge module of their own — they appear only as applied knowledge inside practical module PM-04 — so Chapter 7 teaches nail science and manicure and pedicure services in full. Chapter 8 is a clearly banner-marked extension that is NOT part of the curriculum and is never assessed: gel polish, soak-off and hard gels, acrylic, tips and forms, UV and LED curing, HEMA sensitisation and allergy, dust and ventilation, safe removal and nail art — included because the curriculum omits the services most salons sell, and because gel products are the commonest route to methacrylate allergy. Every assessed chapter carries worked examples, Check Your Understanding boxes and end-of-chapter review questions.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1 — Cosmetic Chemistry
  2. PART A — SOLUTIONS, SUSPENSIONS AND EMULSIONS
  3. PART B — ACIDS, BASES, SALTS AND pH
  4. PART C — COSMETIC INGREDIENTS AND SUN PROTECTION
  5. Chapter 2 — The Integumentary System: Skin, Nails and Hair
  6. PART A — THE STRUCTURE OF THE SKIN, NAIL AND HAIR
  7. PART B — THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND THE SKIN BARRIER
  8. PART C — AGEING, DEHYDRATION, HYPERPIGMENTATION, SENSITIVITY AND ACNE
  9. PART D — DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE SKIN, NAIL AND HAIR
  10. Chapter 3 — Anatomy and Physiology for Beauty Practitioners
  11. PART A — THE LANGUAGE OF ANATOMY
  12. PART B — THE MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM
  13. PART C — THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS: BLOOD AND LYMPH
  14. PART D — THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
  15. Chapter 4 — Professional Conduct, Business Enterprise, Marketing and Retail
  16. PART A — FORMS OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
  17. PART B — MARKETING IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY
  18. PART C — PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE
  19. PART D — RETAILING
  20. Chapter 5 — Salon Premises, Management and Finance
  21. PART A — PREMISES
  22. PART B — MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE
  23. PART C — PAYMENTS AND BANKING
  24. PART D — STOCK CONTROL
  25. Chapter 6 — The Salon Business Plan, Health and Safety and Legal Obligations
  26. PART A — A BUSINESS PLAN FOR STARTING AND MANAGING A BEAUTY SALON
  27. PART B — OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
  28. PART C — LEGAL BUSINESS OBLIGATIONS
  29. Chapter 7 — Nail Science and Manicure and Pedicure Services
  30. PART A — THE NAIL THERAPIST AND THE NAIL
  31. PART B — A SAFE, HYGIENIC SERVICE
  32. PART C — THE CLIENT
  33. PART D — THE MANICURE
  34. PART E — THE PEDICURE
  35. Chapter 8 — Beyond the Qualification: Gel Polish, Nail Enhancements and Nail Art
  36. PART A — THE CHEMISTRY AND THE LIGHT
  37. PART B — GEL POLISH AND BUILDER GEL
  38. PART C — ACRYLIC: LIQUID AND POWDER
  39. PART D — WORKING SAFELY
  40. PART E — NAIL ART

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