Skin Made Clear: The Clinical Facialist's Playbook

429 pages. 15 playbooks. 40 ingredients. 136 references. Every answer you need between clients, in one place.

Stop second-guessing. Skin Made Clear tells you what you're looking at, what to use, what to avoid, and when to refer.

Written by Georgina Sookias, a Level 7 qualified Clinical Facialist with 25 years in beauty, for new and experienced facialists in the UK and beyond.

15 playbooks

Acne · Oily · Combination · Shaving bumps · Rosacea · Perioral dermatitis · Sensitive · Dehydrated · Dry · Melasma · Post-acne marks · Ageing · Menopause · Under-eyes · Normal

Every playbook gives you

• How to read the skin, and how it looks on different skin tones
• Key ingredients in client-friendly words, plus a one-page cheat sheet
• "This, not that": which choice wins and why
• Red flags: when not to treat and when to refer
• A "pick your client" flowchart
• Step-by-step facial protocols and a treatments menu
• A home care routine and a 12-week plan, clinic and home side by side
• Myths, plus scripts with words that work
• Two client case studies

Also inside

• Skin basics: anatomy, the barrier, Fitzpatrick and Glogau, the 7-step skin assessment, pH and percentages, label reading, the GLOW consultation, consent and records, and what's cosmetic, pharmacy or prescription-only in the UK
• Deeper skin: a full section on Fitzpatrick IV to VI, with conditions shown across skin tones
• Ingredient atlas: 40 ingredients, one page each, covering strength, evidence, pairing and pregnancy safety
• The kit: what to stock first, a peel picker, a pregnancy safety list, what not to combine and what to pause before treatment
• 14 treatment guides: peels, microneedling, RF microneedling, HIFU, LED, dermaplaning, IPL and more, plus a matrix of which treatment suits which concern
• If it goes wrong: a first-minute emergency guide, incident records, talking to the client and prevention
• Reference: 55-ingredient A to Z, glossary, lookalike conditions and full index
• Printable forms: consultation form, skin map, treatment plan, assessment record and aftercare sheets

Made to be used, not shelved

• Fully clickable, with side tabs on every page, 305 bookmarks and an index
• The "My client has…" quick finder takes you from what you see to the right page in seconds
• Backed by 136 references, including NICE, NHS and British Association of Dermatologists guidance

What you get

• Instant PDF download
• Your licence: one copy for one practitioner. Not for sharing or resale. Each copy is personalised with the buyer's details.

Please note

For qualified practitioners. An educational reference, not medical advice. Use your own professional judgement and work within your training, insurance and local regulations.

Skin first. Treatment second.