This free online course covers skincare and explains how to avoid skin infections to maintain healthy and radiant skin. Did you know that your skin is one of the first things people notice about you? Healthy skin is beneficial to the body but there are several factors that may have a positive or negative impact on your skin, including your diet, lifestyle and environment. This skincare course examines the structure, functions and maintenance of the largest organ in your body, which serves as numerous layers of defence against bacteria, chemicals and temperature.
| Course Category | Skin Care, Beauty |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recognise the vital importance of the skin and its role as a protective barrier • Outline essential vitamin and mineral requirements for overall skin health and beauty • List the skincare dos and don'ts for normal skin, combination skin and sensitive skin • Discuss the effects of diet, sleep and stress on the skin • Analyse the relationship between ethnicity and the ageing process • Describe eczema and explain how to manage the condition • Distinguish between keratinising and papulosquamous skin disorders • Describe different types of bacterial skin infections and their clinical manifestations • Identify the factors that can cause acne and explain how to treat it • Discuss the effects of summer sun on the skin and explain how to maintain healthy skin in autumn • List types of sunscreen and discuss the importance of sun protection in skincare |
| Course Code | 1197 |
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