Books for Beauty markets a unique set of workbooks specifically designed for Beauty Therapy Students.

The books explain complicated subjects such as Anatomy and Chemistry in simple-to-understand language, covering the core requirements of the major international Beauty qualifications.

The books are designed as workbooks for the students, and provide information relevant to their specific needs.
They are based around the CIDESCO international syllabus.

Written by a uniquely qualified author – Beauty Therapist, Medical Doctor and Journalist – the books have a clear and relevant approach to the needs of Beauty Therapy Students.

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  • Anatomy & Physiology

    This book covers the requirements of the internationally-recognised beauty therapy organisations, but is tailored to the student with no prior knowledge of the complicated but exciting study of the human body. All along the way, the relevance to Beauty Therapy is emphasised.

    Simple & Easy Simply written, with easy-to-understand explanations and line drawings, the book starts with the essential basics and builds on these in step-wise fashion.
    Interactive Designed as a workbook specifically for Beauty Therapy Students, there are self-assessments and crossword puzzles to make learning fun.
    Also available on iBooks
    [ISBN 978-0-9942286-0-4]
    In Print
    [ISBN 978-0-6489637-2-1]

  • Cosmetic Science

    This book covers the principles of physics and chemistry that are relevant to Beauty Therapy. It enables the Beauty Therapy Student to apply these branches of science to the day to day practice of Beauty Therapy.

    Chemistry

    It looks at the chemical properties of substances applied to the skin, as well as the many common ingredients, and provides knowledge of appropriate product use and possible reactions to product application.

    Physics

    The elementary physics enables an introduction to the subject of electricity, and a basic understanding of the principles underlying the electrical equipment that is commonly used in a salon.

    Also available on iBooks
    [ISBN 978-0-9942286-3-5]

    In Print
    [ISBN 978-0-6489637-3-8]

  • Dermatology and other Medical Topics

    This book contains a detailed description of the skin, and highlights those areas of skin abnormality that are relevant for a Beauty Therapist.

    Skin

    The sections on skin diseases and disorders are specifically written for the Beauty Therapy student, unlike the medical texts commonly used in this subject.

    Relevance

    There are additional topics of relevance, including infectious diseases of importance to the therapist, basic cosmetic surgery and a section detailing the medical conditions commonly contra-indicated in beauty therapy treatments.

    Professional

    The information encourages responsible management and professional interaction in skin conditions requiring a team approach.

    Also available on iBooks
    [ISBN 978-0-9942286-1-1]

    In Print
    [ISBN 978-0-6489637-1-4]

  • Electrical Therapy

    This book covers those principles of physics and physiology that are essential to understand electrical treatments.

    The book is designed to offer accurate but simple information about the basic, frequently-used, electrical therapies and the body’s possible physiological responses to these treatments.

    Therapies

    The book is designed to offer accurate but simple information about the basic, frequently-used, electrical therapies and the body’s possible physiological responses to these treatments.

    Machines

    It also examines each of the machines commonly used, and the treatments offered, with a unique insight into their application and effect.

    Japanese

    A Japanese version of the Electrical Therapy workbook is also available

    Also available on iBooks
    [ISBN 978-0-9942286-2-8]

    In Print
    [ISBN 978-0-6489637-4-5]
There is an interactive, electronic version of the series, available on iBooks. TRY IT NOW

About the Series

This series of workbooks covers the core theory of the international Beauty Therapy examinations offered world-wide. It is written specifically for beauty therapy students. The books are all in a format that is simple to follow, and each builds stepwise on previously gained knowledge. The series is interactive, encouraging learning by activities such as crossword puzzles and multiple choice self-assessments.

Also available as an iBook

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Anatomy and Physiology Cosmetic Science Dermatology Electrical Therapy
iBooks are available for use on Mac and iPad

Features

Interactive
All books contain crosswords you can fill out to test your knowledge.
iBooks
The electronic versions allow you to enter the answers on your iPad.
Clear Diagrams
All the images in the books are clear, easy to understand diagrams.
Filled with Diagrams
The books feature hundreds of useful diagrams across all the topics.
Designed for Learning
Each chapter has a review section with multiple choice, to help you retain information.
Included Answers
The answers to the questions are included in the back of the book.
Structured Reference
The books are structured into chapters - work through one at a time or quickly jump to the content you need.
Easy to Read
All new clean look designed to make it easy to read.

About the Author

Rae Leibowitz is uniquely qualified to write Beauty Therapy Texts – holding tertiary qualifications in Medicine, Beauty Therapy and Journalism.

She qualified as a medical practitioner in 1978, having studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. She qualified as a beauty therapist in 1987, having studied at Jill Farquharson International Beauty Therapy College, Durban, South Africa. She graduated with honours, and obtained the J.F.Dip, CIDESCO, AAD (CIBTAC) and ITEC diplomas.

She graduated with a Masters in Journalism from the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr Leibowitz has taught in the field of beauty therapy since 1988. She was a member of the CIDESCO MCQ Education committee from 1993, and was chairman of this committee from 2001 to 2006. She was awarded the prestigious CIDESCO medal for education in 2007. She has been an international CIDESCO examiner since 1992. She is a frequent contributor to CIDESCO’s The Link publication.

Dr. Leibowitz migrated to Australia in 1991. She has an ongoing involvement in international Beauty Therapy Education.

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Dr. R. Leibowitz

Testimonials

I thoroughly recommend the books written by Dr R. Leibowitz for the class room teaching. They are user friendly, very relevant to our studies in beauty therapy and the summary notes and crosswords help in locating the important points of the relevant chapters.
Narelle Blinman Past Principal, Strand College of Beauty Therapy
CIDESCO Examiner AUSTRALIA
Annabelle Taylor
NZ Institute of Electrolysis & Beauty Therapy Ltd
Text books fill in the gaps from a school lecture and promote deeper learning. We find the “Lecture notes for Beauty Therapists” a great tool for further reading and wouldn’t be without them.
Susan Crane
CIDESCO Diplomate, Esthetics Dept. Head Linda Clifford, Director Independence College of Cosmetology USA
We have been using the “Lecture Notes for Beauty Therapists” series for a number of years in our CIDESCO program. They are extremely helpful to our students. We highly recommend them to anyone preparing to sit for the CIDESCO exam.

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