DC Master Esthetician - independent service foundations cheat sheet
DC Master Esthetician - independent service foundations · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Skin, body, hair-removal, enhancement, and introductory nail services
Confirm the client's actual goals, current skin condition, routine, and relevant history.
Oil and hydration are different; one region does not define every facial area.
Observe factually and refer uncertain medical concerns instead of diagnosing or prescribing.
Use the product's intended site, formulation, contact, and response instructions.
Do not stack irritation or overwork stressed skin to complete a cosmetic goal.
Advanced esthetic concepts, physical mechanisms and risk interpretation
Exfoliation depth depends on a complete system and skin condition.
A visual skin category does not independently predict every adverse response.
Direct current, acoustic energy and optical radiation are different mechanisms.
A physical mechanism does not create legal operating authority or guaranteed benefit.
No universal device setting, peel concentration or clinical treatment is prescribed.
Cosmetic formulation functions, labels and compatibility
An emulsion has a defined continuous and dispersed phase.
Humectant, emollient and occlusive functions are different.
Preservatives do not excuse contaminated dispensing.
Equal pH does not establish equal formulation strength or exposure.
An ingredient list alone does not prove safety or clinical efficacy.
Infection prevention and safe service processing
Gloves do not replace required hand hygiene and can transfer contamination.
Base processing on actual contact, risk, intended use, and instrument compatibility.
Clean adequately before the required further process.
Meet actual concentration, wet-contact, use-life, and replacement conditions.
Respect single-use designations and protect shared products from used applicators.
Consultation, products, equipment, and occupational calculations
Make consent understandable and specific to the service actually proposed.
Check local authority and competence before adding a service or device.
Use current product instructions and approved compatible systems.
Measure doses appropriately; do not invent a universal drop size.
Write units and distinguish water parts from total dilution parts.
Business, records, client relations, and jurisdictional awareness
Verify the actual province's trade, business, public-health, and privacy requirements.
Do not claim one nationwide Esthetician CQ system from a general catalog label.
Marketing claims must reflect supported cosmetic outcomes and actual scope.
Price minus one cost category is not necessarily net profit.
Markup uses cost; margin on selling price uses price.