A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy for Level 1 is suitable for all students taking Level 1 Beauty Therapy awards including VTCT, ITEC (new 2004) and City and Guilds. It is mapped to the 2004 standards. The book completely covers the requirements at this level, follows the design of the Janet Simms' A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy Level 2 book and includes activities in the style of the popular holistic series by Francesca Gould. In addition, it will include material for Functional Skills. It will appeal to students who need a basic introduction to this subject. There is an emphasis on activities and students will be able to complete these directly into the book thereby having material to refer to for assessment.