The Spa Book: The Official Guide to Spa Therapy: The Official Guide to Spa Therapy (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority) (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (Paperback))

The Spa Book: The Official Guide to Spa Therapy: The Official Guide to Spa Therapy (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority) (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority (Paperback))

by Jane Crebbin-Bailey (Author)

Synopsis

The Spa business has been growing rapidly over the last few years. It is one of the biggest global growth industries. The Spa Book offers a comprehensive, exciting and unique look at the spa industry, bringing together all the elements of spas in one educational text. The Spa Book is written to cover the new NVQ Level 3 standards for spa treatment units, as set by Habia's Expert Working Group. Covering essential topics such as spa health and safety, treatments and procedures and illustrated with over 70 images, the book is suitable for both NVQ and degree-level students taking courses in spa therapy, as well as being a useful reference tool for professional spa therapists and instructors.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 264
Edition: New
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Published: 01 Oct 2004

ISBN 10: 1861529171
ISBN 13: 9781861529176

Media Reviews
Foreword Introduction Spa time line 1. History of spas 2. The Physical properties of water 3. The uses of water in spa therapy 4. Therapies in spas 5. Spa health & safety 6. The mind body connection 7. The way ahead Appendix A Appendix B Glossary Index
Author Bio
John Harrington has worked for more than 16 years as an active photographer in Washington DC and around the world, working with both editorial and commercial clients. His photography business has been successful, with income rising ten-fold since he started. He has spoken at courses and meetings of The NPPA's Northern Short Course, The White House News Photographers Association, Smithsonian Institution, Corcoran School of Art and Design, American Society of Media Photographers Capital Region, University of Maryland, Northern Virginia Community College, Trinity College, and the Northern Virginia Photographic Society. Editorially, his credits have included the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, The National Geographic Society, USA Today, People, MTV, and Life. For corporate and public relations clients, John has successfully placed images with the wire services (Associated Press, Reuters, Gannett, Agence France Presse, and UPI) over three hundred times. Commercially, John has worked with well over half of the top fortune 50 companies, and even more of the top 500. Ad campaigns for Seimens, Coca Cola, General Motors, Bank of America, and Freddie Mac, to name a few, have been seen worldwide.