Built up according to the learning fields of the federal framework curriculum, this book is also applicable at vocational schools and in part-time further education. It contains current legal texts and guidelines, repeated tasks, and deepens what has been learned through diverse illustrative material. It imparts assessment and treatment methods, basic anatomical knowledge, and much more. Competences are developed in the following areas: operations, skin assessment and care, applications for treatments, selling services and goods, and design in decorative cosmetics. An extensive appendix includes a glossary and INCI list of phrases, examples, and overviews to facilitate the acquisition of the learning material.