After this course students will be able to:

  • Use the correct topical products at home to treat mild to severe sots and acne.

  • Read and recognise correct ingredients on the back of products in shops and pharmacies.

  • Examine product packaging and promises so they can avoid false marketing.

  • Use the 1 step, 4 step or 5 step at-home skin routine to treat mild, moderate, or severe spots/acne.

  • Know how their skin works and what changes in puberty.

  • Describe the causes of spots and what is proven to treat them.

  • Recognise the different types and grades of acne, including simple congestion, so they can best treat their own skin.

  • know when to seek further guidance from a doctor or professional if they require it.

  • List the causes and recognise early signs of skin cancer and how to decrease their personal risk.

  • Describe how their genes and lifestyle choices affect their future skin health.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Just a quick note before we begin......

    • Welcome To Kins Skin School

    • Kins Skin School Journal

    • Survey: How do you feel about your skin?

  • 2

    How your skin works and what causes skin issues like spots?

    • Intro to Module 1

    • Survey Pre-C1M1

    • Why is your skin so important?

    • What skin layer do we target when treating spots?

    • Why is shedding your skin regularly important?

    • Why does puberty trigger spots?

    • What do different types and grades of acne look like?

    • Other Teenage skin issues

    • How issues with your skin can affect your mood and self confidence?

    • How to cope with 'bad skin'

    • Lets Recap

    • Quiz C1M1

    • Survey post-C1M1
  • 3

    How To Treat Spots And Acne

    • Survey pre-C1M2

    • How To Treat spots

    • Cleansing your skin

    • What is exfoliating and who needs to do it?

    • Do I need a moisturiser?

    • Other ingredients used to treat spots

    • What's your skin type?

    • 1 step, 4 step and 5 step spot busting tutorial

    • 1, 4 and 5 step spot busting routines

    • "Maskne" (acne from mask wearing)

    • 8 steps to coping with stress from skin problems

    • When to go to a doctor

    • Let's Recap

    • Quiz C1M2

    • Survey post-C1M2
  • 4

    Protecting Your Skin For The Future

    • Protecting Your Skin For The Future

    • Survey pre-C1M3

    • The most important function of skin is TO PROTECT

    • Skin Cancer

    • Genes

    • What UV rays damage your skin

    • What causes skin damage

    • Suncream - some tips

    • Let's Recap

    • Quiz C1M3

    • Survey post-C1M3
  • 5

    Self Image and the modern cosmetic industry

    • Survey pre-M4

    • Intro to Module 4

    • Why is self confidence important?

    • Selfie Time!

    • How taking selfies can affect self confidence

    • How filtering affects self confidence

    • 7 tips to building self confidence

    • How and why is social media making everyone look the same

    • How teenage faces are always changing

    • The dangers of cosmetic procedures and how they can go wrong

    • Social media versus reality

    • Social Media vs Reality?

    • Let's Recap filtering and cosmetic procedures

    • Survey post-M4
  • 6

    How Social Media Affects Us Differently - Personality types

    • Survey pre-M5

    • Welcome to Module 5

    • How Social Media Can Affect Your Self-Esteem

    • Why do some people cope with social media pressures better than others?

    • The effect of social media on the 'dove'

    • The effect of social media on the 'eagle'

    • The effect of social media on the 'Owl'

    • The effect of social media on the 'Peacock'

    • Real Life Scenarios

    • Your teenage appearance does not define you - you can inspire in many ways

    • 10 steps to coping with social media pressures

    • Survey post-M5
  • 7

    Completion

    • You're almost done!!!!!

    • Before you go.... would you mind giving some feedback on the course