skin made clear.
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Skin Made Clear

25 years of skin knowledge, in one playbook for facialists.

The ingredients, percentages, protocols and referral rules for 15 skin concerns, from acne and rosacea to melasma, menopausal skin and under-eyes. Written for facialists and estheticians who want to know exactly what to do next.

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429pages
15skin concern playbooks
40ingredients in the atlas, one page each
25years in the beauty industry

Wherever you practise.

Skin does not change at the border. The skin science, ingredients, protocols and red flags in this book work in London, Dubai, Ibiza, New York or Sydney. Written for facialists and estheticians everywhere, and available to download worldwide.

Rules on what facialists can do vary by country, so always work within the regulations where you practise.

Sound familiar?

You finished your training. Then the real clients walked in.

Training teaches you the treatment. It rarely teaches you what to do when the skin in front of you does not match the textbook. So you end up scrolling, guessing, or second guessing yourself mid consultation.

And every guess costs you something.

A reaction you did not see coming. A client who quietly never rebooks. A treatment you talked yourself out of because you were not sure.

Skin Made Clear is made for those who…

🧭 Want to walk into every consultation with a plan…

Read the skin, choose the approach and explain it to your client with total confidence.

🧪 Are tired of guessing percentages…

Know which active, at which strength, for which client, and why it wins over the alternative.

🛑 Need to know when to say no…

Spot the contraindications and red flags early, and refer with confidence when it is not your job.

💛 Want clients who trust them over the internet…

Give advice so clear and consistent that your clients stop asking TikTok and start rebooking you.

This book will show you how to…

Facialist examining a client's skin under a magnifying lamp

🔍 Read any skin in minutes

Facialist reaching for a serum bottle on a treatment trolley

🧪 Choose the right ingredient and strength

Facialist applying a clay mask with a brush during a facial

✨ Build a facial protocol step by step

Facialist writing a client home care plan at a desk

📅 Plan clinic and home care, week by week

Facialist writing consultation notes at a desk with a client

🚩 Know exactly when to refer

Facialist talking with a client in a calm consultation room

💬 Explain it all to your client with ready made scripts

Picture your next consultation.

Without it

  • You nod along, then search for answers after she leaves
  • You pick the strength you used last time and hope
  • You are not sure if that is a contraindication
  • Home care is "just keep it simple"

With Skin Made Clear

  • You open the playbook and read the skin with her
  • You know the active, the strength and why
  • You check the red flags in seconds
  • She leaves with a week by week plan, and books her next visit

Sounds great. But what exactly is inside?

429 pages across eight parts. Every one of the 15 skin concerns has its own complete playbook.

StartQuick findMy client has…
  • Start from what you see in front of you and jump straight to the right page
Part 1Skin basicsThe foundations
  • Anatomy, layer by layer
  • The seven step skin assessment and assessment record
  • pH, peels and how much to apply
  • How to read a label, and marketing words decoded
  • The GLOW consultation, consent and records
  • Know your lane: scope, treatments and the rules
Part 2The playbooks15 playbooks
  • 01 Acne
  • 02 Oily skin
  • 03 Combination skin
  • 04 Shaving bumps
  • 05 Rosacea
  • 06 Perioral dermatitis
  • 07 Sensitive skin
  • 08 Dehydrated skin
  • 09 Dry skin
  • 10 Melasma
  • 11 Post-acne marks
  • 12 Ageing skin
  • 13 Menopausal skin
  • 14 Under-eyes
  • 15 Normal skin
Part 3Deeper skinFitzpatrick IV to VI
  • Reading deeper skin tones properly
  • Choosing treatments, priming and protecting
  • Hair, scars and when to refer
Part 4Ingredient atlas40 ingredients
  • Forty ingredients, one page each
  • Exfoliants, vitamin A and alternatives, brighteners, antioxidants, hydrators and more
Part 5The kitQuick tools
  • What is always in the cabinet
  • Peel picker
  • Pregnancy quick check
  • What not to stack, and what to stop before treatment
  • Aftercare
Part 6TreatmentsDevice guides
  • The treatment matrix
  • Peels, microneedling, HIFU, LED, dermaplaning and electrical treatments
  • When to refer
Part 7If it goes wrongSafety
  • Emergencies and later problems
  • Writing it down and talking to the client
  • How to prevent it next time
Part 8ReferenceLook it up
  • Ingredients A to Z
  • Lookalike conditions
  • Glossary and full index
  • Client skin map
  • Consultation form and treatment plan

Percentages and clinical claims are referenced to NICE, MHRA, DermNet and published studies, with a sources page in every playbook.

Every playbook, the same 8 steps

One concern. One complete playbook.

01

Ingredients

The actives that genuinely help this concern, and why.

02

Percentages

The working strengths, so you stop guessing.

03

What to avoid

The ingredients and habits that make it worse.

04

Facial protocol

A step by step treatment plan for the room.

05

Home care

What your client does between visits.

06

Contraindications

When not to treat. Clear and in one place.

07

When to refer

The signs that mean this belongs with a doctor.

08

Words that work

Client scripts, plus the myths to bust.

Plus the templates and handouts you will use every day.

Real pages from the book. Print them, copy them or build them into your booking system.

Consultation form page from Skin Made Clear, partly blurred

Consultation form

For the client to fill in before the first appointment.

Treatment plan template page, partly blurred

Treatment plan

Fill it in together at the end of the consultation.

Client skin map page with a face outline

Client skin map

Map the face zone by zone at every visit.

Client scripts page, with later scripts blurred

Words that build trust

Scripts for the moments facialists find hardest.

Ten product stock list page, mostly blurred

If you can only stock ten

Ten products that cover every concern in the book.

Peel picker table, with most rows blurred

Which peel, which skin

Match the right peel to the right skin, fast.

Aftercare handout for peels, partly blurred

After your peel

Aftercare your clients can take home.

Pregnancy quick check page, with the lists blurred

Pregnant or planning?

What to avoid, what to ask first and what is gentle.

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I want my copy

Why not just Google it?

You could. Here is what you get instead.

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Google and TikTokTextbooksSingle topic guidesSkin Made Clear
Every common concern in one place✕✓✕✓
Percentages and strengthsMixedSometimesSometimes✓
Step by step facial protocols✕RarelySometimes✓
Red flags and when to refer✕✓Sometimes✓
Find the answer with a client in the chairSlowSlowOne topic onlySeconds
Deeper skin tones, Fitzpatrick IV to VIMixedSometimesRarely✓
Sourced and referenced✕✓Varies✓

Based on what each type of resource typically offers.

Look inside

Designed like a magazine. Built like a manual.

Real pages from the book. Enough to see how it works. The full detail is waiting inside.

Skin Made Clear front cover, the clinical facialist's playbook by Georgina Sookias
The coverDesigned like a magazine, from the very first page.
Skin Made Clear contents page listing all eight parts and fifteen playbooks
The contentsEight parts and 15 playbooks. See everything before you buy.
Skin cross-section illustration page explaining the epidermis, dermis and subcutis
Three layers, three jobsDetailed skin illustrations that show what each treatment can reach.
Acne lesion illustration page from blackhead to nodule, with the first-move column blurred
Name it before you pick the bottleEvery lesion, illustrated, from blackhead to cyst.
Salicylic acid dictionary page from the acne playbook, with the detail blurred
The ingredient dictionaryEvery key active, with a nickname you will remember.
Acne pick your client flowchart, with three of the four paths blurred
Who is in your chair?A yes or no flowchart that tells you where to start.
Grid of nine skin conditions shown on deeper skin tones, labelled as AI teaching images
The same conditions, deeper skinHow each concern looks on Fitzpatrick IV to VI. AI teaching images, as noted in the book.
Microneedling treatment page with a skin illustration, with the detail blurred
Microneedling, on purposeEvery treatment explained: what it does, who it suits and when not to.
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Be honest with yourself

This book is not for everyone.

It is for you if

  • You are qualified and treating real clients
  • You want one reference, not ten open tabs
  • You would rather refer than guess
  • You care more about results than about selling products

It is not for you if

  • You are looking for a quick fix or a one size fits all routine
  • You are not yet qualified or insured to treat skin
  • You want a medical textbook. This is a working manual
  • You are happy guessing

Skin Made Clear is a professional reference for qualified practitioners. It does not replace your training, your insurance or the rules where you work.

Skin first.
Treatment second.
Georgina Sookias
Georgina Sookias, Clinical Facialist
Learn from real, tried and tested experience

Georgina Sookias

Georgina Sookias is a Clinical Facialist with 25 years in the beauty industry and a private studio in London. Skin Made Clear is everything she has learned in the treatment room, written down.

  • Age 17. Starts in beauty, training at Kingston College with NVQ Levels 2 and 3.
  • Lashes and brows. Builds her name before moving deeper into skin.
  • Levels 4, 5 and then 7. Completes an Ofqual regulated Level 7 in aesthetic practice.
  • 10+ years of microneedling and HIFU treatments.
  • Today. A Clinical Facialist in London, and the author of the book she wished she had at the start.
Clinical Facialist Ofqual regulated Level 7 London

More about Georgina

A note from Georgina

Why I wrote this book.

I started in beauty at 17. I have trained, qualified and requalified more times than I can count. And every time, the same thing happened.

I would walk out with a certificate, walk into the treatment room, and meet a client whose skin did not look like the textbook.

Training gets you qualified. It does not always get you sure. I wrote Skin Made Clear because that gap is where facialists lose confidence, and clients lose trust.

So I put everything I check, every decision I make and every red flag I look for into one book. The book I wish someone had handed me on day one.

Georgina

P.S. If you take one thing from this page: the facialists clients trust most are not the ones who know everything. They are the ones who know where to look. This is where to look.

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  • 429 pages across eight parts
  • 15 skin concern playbooks, from acne to under-eyes
  • 40 ingredient atlas, one page each
  • Deeper skin, Fitzpatrick IV to VI
  • Templates and handouts you can print again and again
  • Searchable PDF, so you find a concern in seconds
  • Read anywhere: phone, tablet or laptop

Less than the price of one advanced facial. Open it once a week for a year and it works out at under £1 a time.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need years of experience?

Not at all. Skin Made Clear is written so a newly qualified facialist can use it with real clients from day one. Experienced practitioners use it as a fast reference to check a percentage, a protocol or a contraindication. You do need to be qualified and insured to treat skin.

Who is Skin Made Clear for?

Qualified facialists, estheticians, aestheticians and skin therapists, from newly qualified practitioners to experienced therapists who want one clear reference for every common skin concern.

Which skin concerns are covered?

Fifteen playbooks: acne, oily, combination, shaving bumps, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, sensitive, dehydrated, dry, melasma, post-acne marks, ageing, menopausal skin, under-eyes (dark circles and puffiness) and normal skin.

What does each skin concern include?

Every concern has its own playbook: the ingredients that help, the percentages to work with, what to avoid, a facial protocol, home care, contraindications and the signs that mean you should refer the client on.

Is it useful outside the UK?

Yes. The skin science, ingredients and protocols apply wherever you work. Rules on what facialists can do vary by country, so always follow the regulations where you practise.

How do I receive the ebook?

The ebook is a PDF. You get a download link straight after checkout, and the link is also emailed to you. Each copy is personalised to the buyer.

Can I share the ebook with my team?

Each copy is licensed to one person. If you would like copies for a team or a training academy, get in touch for team pricing.

Is there a printed version?

Not at the moment. Skin Made Clear is an ebook, so you get it instantly and can search it in seconds. The templates and handouts can be printed as often as you like.

Can I buy it from outside the UK?

Yes. The ebook is available worldwide. Prices are in GBP and your bank converts the amount at checkout.

What is your returns policy?

Because the ebook is delivered instantly, you will be asked at checkout to agree that the download starts straight away. Once you agree to start the download straight away, the right to cancel no longer applies. If anything arrives damaged or faulty, contact us and we will replace or refund it.

Does this replace professional training?

No. Skin Made Clear is a working reference for qualified professionals. Always work within your training, your insurance and the regulations where you practise.

Training gets you qualified.
Skin Made Clear gets you sure.

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Skin Made Clear is an educational resource for qualified skin professionals. It does not diagnose or treat medical conditions and does not replace medical advice. Practitioners remain responsible for working within their own training, insurance and local regulations.

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