Wellness and Beauty: Online Course with Internship Agreement
The Wellness and Beauty online course teaches the core salon services: reading INCI labels under cosmetics law, skin analysis, cosmeceutical actives, sun-protection advice, corrective make-up, spray tanning, hair, hair removal, safe gel nails and front-desk work. It is aimed at newcomers and junior salon staff. Study 100 % online for 180 days at your own pace. An internship agreement is included. Price: €200.
- 180 days of access
- 100 % online, at your own pace
- Level: beginner · No prior experience required
- Assessment: 10 quizzes (50 questions) and a final project
- Internship agreement included
- Certificate with a verifiable QR code
- Languages: Spanish, English, French
- Price: €200
Who it is for
- People starting a career as a beauty therapist or salon assistant
- Junior salon staff who want a structured grounding across skin, make-up, hair, nails and reception
- Receptionists and front-desk staff who advise clients on products and services
- Beauty professionals planning to work in another European country
What do you need to start?
Prior knowledge
- No prior knowledge of beauty therapy is needed
- Basic reading comprehension in English, as the course works with product labels and safety guidance
- Interest in client service and attention to detail
Software and equipment
- A computer or tablet with an internet connection
- No specific software is required for the theory modules
- Salon booking platforms such as Fresha, Treatwell and Booksy are discussed; no account or licence is provided
What you'll be able to do
- Read an INCI label and judge whether a product claim fits cosmetic rather than medicinal limits
- Recommend a non-prescription active ingredient and plan a gradual build-up that avoids irritation
- Identify pigmentation, scarring or skin changes outside salon scope and refer the client to a doctor
- Conceal scars, redness or dark circles using the complementary-colour principle
- Correct lip and eye asymmetry or discoloration with suitable products and techniques
- Stop, document and refer when a client reacts to a product mid-service
- Decide whether a nail service can go ahead safely and apply sanitation and product-safety steps
- Triage bookings, run pre-service consultations and handle complaints with safety first, service recovery second
Skills you will practise
- INCI label reading
- Skin analysis
- Retinol build-up schedules
- Camouflage make-up
- SPF and UV filters
- Spray tan (DHA) safety
- Hair colouring and relaxers
- Laser and electrolysis basics
- Gel nail sanitation
- Salon reception and booking
Syllabus
- Cosmetic Regulation and Reading an INCI Label — The legal framework for products a salon buys, sells or applies, and how to decode an INCI ingredient list and its claims.
- Skin: Analysis and Salon Protocols — Assessing a client's skin, asking the right questions and building a treatment and home-care plan, including when to refer to a doctor.
- Salon Cosmeceuticals: Anti-Aging, Brightening and Camouflage Make-Up — Legally compliant actives, gradual build-up schedules, why hydroquinone means referral, and colour correction for scars and redness.
- Sun Protection: Advising the Client — Choosing between mineral and chemical filters, interpreting SPF, and estimating how much product a client really needs.
- Corrective Make-Up for Lips and Eyes — Thin-layer colour correction, matched lip liners, formulation and preservative choices, and responding correctly to reactions near the eye or lip.
- Self-Tanning and Spray Tan: A Safe Application Protocol — How DHA works, the limits of its approved use, and a safe booth protocol protecting eyes, lips and airways.
- Professional Hair Care: Shampoo, Coloring and Straightening — The chemistry behind shampoo, colour and relaxers, why some services must not be combined, and scope-of-practice limits on scalp conditions.
- Professional Hair Removal: Razor, Wax, Electrolysis and Laser — Comparing four methods, setting realistic expectations about permanence, and matching laser type to the client's skin tone.
- Nail Care: Health and Safe Gel Services — Nail anatomy, sterilisation, curing chemistry, removal technique and recognising nail changes that need a doctor's opinion.
- Salon Reception, Client Care and Employability — Multichannel booking, consultations, ethical retail, complaint handling, and planning a cross-border job search with portable qualifications.
Internship agreement
With this course, an intern could support a beauty salon or spa at reception, handling bookings across phone, online and walk-in channels and preparing client consultations. Under supervision, they could also assist with skin, make-up, tanning, hair-removal or nail services, apply sanitation protocols and help advise clients on retail products such as sunscreens.
The internship can run at the same time as the course, within the 180 days of access.
Frequently asked questions
What role does the Wellness and Beauty course prepare me for, and what does it not cover?
The Wellness and Beauty course prepares you for work as a junior beauty therapist or salon front-desk professional across skin, make-up, tanning, hair, hair removal and nails. It does not license you to diagnose or treat medical conditions, which fall outside a beauty therapist's scope of practice. Micropigmentation (permanent make-up) needs separate, specific certification, and some countries, such as France with the CAP Esthétique Cosmétique Parfumerie, require their own national qualification to practise.
What could I do during the internship, and who finds the salon?
You find the host company yourself, for example a beauty salon, spa or clinic offering beauty services; the school then issues the internship agreement and its annex, which the company signs electronically, usually within 1–2 working days. Tasks could include reception and booking management, pre-service consultations, retail advice on skincare and sun protection, and assisting with make-up, spray tan, hair-removal or gel nail services under supervision.
Which regulations, standards and tools does the course cover?
The course covers EU cosmetics law and INCI labelling, the FDA's position on DHA in spray tanning and hydroquinone, and SPF and UV filter types. For hair removal it compares razor, wax, electrolysis and laser. The reception module refers to booking platforms such as Fresha, Treatwell and Booksy, international qualifications (CIDESCO, CIBTAC, ITEC) and the UK's ST0630 apprenticeship standard as a reference curriculum.
Will an international beauty qualification let me work anywhere in Europe?
Not on its own. A private international qualification such as CIDESCO, CIBTAC or ITEC is portable, but it does not override a destination country's national licensing rules. In France, for example, the CAP Esthétique Cosmétique Parfumerie remains mandatory to practise legally as an esthéticienne. The Wellness and Beauty course shows how to plan a cross-border job search with both questions answered: portable certification and national licence.
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Content updated: 07/10/2026