Phase Two

A unified system. A shared foundation. A future for everyone who works with skin.

We don’t need to reinvent health care.
We just need to include the skin in it.

This isn’t about turning beauty into medicine. Or forcing medics to follow beauty rules.
This is about recognising that everyone who works with skin—from Level 2 therapists to Level 7 aesthetics GP’s—should be working from the same modern understanding of skin health.

Right now, they’re not.

• Skin therapists are trained under beauty frameworks that aren’t aligned with public health.

• Aesthetic practitioners—even doctors and dentists—train through routes that are often unregulated or overseen by commercial providers.

• And the public is left guessing who to trust.

The result?
A profession divided. A public confused. And a vital organ left without a national voice.

Phase Two is about fixing that—together.

This project lays the groundwork for a structure that:

• Recognises skin as part of health

• Brings education under the guidance of the Department of Health and Social Care

• Regulates the industry

• Protects professional titles in law

• And supports a national career path where everyone understands the skin—no matter their background

Because when we all work from the same foundation, trust grows.
So does safety. And professionalism. And opportunity.

Let’s build the first unified system for skin in the UK.
Not by excluding people—but by lifting the whole profession.
A place where everyone who works with skin has a role, a pathway, and a shared purpose.

This phase is structured around four logical pillars—each one focused on a different part of the system that needs to shift.

The Four Pillars of Phase Two

Pillar One: Messaging

Skin as a National Health Issue

Skin should be named and included in national public health messaging—not only in disease, but in prevention, correction, daily care, and lifestyle advice.

→ Go to Pillar One: Public Messaging

Pillar Two: Education

Shaped by Health, Guided by DHSC

Skin training for medics and non-medics should be aligned with national health standards—with DHSC involvement in reviewing what is taught and why it matters.

→ Go to Pillar Two: Education

Pillar Three: Regulation

A Framework for Public Protection

National oversight must go beyond procedures and apply to the people performing them—medics and non-medics—so that skin work is safe, consistent, and accountable.

→ Go to Pillar Three: Regulation

Pillar Four: Recognition

The titles Beauty Therapist and Skin Therapist should be protected in law—so the public knows who to trust, and professionals have a fair route to recognition.

Right now, anyone can claim these titles—regardless of training, qualifications, or oversight. That means the public is left to guess, and skilled practitioners are left to compete with unqualified lookalikes.

Doctors, nurses, and dentists are already regulated—but when they perform non-medical skin treatments, they should also be accountable under the same national framework. That’s where GSAC comes in.

The Skin Well™ is calling for a new structure:

• One that regulates non-medical skin work—whoever performs it.

• One that protects the core therapeutic titles used across the sector.

• And one that makes it clear to the public who is safe, trained, and accountable.

→ Go to Pillar Four: Recognition

What Comes Next

Each of these four pillars is being developed into its own dedicated space—with pages, scenarios, and letters that explore what change could look like.

They’re not all live yet—but they’re on their way.
This is a working page, and a growing body of work.

Thank you for reading. The structure is clear now—and I’m building the rest one careful step at a time.