The Skin Specialist Code

Think like a skin specialist.

Develop your skin consultation, analysis and professional reasoning skills to create informed skin plans with purpose.

Whether you’re newly qualified and building your confidence or an established therapist wanting to deepen your understanding, The Skin Specialist Code helps you look beyond basic skin type labels, understand what the skin is telling you and develop the thinking behind your skin plans.

Look beyond the skin type. Understand the skin. Create plans with purpose.

Join The Skin Specialist Code See How It Works

From £15 a month · 12 month, 6 month or flexible plans · See pricing

Beyond the consultation form

A consultation is just the beginning.

Completing a consultation and identifying a skin type are important, but they don’t automatically mean you understand the skin.

The next step is learning how to interpret the information, observe the skin carefully, consider what your observations might mean and identify what needs prioritising.

A skin plan should be the outcome of good consultation and skin analysis, not simply the result of ticking boxes.

Questions that take your thinking further:

Am I looking beyond the basic skin type?
Do I understand what I’m actually observing?
What might these observations suggest?
What else do I need to understand?
What should I prioritise?
Can I explain the reasoning behind my proposed plan?

How it works

Four steps from consultation to a plan with purpose.

01
Consult
Understand the client.
Gather relevant information about their skin history, concerns, lifestyle and current skincare routine.
02
The heart of the Code
Analyse
Understand what the skin is telling you.
Look beyond basic skin type labels. Observe the skin, identify differences and patterns, and develop your ability to interpret what you see.
03
Consider
Decide what happens next.
Bring together the consultation and observations. Identify priorities and consider appropriate next steps within your professional scope.
04
Plan
Create an informed skin plan.
Use your consultation, observations and professional considerations to create a plan with purpose.

Inside the app, these steps are organised by the ABC Method: Adjust (the client’s story and routine), Balance (what the skin is showing you) and Consider What’s Next (priorities, review or referral).

It does not diagnose skin conditions or decide what a client needs. You do the thinking. The Code helps you organise it.

For newly qualified and established therapists

Wherever you are in your skin specialist journey.

Good skin analysis is a skill you can develop at every stage of your career.

For newly qualified therapists

Build your foundations.

You’ve qualified, but you may still feel unsure about interpreting skin, understanding what you’re seeing or turning consultation information into an informed plan.

The Skin Specialist Code helps you develop your observation and analysis skills and build confidence in your professional thinking.

For established therapists

Deepen your specialist thinking.

You may already have years of consultation experience, but want to move beyond familiar routines and develop a deeper understanding of skin.

The Skin Specialist Code helps you reflect on your observations, strengthen your analysis process and bring more purpose to the plans you create.

What will you develop?

The thinking behind skin analysis and skin planning.

The Code supports you to:

More considered skin consultations.
Better skin observation skills.
The ability to look beyond basic skin type labels.
More structured skin analysis.
Professional reasoning and decision-making.
The ability to identify priorities.
A clearer connection between analysis and skin planning.

Guided questions, observation prompts and editable private reasoning support your own thinking. The Code does not choose treatments or make clinical decisions for you.

Inside the app

See the journey from consultation to plan.

Real screens from the app, using fictional client details.

A practical tool to guide and organise your consultation and analysis, with questions and guidance that encourage you to develop your specialist thinking.

App consultation with fictional client details — Consult: the client’s story, history and routine

App skin observations and barrier assessment — Analyse: recording what the skin is showing you

Editable example client plan in The Skin Specialist Code — Plan: an editable client plan you review

Consider happens between analysis and the plan: private prompts for what your observations may suggest, what you still need to ask, what to prioritise first, and an optional professional reasoning draft you edit. These stay on your practitioner sheet, never the client’s plan.

No real client records are shown.

What’s included.

Everything opens in your web browser on a phone, tablet or computer.

Structured ABC consultation
Work through the client’s story, observations and priorities, with guidance to open when you’re unsure.
Editable client plans and routines
Your findings carry into a personalised plan with morning and evening routines that you review and edit.
Client records and review tracker
Save clients and visits on your device, see who is due for review and download backups.
Client letters and practitioner sheets
Print or save a client plan, while your private reasoning stays on a separate practitioner sheet.
Toolkit
Aftercare cards, consent and patch test forms, client messages and a treatment menu, ready to personalise.
Your own products and branding
Add your brands, SPF products and in-clinic treatments, plus your clinic details and colours.

Choose your plan.

Every plan includes full access from day one.

Lowest monthly price

12 month plan

£15 a month

Minimum: 12 months
After that: Carries on monthly until you cancel
Cancelling: You pay for the full 12 months. After that, cancel any time

Choose 12 month plan

6 month plan

£20 a month

Minimum: 6 months
After that: Carries on monthly until you cancel
Cancelling: You pay for the full 6 months. After that, cancel any time

Choose 6 month plan

Flexible

£25 a month

Minimum: None
After that: Monthly until you cancel
Cancelling: Cancel any time. Access lasts until the end of the month you have paid for

Choose flexible

Cancel yourself on the Manage my plan page using your access code.

What happens after payment

Your personal access code appears on screen straight away.
Copy it and keep it somewhere safe.
Tap Enter the app and type in your code. Your device remembers it.

Lost your code? Email katie@thesurreyskinclinic.com from the address you paid with.

FAQs

Your questions, answered.

Who is The Skin Specialist Code for?

Newly qualified and established skin therapists who want to develop the thinking behind their consultations, look beyond basic skin type labels and create informed skin plans with purpose. Skin analysis is a skill you can develop at every stage of your career.

Is it suitable for newly qualified therapists?

Yes. You can work through the guided consultation step by step, with extra guidance to open when you need it. You do not need years of experience to begin developing your observation, analysis and professional thinking.

What if I am already an established skin therapist?

The Code is not just for beginners. Its structured consultation, observation and reflection prompts can help you review your existing process, consider what your observations might suggest and make the connection between your analysis and proposed plan clearer. You remain responsible for your professional judgement.

Do I need to be an experienced skin specialist?

No. You don’t need to know everything straight away. The Code gives you a process that helps you think, and your confidence builds with practice. Always work within your training, competence and insurance cover.

How does the ABC Method work?

A is Adjust: understand the client’s story, routine, products, lifestyle and history. B is Balance: look at the bigger picture, including skin characteristics, comfort and the barrier. C is Consider What’s Next: identify priorities and decide on an appropriate next step, review or referral.

Does it diagnose skin conditions?

No. It does not diagnose or decide what a client needs. It helps you organise your own observations and reasoning. You remain responsible for your professional judgement.

Does it create personalised client plans?

Your consultation findings carry into a client plan that you review and edit, including morning and evening routines, before printing or saving it as a PDF. Your private consultation notes stay on a separate practitioner sheet.

What features are included?

The structured ABC consultation with expandable guidance, saved client records with a review tracker, editable client plans and routines, separate client letters and practitioner sheets, and a Toolkit with aftercare cards, consent and patch test forms, client messages and a treatment menu.

How does the subscription work?

Choose £15 a month with a 12 month minimum, £20 a month with a 6 month minimum, or £25 a month with no minimum. Full access starts from day one. After any minimum, your plan carries on monthly until you cancel. You can cancel yourself at any time on the Manage my plan page using your access code; during a minimum term your plan stops at the end of that term.

How do I access my account?

There is no username or password. After payment, your personal access code appears on screen. Keep a copy, then enter it on the app’s front page using Log in. Your device can remember your code. It opens in your web browser, with nothing to download.

What happens to my client information?

Your client records stay on your own phone or computer. They are never sent to us. Download a backup of your client records regularly. If you clear your browser’s data, the records are deleted. They do not automatically sync between devices.