Answers to Most-Asked Skin Questions Revealed in The Skin Care Answer Book

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Milady, part of Cengage Learning and a leading provider of beauty and wellness learning solutions, today announced the publication of The Skin Care Answer Book, written by industry expert Dr. Mark Lees. This full-color, softcover reference book is written in a Q&A format using non-technical language to help educate skin care professionals and consumers.

What causes wrinkles? Does what I eat really affect acne or cause flare ups? Why do I need to wear sunscreen if I am not outside? These nagging questions and many more are answered by Dr. Lees in The Skin Care Answer Book. The book addresses key topics to educate students, licensed estheticians and consumers. Chapters are organized by subject, making it reader-friendly and easy to navigate.

"This book gives skin care professionals and consumers alike access to scientific, fact-based answers to their most pressing questions," said Dawn Gerrain, president, Milady. "Authored by Dr. Lees, an award-winning skin care professional who has developed his own skin care products – many of which are used by celebrities, The Skin Care Answer Book will be an invaluable addition to anyone's book shelf."

The Skin Care Answer Book covers general skin-related topics, including a basic understanding of the skin and how it ages, as well as questions regarding dry skin, sensitive skin, acne and allergy-prone skin. The book also focuses on caring for sun-exposed skin and, throughout the content, helps readers perform their own skin analysis in order to determine which skin care products best suit their individual needs.

For more information or to purchase The Skin Care Answer Book, please visit www.milady.cengage.com.

About the Author

Dr. Mark Lees (M.S. Health, Ph.D. Health Sciences) is one of the most noted skin care specialists in the U.S., an award-winning speaker, and a product developer. He has been actively practicing clinical skin care for over 20 years at his multi-award winning CIDESCO-accredited Florida salon, which has won multiple reader awards for "Best Day Spa on the Coast" and "Best Skin Care Center on the Coast" from readers of the Pensacola News-Journal. He is the President and CEO of the award winning skin care line, Mark Lees Skin Care, Inc.

About Milady

Milady, part of Cengage Learning, is the leading provider of beauty and wellness education and has been an industry staple for the past 80 years. Known not only as a provider of pre-licensure resources, Milady offers training and consulting nationwide in various forms for salon and spa professionals, changing the lives of tens of thousands each year.

About Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, instructors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence, professional development, and measurable learning outcomes. Cengage Learning's existing company and imprint brands include Heinle, Gale, Wadsworth, Delmar, Brooks/Cole and South-Western, among others.  For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

SOURCE Cengage Learning