Clare Carter

PGCE, IHBC, A1 Assessor award, CIDESCO, CITY& GUILDS, BABTAC

Clare has over 37 years experience in beauty therapy and is a specialist skin care professional. Clare specialises in anti-age skin care and electrolysis, blend and diathermy, permanent hair removal and advanced skin blemish removal; such as skin tag and thread veins. Her salon in Stowe Castle Buckingham, offers a comprehensive range of beauty treatments including world renowned facials such as: Dermalux LED phototherapy, CACI Ultra, Radio Frequency, microdermabrasion and relaxation facials such as the wonderfully indulgent Balinese facial.

Clare’s unique approach to youth enhancing facials has contributed to her reputation as an authority on maintaining a perfect complexion.

At The Beauty Therapy Centre at Stowe Castle, Buckingham, the therapists will bespoke a skin-care regime to achieve fantastic results.

Owner of The Beauty Therapy Centre, Clare  is renowned for electrical epilation (electrolysis) for permanent hair removal. This highly effective treatment will remove superfluous facial hair. Clare uses both Blend and Diathermy methods for optimal results.

Perfect Gel manicures, using O.P.I and Shellac are another of The Beauty Therapy Centre’s favourite treatments.

Clare opened The Beauty Therapy Centre, Steeple Claydon in June 2004 achieving great respect in the community for her professionalism. Upgrading the salon premises to Stowe Castle Business Park Buckingham in 2013 has been an exciting adventure. The salon is open six days a week from 9.30 am Monday to Friday with late nights Wednesday, Thursday & Friday  until 7.30 pm and 9.30 am to 2.30 pm on Saturdays.

The Stowe salon was expanded in May 2018,  in order to increase the size and scope of the Stowe Castle Salon to keep up with demand!

"Running The Beauty Therapy Centre gives me great pride and I wish to thank all my clients for their consistent support. I have been in this industry for over twenty six years, but it continues to challenge and motivate me. I have introduced several new treatments in recent years: O.P.I Gel soak off lacquer nail treatments . CACI Ultra firming facial, CACI body toning and Fake Bake spray Tanning, Semi-permanent lash extensions, Indian head massage, microdermabrasion and Radio Frequency facials, all of which have been fantastically well received. This latest evolution of TBTC in Buckinghamshire has been a professional challenge and yet has felt like a natural progression. I am very proud and privileged to have a fantastic team of therapists, whom I have hand selected for their kind personalities, professionalism and high skill levels.

Professional Development History

  • Graduated in 1987 after a three-year beauty/business course, qualified in all aspects of advanced beauty therapy and salon management

  • I ran a successful salon in Singapore for ten years, drawing on the oriental influence to expand my massage skills

  • I lectured in dermatology and electrolysis on the ‘BTEC Beauty Therapy Science’ course in Milton Keynes College for 4 years

  • I Achieved my PGCE teaching degree from Oxford Brookes University in 2007

  • I Gained my A1 assessor award in 2005, allowing me to assess the standard of future beauty therapists

  • I gained the Sterex Electrolysis Teachers Diploma in 2006

  • We were awarded Elite salon status by Monu in 2008, which we still hold to this day.

  • My team has enjoyed developing The Beauty Therapy Centre since opening in 2004 and look forward to its continued success.

  • We opened the Milton Keynes branch of The Beauty Therapy Centre in 2009

  • We celebrated our 2nd anniversary of Beauty Therapy Centre Milton Keynes in 2011, by investing in the highly acclaimed CACI ULTRA

  • The whole team are members of the respected professional body for beauty therapy; BABTAC. Who recognise and award only the highest standards in beauty

  • May 2013 upgraded to our specifically designed salon in Stowe Castle Business Park Buckingham.

  • May 2015 became the first salon in the area to introduce Radio Frequency Facial Technology. The latest advance in Collagen boosting skin tightening

  • May 2018 expanded Stowe Castle salon to six treatment areas to accommodate our growing client base

  • February 2019 was the first and only salon in the area to invest in Dermalux LED phototherapy

  • April 2022 CPD training in advanced electrolysis techniques, to remove skin tag, cherry angioma, thread vein and milia

  • May 2024 celebrates 20 years of The Beauty Therapy Centre, Stowe castle Buckingham

"To have the opportunity to design the layout of our salon from scratch has been the most rewarding experience. It has been exciting to dream up the perfect salon and see it come to fruition, with the help of my amazingly loyal, talented team."

Jade Thomas