License Requirements

Cosmetologist Qualifications for Examination
ARTICLE 3. Qualifications for Examination [7321 - 7331]
7321. The board shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist to practice cosmetology any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

1. Is not less than 17 years of age.
2. Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent.
3. Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
4. Has done any of the following:
1. Completed a course in cosmetology from a school approved by the board.
2. Practiced cosmetology as defined in this chapter outside of this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in cosmetology from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
3. Holds a license as a barber in this state and has completed a cosmetology crossover course in a school approved by the board.
4. Completed a barbering course in a school approved by the board and has completed a cosmetology crossover course in a school approved by the board.
5. Completed the apprenticeship program in cosmetology specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).

ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula  [7362 - 7395.2]
7362.5.  

1. A course in barbering or cosmetology established by a school shall consist of not less than 1,000 hours of practical and technical instruction in the practice of barbering or cosmetology, as defined in Section 7316.
2. The curriculum for a cosmetology course shall, at a minimum, include technical and practical instruction in the following areas:
1. One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.
2. One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, which includes disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.
3. 1. Two hundred hours in chemical hair services, which includes coloring, straightening, waving, bleaching, hair analysis, predisposition and strand tests, safety precautions, formula mixing, and the use of dye removers.
   2. Instruction in chemical hair services shall include instruction regarding the provision of services to individuals with all hair types and textures, including, but not limited to, various curl or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair.
4. 1. Two hundred hours in hairstyling services, which includes arranging, blow drying, cleansing, curling, dressing, hair analysis, shampooing, waving, and nonchemical straightening, and hair cutting, including the use of shears, razors, electrical clippers and trimmers, and thinning shears, for wet and dry cutting.
   2. Instruction in hairstyling services shall include instruction regarding the provision of services to individuals with all hair types and textures, including, but not limited to, various curl or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair.
5. One hundred fifty hours in skin care services, which includes chemical and manual facials and massaging, stimulating, exfoliating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, scalp, neck, or body by the use of hands, esthetic devices, cosmetic products, antiseptics, lotions, tonics, or creams that do not result in the ablation or destruction of the live tissue.
6. Fifty hours in hair removal and lash and brow beautification, which includes tinting and perming eyelashes and brows and applying eyelashes to any person, and includes removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by use of depilatories, tweezers, sugaring, nonprescription chemicals, or waxing, or by the use of devices and appliances of any kind or description, except by the use of lasers or light waves, which are commonly known as rays.
7. One hundred hours in manicure and pedicure, which includes water and oil manicures, hand and arm massage, foot and ankle massage, nail analysis, and artificial nail services, including, but not limited to, acrylic, liquid and powder brush-ons, dip, tips, wraps, and repairs.

Electrologist Qualifications for Examination
ARTICLE 3. Qualifications for Examination [7321 - 7331]
7330. The board shall admit to examination for a license as an electrologist to practice electrolysis, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

1. Is not less than 17 years of age.
2. Has completed the 12th grade or an accredited senior high school course of study in public schools of this state or its equivalent.
3. Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
4. Has done any of the following:
1. Completed a course of training in electrolysis from a school approved by the board.
2. Practiced electrolysis, as defined in this chapter, for a period of 18 months outside of this state within the time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in electrolysis from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1).
3. Completed the apprenticeship program in electrology specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).

ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula [7362 - 7395.2]
7366.  

1. A course in electrolysis established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical and technical instruction in the practice of electrology.
2. The curriculum for an electrolysis course shall consist of technical and practical instruction in the following areas:
1. One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.
2. One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, including disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers and the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.
3. Four hundred hours in electrolysis, thermolysis, blend or dual modality, and electricity.
   1. The subject of electrolysis shall include the study of epilation using single- and multiple-needle insertion techniques, the use of galvanic current, skin reactions and anaphoresis and cataphoresis, and evaluating a client’s health history for compatibility with electrolysis treatments.
   2. The subject of thermolysis shall include the study of epilation using automatic and manual thermolysis equipment, insertion techniques, the use of high frequency current in both high and low intensities, skin reactions, and evaluating a client’s health history for compatibility with thermolysis treatments.
   3. The subject of blend or dual modality shall include the study of epilation using a combination of high frequency and galvanic currents, insertion techniques, skin reactions and anaphoresis and cataphoresis, and evaluating a client’s health history for compatibility with Blend/Dual Modality treatments.
   4. The subject of electricity shall include the nature of electrical current, principles of operating electrical devices, various safety precautions to be applied when operating electrical equipment, and proper maintenance of equipment.

Esthetician Qualifications for Examination
ARTICLE 3. Qualifications for Examination [7321 - 7331]
7324. The board shall admit to examination for a license as an esthetician to practice skin care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

1. Is not less than 17 years of age.
2. Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent.
3. Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
4. Has done any of the following:
1. Completed a course in skin care from a school approved by the board.
2. Practiced skin care, as defined in this chapter, outside of this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in skin care from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1).
3. Completed the apprenticeship program in skin care specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).

ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula [7362 - 7395.2]
7364. 

1. A course in skin care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical and technical instruction.
2. The curriculum for a skin care course shall, at a minimum, include technical and practical instruction in the following areas:
1. One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.
2. One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, which includes disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.
3. Three hundred fifty hours in skin care, which includes chemical and manual facials and massaging, stimulating, exfoliating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, scalp, neck, or body by the use of hands, esthetic devices, cosmetic products, antiseptics, lotions, tonics, or creams that do not result in the ablation or destruction of the live tissue.
4. Fifty hours in hair removal and lash and brow beautification, which includes tinting and perming eyelashes and brows and applying eyelashes to any person and includes removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by use of depilatories, tweezers, sugaring, nonprescription chemicals, or waxing, or by the use of devices and appliances of any kind or description, except by the use of lasers or light waves, which are commonly known as rays.

Hairstylist Qualifications for Examination
ARTICLE 3. Qualifications for Examination [7321 - 7331]
7322. The board shall admit to examination for a license as a hairstylist to practice hairstyling any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

1. Is not less than 17 years of age.
2. Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent.
3. Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
4. Has done any of the following:
1. Completed a course in hairstyling from a school approved by the board.
2. Practiced hairstyling as defined in this chapter outside of this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in hairstyling from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1).

ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula [7362 - 7395.2]
7363.

1. A course in hairstyling established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical and technical instruction.
2. The curriculum for a hairstyling course shall include, at a minimum, technical and practical instruction in the following areas:
1. One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.
2. One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, which includes disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.
3. 1. Two hundred hours in hair styling services, which includes arranging, blow drying, cleansing, curling, dressing, hair analysis, shampooing, waving, and nonchemical straightening, and hair cutting including the use of shears, razors, electrical clippers and trimmers, and thinning shears, for wet and dry cutting.
   2. Instruction in hairstyling services shall include instruction regarding the provision of services to individuals with all hair types and textures, including, but not limited to, various curl or wave patterns, hair strand thicknesses, and volumes of hair.

Manicurists Qualifications for Examination
ARTICLE 3. Qualifications for Examination [7321 - 7331]
7326. The board shall admit to examination for a license as a manicurist to practice nail care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

1. Is not less than 17 years of age.
2. Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent.
3. Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.
4. Has done any of the following:
1. Completed a course in nail care from a school approved by the board.
2. Practiced nail care, as defined in this chapter, outside of this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in nail care from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1).
3. Completed the apprenticeship program in nail care specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).

ARTICLE 8. Schools, Instructors, and Curricula [7362 - 7395.2]
7365.  

1. A nail care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 400 hours of practical and technical instruction.
2. The curriculum for a nail care course shall, at a minimum, include the technical and practical instruction in the following areas:
1. One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.
2. One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, which includes disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.
3. One hundred fifty hours in manicure and pedicure, which includes water and oil manicures, hand and arm massage, complete pedicures, foot and ankle massage, nail analysis, nail repairs, and application of artificial nails, liquid, gel, powder brush-ons, dip, nail tips, and wraps.