Laws, licensing requirements and regulations vary in each state for body wrap professionals. Some states require a aesthetician license or massage therapist to perform body wraps in a commercial environment such as a spa or salon. See Courses and Training here Show Other states may not require a license to perform body wraps, however the laws may change and it is important to keep up with the laws in your state. It is also important to note that the regulations are in place for public health and client safety, so be sure to understand the process, the safety precautions and proper cleaning and sanitation methods before starting a body wrap business. The Board of Cosmetology for your state should provide you with the proper requirements of your state. State Boards of CosmetologyNote: the information listed here is based on information we gathered from each state and may not be current or accurate as things may change that we are not aware of.
Alabama Alabama Board of Cosmetology Email: [email protected] Physical Address: RSA Union Building 100 North Union Street Suite 320 Montgomery, AL 36130 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 301750 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1750 1-800-815-7453 No license is required to perform body wraps Alaska Alaska Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing – Board of Barbers and Hairdressers Email: [email protected] PO Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806 907 465-2547 In Alaska there is no license required for body wrapping below the neck. Any body wrapping above the neck requires a license as a hairdresser or aesthetician. Arizona Arizona Board of Cosmetology Arizona State Board of Cosmetology 1721 E. Broadway Rd. Tempe, AZ 85282-1611 (480) 784-4539 Arizona requires that all body wrap technicians in a salon or spa be licensed as an Aesthetician Arkansas Arkansas Dept of Health- Cosmetology section 4815 West Markham Slot 8 Little Rock, AR 72205. (501) 682-2168 California California State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Location: 2420 Del Paso Road Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95834 Mailing Address: Board of Barbering and Cosmetology PO Box 944226 Sacramento, CA 94244-2260 1-800-952-5210 Office of enforcement (for requirement inquiries): (916)574-7574 Colorado Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure 1560 Broadway Suite 1350 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 894-7772 Requires license in cosmetology or aesthetics Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Health Address 410 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06134 (860) 509-8000 No licensure neccessary District of Columbia Board of Barber and Cosmetology Address: 941 North Capitol Street NE – Suite 7200 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 442-4472 Not regulated. No license needed. Delaware Board of Cosmetology & Barbering Mailing Address: Cannon Building, Suite 203 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Dover, DE 19904 (302) 744-4500 No license is required so long as there is no manipulation of the skin (such as massaging, etc.) Allow your clients to dry skin body brush and apply gel to their own skin. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Address: DBPR Customer Contact Center 1940 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1027 850.487.1395 A body wrapping license is needed in order to apply body wraps. In order to train for body wrapping, you must hold a cosmetology or massage therapy license. Georgia Professional Licensing Board 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 (478) 207-2440 You need to be a licensed Aesthetician or have a master cosmetology license Hawaii Dept of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Professional and Vocational Licensing – Barbering and Cosmetology King Kalakaua Building 335 Merchant Street, Rm. 301 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (808) 586-3000 Must be licensed as an aesthetician or cosmetologist Idaho Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses 1109 Main Street, Suite 220 Boise, Idaho 83702-5642 (208) 334-3233 If body wraps are being done to beautify the skin you would need a cosmetology or aesthetics license. Illinois Dept. of Professional Regulation 320W. Washington St., 3rd FIr. Springfield, IL 62786 (217)785-0800 You must be a licenses Aesthetician or Cosmetologist Indiana Professional Licensing Agency State Board of Cosmetology 402 W. Washington Street Room W072, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 234-3031 Need cosmetology or aesthetics license Iowa Dept. of Public Health Board of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences Lucas State Ofc. Bldg. 321 E. 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-4416 Cosmetology or Aesthetician license required to apply body wraps Kansas State Board of Cosmetology 714 SW Jackson Jayhawk Walk Building Suite 100 Topeka, Kansas (785) 296-3155 No license neccessary Kentucky Board of Hairdressers & Cosmetologists 111 St. James Court Suite A Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 502-564-4262 Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology 11622 Sunbelt Court Baton Rouge, LA 70809 866-257-7901 Maine Office of Licensing and Registration Barbering & Cosmetology Program 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0035 (207) 624-8579 Need cosmetology license MARYLAND State Board of Cosmetologists 500 N. Calvert Street Room 201 Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3651 (410) 230-6320 An Esthetician’s license is required MASSACHUSETTS Division of Professional Licensure – Board of Registration of Cosmetologists 239 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 (617) 727-3074 Need Aesthetics or Cosmetology license Michigan Board of Cosmetology P.O. Box 30018 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 241-8720 Michigan has passed a law stipulating that you must have an aesthetician or cosmetology license to perform any form of body wrap or body treatment in a Salon or Professional setting. This amended law can be reviewed in the revision handbook of Aug. 6, 1997, article 12, of the state’s occupational code. Minnesota Board of Barbers and Cosmetology Examiners 2829 University Ave SE #710 Minneapolis, MN 55414 (651) 201-2742 No license required Mississippi State Board Of Cosmetology P.O. Box 55689 Jackson, Mississippi 39296-5689 (601) 354-5315 The state board of cosmetology does not regulate body wrapping. A licensed massage therapist may perform body wraps, but it is unclear whether such a license is mandatory to perform the service. Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners 3605 Missouri Boulevard P.O. Box 1062 Jefferson City, MO 65102-1062 573.751.1052 As long as there is no massaging of the body, only a cosmetology license is required. If application of the body wraps includes massaging, a massage therapy license is also required. MONTANA Department of Labor and Industry Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists 301 South Park P.O. Box 200513 Helena, MT 59620-0513 (406) 841-2335 Requires license in aesthetics NEBRASKA Dept. of Health & Human Services – Cosmetology Regulation & Licensure Credentialing Division 301 Centennial Mall South 3rd floor P.O. Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 (402) 471-2115 Requires a license in either aesthetics, cosmetology, or massage therapy NEVADA State Board of Cosmetology 1785 E. Sahara Avenue Suite 255 Las Vegas, NV 89104 (702) 486-6542 An Aesthetics license is required. NEW HAMPSHIRE State Board of Barbering, Cosmetology and Esthetics 2 Industrial Park Dr. Concord, NH 03301 (603)271-3608 Must be licensed Esthetician NEW JERSEY Board of Cosmetology & Hairstyling P.O. Pox 45003 Newark, NJ 07101 973-504-6400 A massage therapy license is required. NEW MEXICO Board of Barbers & Cosmetologists 2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor Toney Anaya Building Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 476-4690 Body wrapping is unregulated and no license is required. NEW YORK Dept. of State Division of Licensing Services 84 Holland Ave. Albany, NY 12208-3490 518/474-4429 NORTH CAROLINA Board of Cosmetology NC State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners 1201 Front Street, Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 733-4117 Must be performed by an aesthetician or cosmotologist NORTH DAKOTA Board of Cosmetology 1102 S. Washington St. Bismarck, ND 58504 701/224-9800 Require license in cosmetology or aesthetics OHIO State Board of Cosmetology 101 Southland Mall Columbus, OH 43207-4041 614/466-3834 Must be licensed Aesthetician or Cosmetologist OKLAHOMA State Board of Cosmetology
2401 NW 23rd, Suite 84 Shepherd Mall Oklahoma City, OK 73107 405.521.2441 A cosmetology license is required OREGON Board of Cosmetology Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) 700 Summer St. NE, Suite 320 Salem, Oregon 97301-1287 503-378-8667 An Aesthetics license is required Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology P.O. Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105 717/783-7130 Body wrapping is not a licensed service in Pennsylvania. No license is required RHODEISLAND Dept. of Health, Division of Hairdressing & Barbering 3 Capitol Hill – Room 105 Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2827 No license is required SOUTH CAROLINA Board of Cosmetology PO Box 12517 Columbia, S.C. 29211-2517 (803) 896-4501 Must be a licensed massage therapist, cosmetologist, or aesthetician SOUTH DAKOTA Cosmetology Commission 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD57501-5070 (605) 773-6193 Require Cosmetology or Aesthetics license TENNESSEE Board of Cosmetology 500 James Robertson Pkwy. Nashville, TN 37243-1147 800-480-9285 An Aesthetics license is required Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation P.O. Box 12157 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 463-6599 Body Wrapping is not a service regulated under cosmetology or aesthetics. It is unregulated, however because it is not a licensed cosmetology or aesthetics service it cannot be performed legally in a salon. It may, however, be performed outside the establishment of a salon without any license. Do you have to have a license to do body sculpting in South Carolina?In the US today, there is no federal certification, national board or other national licensure requirement to be a body contouring professional and/or to operate and deliver non-invasive body contouring services. Since it's not regulated by the federal government, you do not need a federal license.
What industry is body sculpting considered?Body sculpting is one of the truly hot trends in the medical aesthetics industry. It is administered by applying either extreme cold or extreme heat to fat, which causes the fat to break down and die, after which it exits the body via natural processes.
What are estheticians allowed to do in South Carolina?Facial Treatments: Facial Massage, Electrical Current-Facial Treatments, etc. (125 hours) Hair Removal: Depilatories, Tweezing, Waxing, Threading (50 hours) Makeup: Purpose, Effects, Supplies, Preparation, Procedures (50 hours)
Do you need a license for non invasive body sculpting in North Carolina?Licensure is a legal requirement in the State of North Carolina.
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