October 1, 2010
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State inspectors have the ability to strike fear into salon owners, but listen closely and you will find opportunity ... even in a less-than-perfect rating. How states handle inspections (or a lack of them) is as varied as the colors clients choose.
Keywords: business disinfection inspections legislation state boards
October 1, 2010
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Earlier this year, Iowa mandated the autoclaving of certain implements in the salon. As of March, cuticle nippers (along with tweezers and comedone extractors) must be sterilized by steam, dry heat, or other sterilization equipment.
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May 1, 2010
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Scams in at least two states make it clear that nail and cosmetology licensees should be on the alert to avoid being defrauded.
Keywords: California state regulations licensing state boards
August 1, 2009
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Jody Newman, owner of I Do Spas, works to change legislation in Maine regarding the rights of mobile spas to service parties in people's homes.
Keywords: legislation mobile salons spa parties state boards
October 15, 2008
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Texas has made fish pedicures, in which clients place their feet into a tub containing small carp that then ingest the calloused areas of clients' feet, illegal in the state.
Keywords: fish pedicures legislation state boards
October 6, 2008
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The state of Washington has made fish pedicures, in which clients place their feet into a tub containing small carp that then ingest the calloused areas of clients’ feet, illegal in the state.
Keywords: fish pedicures legislation pedicures state boards
September 19, 2008
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The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology doesn’t allow liners to be used in place of performing the required cleaning procedures.
Keywords: disinfecting foot spas disinfecting pedicure bowls disinfection legislation pedicure equipment
February 6, 2008
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Effective March 1, the California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology is raising its renewal fee to $50 for all manicurists, cosmetologists, estheticians, electrologists, and barbers.
Keywords: California state regulations licensing state boards
December 12, 2007
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The Tennessee State Board of Cosmetology recently put into effect an amendment that allows licensed estheticians and nail manicurists to enroll in instructor courses.
Keywords: licensing state boards
November 26, 2007
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Houston’s Victorian Beauty College was fined a record $250,000 and permanently closed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The school was known across the country as a place where an individual could purchase a Texas cosmetology license without attending the required school training.
Keywords: licensing state boards
August 3, 2007
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A new Texas legislature signed into law states that if Texas state health officials witness flagrant violations of sanitation standards in salons, they now have the jurisdiction to immediately close the salon.
Keywords: inspections legislation salon sanitation state boards
June 22, 2007
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In June, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) relaxed the autoclaving requirement it had passed in 2006, but never fully enforced.
Keywords: autoclaves legislation salon sanitation state boards
April 4, 2007
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The Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing launched a campaign to educate salon professionals and consumers about nail and hair salon safety.
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January 5, 2007
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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) will delay issuing violations to salons that provide nail services but are using a method of sterilization other than an autoclave until the end of May.
Keywords: autoclaves legislation state boards
January 5, 2007
| News
Effective as of March, estheticians in the state of Washington can only use “prescriptive” lasers.
Keywords: legislation medispa services state boards
