Cosmetology Schools

Required Equipment for Beauty Schools

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Requirements for All Schools

Per Section 83.72(w) of the Cosmetology Administrative Rules, beauty culture schools must have the following:

Facility Requirements

  • Classroom(s) separated from the laboratory area by walls extending to the ceiling
  • Adequate space to properly instruct the number of students enrolled
    • Schools must provide adequate space to instruct a minimum of ten students
  • Dispensary containing a sink with hot and cold running water and space for storage and dispensing of supplies and equipment

There are no set requirements for the square footage of a school, number of chairs, or number of sinks that schools must have. A school must have and maintain adequate space, equipment, and instructional materials to provide classroom training to the number of students enrolled.

Equipment

  • Day/date formatted computer time clock (if using a time clock to track student hours)
  • Desks and chairs or table space for each student in attendance
  • Medical dictionary
  • Audio/visual equipment
  • Suitable receptacle for used towels/linens
  • Covered trash cans in lab area
  • Wet disinfectant soaking container, large enough to fully immerse tools and implements

Schools must have adequate equipment and instructional materials to provide classroom training to the number of students enrolled.

Signage

Cosmetology schools must display in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the public:

Laws and Rules Book

Per section 83.23 of the Cosmetology Administrative Rules, beauty schools must obtain a copy of the current Cosmetology Laws and Rules Book. The fee for each copy is $14. This book must be available for reference in your place of business at all times.

You must comply with all applicable cosmetology and/or barbering laws and rules, paying special note to the health and safety requirements and the Responsibilities of Beauty Culture Schools.

Operator Curriculum

For schools offering operator curriculum, the following equipment must be available in adequate number for student use:

  • Shampoo bowl and shampoo chair
  • Heat processor, hand-held hair dryer, heat cap, or therapeutic light
  • Cold wave rods
  • Thermal iron (electric or non-electric)
  • Styling station covered with a non-porous material that can be cleaned and disinfected, with mirror, and styling chairs (swivel or hydraulic)
  • Mannequin with sufficient hair, with table or attached to styling station
  • Professional hand clippers
  • Professional hand-held dryer
  • Manicure table and stool
  • Facial chair or bed
  • Lighted magnifying glass
  • Dry sanitizer
  • Wet disinfectant soaking containers, large enough to fully immerse tools and implements

Esthetician Curriculum

For schools offering esthetician curriculum, the following equipment must be available in adequate number for student use:

  • Facial chair
  • Lighted magnifying glass
  • Woods lamp
  • Dry sanitizer
  • Steamer machine
  • Brush machine for cleaning
  • Vacuum machine
  • High frequency for disinfection, product penetration, stimulation
  • Galvanic machine for eliminating encrustations, product penetration
  • Paraffin bath and paraffin wax
  • Facial bed
  • Mannequin head
  • Wet disinfectant soaking containers, large enough to fully immerse tools and implements

If offering dual esthetician-manicurist curriculum, the equipment required for the esthetician curriculum and the equipment for the manicure curriculum must be in the school including a wax warmer and paraffin warmer for each service, in adequate number for student use.

Manicurist Curriculum

For schools offering manicurist curriculum, the following equipment must be available in adequate number for student use:

  • Autoclave, dry-heat sterilizer or ultra-violet sanitizer
  • Manicure table with light
  • Client chair
  • Student stool or chair
  • Whirlpool foot spa or foot basin - see cleaning information
  • Electric nail file
  • UV light curing system
  • Paraffin bath and paraffin wax
  • Air brush system
  • Wet disinfectant soaking containers, large enough to fully immerse tools and implements

If offering dual esthetician-manicurist curriculum, the equipment required for the esthetician curriculum and the equipment for the manicure curriculum must be in the school including a wax warmer and paraffin warmer for each service, in adequate number for student use.

Eyelash Extension Curriculum

The following equipment must be available in adequate number for student use:

  • Facial bed or massage table that allows the consumer to lie completely flat
  • Stool or chair
  • Lamp
  • Mannequin head
  • Wet sanitizer
  • Dry sanitizer