Consumer Information
The Board has put together the following information to help protect and prepare members of the public receiving cosmetic art services.
Callus shavers and MMA are prohibited for use or posession in North Carolina salons.
Licensees must wash their hands between client services.
Hot wax containers should never be left uncovered.
Any disposable implement such as orange sticks, emory boards, facial sponges, toe seperators, wax applicators should be discarded after use, never reused. A good rule of thumb is "disinfect or discard." Absolutely every item of equipment must be disinfected or discarded. Only non-porous items are capable of meeting the EPA standard of disinfection.
Dry storage of disinfected tools requires isolation from contaminated items.
Clippers must be cleaned, disinfected and stored in a closed container between uses.
Disinfectants should never come in contact with a client's skin, all tools and implements must be thoroughly rinsed and dried.
North Carolina issues a sanitation grade to each salon and the grade card must be displayed at all times.
Only licensed estheticians and cosmetologists are permitted to perform waxing services.
Ear stapling is outside the scope of practice of all cosmetic art licensees. Individuals licensed to perform ear stapling are medical doctors, chiropractors and acupuncturists.
Permanent makeup, defined as beautifying the face by inserting or implanting facial cosmetic pigment
under the surface of the skin or mucosa is prohibited in licensed cosmetic art salons.
Watch for general cleanliness in salons such as any hair, nail clippings, dust, or debris on the floor, personal items in drawers or on tables or other furniture, keeping clean and dirty implements in the same container, failure to keep clean implements covered and dirty restroom facilities.
Please report any questionable salon sanitation practices using our online complaint system.
Salon Grades
Salon B Grades
Questions about a barbershop? Contact the NC Board of Barber Examiners
Video Information Segments - Our inspectors have been featured on local and national television reports regarding salon sanitation. Please use the links below to view the segments and access information about sanitation.
WRAL Raleigh, NC
CNN Headline News
WCNC Charlotte, NC
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