Arizona Cosmetology Law, Board Rules, and Salon Business Practices
Arizona framework
Arizona regulates cosmetology through the Board of Cosmetology and administrative rules. Estheticians must hold a current license and work in a licensed salon; licenses and salon licenses must be available for inspection. Scope includes skin care, makeup, and hair removal by waxing, tweezing, and depilatories; medical procedures such as injectables, lasers, and deep peels are outside esthetic scope. Follow Board sanitation rules: clean and disinfect implements, use single-use items, and maintain records.
Business practices
Understand booth rental versus employment, taxes, insurance, and written service records. Advertising must be truthful; do not use misleading titles or claim medical credentials. Verify continuing education and renewal requirements with the Board because rules change.
Traps
Questions may say a salon license covers all employees, that a lapsed license can still work under supervision, or that estheticians can diagnose. None are true. Another trap is assuming federal rules replace state sanitation rules; both apply.
Worked rule
If your license is expired, stop performing services and renew before touching a client. If a client asks for a procedure outside scope, refer.