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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. “Cosmetologist” means a person who engages in the practices of:
(a) Cleansing, stimulating or massaging the scalp or cleansing or beautifying the hair by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams.
(b) Cutting, trimming or shaping the hair.
(c) Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring or straightening the hair of any person with the hands, mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, or by other means, or similar work incident to or necessary for the proper carrying on of the practice or occupation provided by the terms of this chapter.
(d) Removing superfluous hair from the surface of the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring, except for the removal of hair with lasers or the permanent removal of hair with needles.
(e) Manicuring the nails of any person.
(f) Beautifying, massaging, stimulating or cleansing the skin of the human body by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or any device for the care of the skin that is noninvasive and is not an esthetic medical device or otherwise prohibited by the Board.
(g) Giving facials or skin care or applying cosmetics or eyelashes to any person.
(h) Performing any of the following procedures for esthetic purposes and not for the treatment of a medical, physical or mental ailment:
(1) Extraction;
(2) Hydrotherapy; or
(3) Exfoliation which does not remove any skin below the stratum corneum, including, without limitation, by the use of manual exfoliation, microdermabrasion or dermaplaning.
2. The term does not include a person who engages in the practice of advanced esthetics.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 644A.030. “Cosmetologist” defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-54-professions-occupations-and-businesses/nv-rev-st-644a-030/
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