Alabama
Alabama Board of Cosmetology
Physical Address
RSA Union Building
100 North Union Street, Suite 324
Montgomery, AL 36130
RSA Union Building
100 North Union Street, Suite 324
Montgomery, AL 36130
Mailing Address
PO Box 301750
Montgomery, AL 36130
PO Box 301750
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-242-1918 | Fax: 334-242-1926 | Website: www.aboc.state.al.us | Email: cosmetology@aboc.alabama.gov
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 1000 (2000 for apprentices)
Regulation Type:
Microblading:
Body Art permit may be required
Permanent make-up:
Body Art permit required
Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting:
Unclear
Laser/IPL:
Yes if affecting stratum corneum or above.
Affecting tissue below stratum corneum:
No if ablative.
If non-ablative, can be delegated by physician to Level 2 delegate, who is not red to be licensed cosmetologist
Microdermabrasion:
Yes if affecting stratum corneum or above.
Affecting tissue below stratum corneum:
No if ablative.
If non-ablative, can be delegated by physician to Level 2 delegate, who is not required to be licensed cosmetologist
Microneedling:
Yes if affecting stratum corneum or above.
Affecting tissue below stratum corneum:
No if ablative.
If non-ablative, can be delegated by physician to Level 2 delegate, who is not required to be licensed cosmetologist
Chemical Peels:
Yes if affecting stratum corneum or above.
Affecting tissue below stratum corneum:
No if ablative
If non-ablative, can be delegated by physician to Level 2 delegate, who is not required to be licensed cosmetologist
Radio Frequency:
Unclear
Laser Hair Removal:
Laser Hair Removal Test!
Alabama COVID-19 State Update
05/04/2020There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology professions and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Alabama, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.
Practice Restrictions and Reopening