Tennessee

Tennessee Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners

500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0565

Phone: 615-741-2241 | Fax: 615-741-1310 | Website: tn.gov/commerce/ | Email: Ask.TDCI@TN.Gov
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 750
Renewal CEU hours: Instructors only, 16 hours every 2 years

Regulation Type: 
Microblading: 

Tattoo license required

Permanent make-up: 

Unclear

Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting: 

Yes as to "Placing or applying artificial eyelashes," otherwise unclear

Laser/IPL: 

Must be under physician supervision

Microdermabrasion: 

Must be under physician supervision

Microneedling: 

No

Chemical Peels: 

Must be under physician supervision

Radio Frequency: 

Unclear

Tennessee COVID-19 State Update—Permission to Practice May 6, 2020

There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology industries and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Tennessee, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.
 

Tennessee COVID-19 State Update

There have been many changes in the massage therapy and cosmetology industries and communities in response to COVID-19 (coronavirus). ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted Tennessee, from executive orders affecting business closures, to reopening protocols modifying practice procedures, to financial programs developed to aid the unemployed.