Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Cosmetology Examining Board 

PO Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366

Phone: 608-266-2112 | Fax: 608-261-7083 | Website: dsps.wi.gov/ | Email: dsps@wi.gov
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 450
Renewal CEU hours: 4 hours every 2 years

Regulation Type: 
Microblading: 

Tattoo license may be required 

Permanent make-up: 

Tattoo license may be required 

Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting: 

Barbering license may be required for tinting ("dyeing… the hair of the …face"). 
Unclear if any type of license required for lash extensions (Barbering" does not include … the application of temporary or permanent eyelash extensions to the eyelashes of a person.)

Laser/IPL: 

Unclear

Microdermabrasion: 

Licensees may provide microderm only as directed, supervised and inspected by a physician who has the power to direct, decide and oversee the implementation of the client services

Microneedling: 

Unclear

Chemical Peels: 

Only as supervised and inspected by a physician [Exception:]  application of commercially available exfoliation products utilized in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions, limited to the following: 1. Alpha hydroxyl acids of 30% or less, with a ph of not less than 3.0. 2. Salicylic acids of 20% or less, with a ph of not less than 3.0

Radio Frequency: 

Unclear

Wisconsin COVID-19 State Update

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