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Vermont Secretary of State Office of Professional Regulation: Barbers & Cosmetologists

89 Main St, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402

Phone: 802-828-1505 | Fax: 802-828-2465 | Website: sos.vermont.gov/barbers-cosmetologists/ | Email: via online form at https://sos.vermont.gov/opr/about-opr/contact-us/?lamcontact
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 600 (800 apprentice)
Renewal CEU hours: Instructors only, 24 hours every 2 years

Regulation Type: 
State License
Microblading: 

Tattoo license may be required

Permanent make-up: 

Tattoo license may be required

Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting: 

Unclear

Laser/IPL: 

No as to any procedure in which human tissue is cut or altered by mechanical or energy form, including electrical or laser energy or ionizing radiation ... unless under the supervision of a licensed health care practitioner acting within the scope of his or her license.

Microdermabrasion: 

Yes if microdermabrasion machine  meets the following criteria:
(a) When used according to manufacturer’s instructions, no removal of the epidermis beyond the stratum corneum occurs.
(b) Microdermabrasion machine models used must be closed systems only.
 

Microneedling: 

Unclear

Chemical Peels: 

Unclear, however "Chemical peels/exfoliation" are part of required esthetician coursework

Radio Frequency: 

Unclear

Vermont COVID-19 Update—Permission to Practice June 1, 2020

06/01/2020

Permission to Practice June 1, 2020
On May 29, 2020, Governor Philip B. Scott amended Executive Order 01-20 (https://governor.vermont.gov/sites/scott/files/documents/ADDENDUM%2016%20TO%20EXECUTIVE%20ORDER%2001-20.pdf), moving more businesses into Phase 2 of Restart Vermont. Businesses, including massage therapy establishments, spas, and nail salons, may resume operations in a limited, incremental, and phased capacity June 1, 2020.