New Mexico Proposes New Cosmetology Rules
Deadline to comment: December 8, 2022
New Mexico
New Mexico Board of Barbers & Cosmetologists
PO Box 25101Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505-476-4622 | Fax: 505-476-4665 | Website: rld.state.nm.us/ | Email: barber.cosmoboard@state.nm.us
Training hours required from a licensed esthetics school/program: 600
Renewal CEU hours: Instructors only, 12 hour every year
Regulation Type:
Microblading:
Tattoo license may be required
Permanent make-up:
Tattoo license required
Eyelash extensions/lash-brow tinting:
Unclear
Laser/IPL:
No
Microdermabrasion:
Unclear
Microneedling:
Unclear
Chemical Peels:
No as to application of a chemical substance which "alters or damages or is capable of altering or damaging living tissue"
Radio Frequency:
No as to application of microwave energy or application of a federal food and drug administration approved prescription device that uses waveform energy of any kind
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