1. (a) To meet the approval of the Board, an esthetician training course shall begin with infection control and blood exposure procedures as defined in 21 NCAC 14H .0403 and .0404 and consist of 600 hours of instruction as defined in 21 NCAC 14T .0612(c).
2. (b) Students must pass the infection control and blood exposure procedures evaluation plan with a score of 100 percent.

3. (c) Each school must develop and use required evaluations for each of the Board required services listed in this Paragraph. Evaluation plans must include a minimum of infection control, tool safety, client consultation, draping, and safe application and be recorded in the student permanent file. Teachers must ensure students follow infection control, tool safety, draping, and safe application of products for all service performances. Students must receive guided theory, demonstration, guided practice, independent theory, and practice, pass the evaluation plan, prior to performing services on a live model:

   1. (1) Basic facial, including steam;
   2. (2) Waxing;
   3. (3) Lash lift and brow lamination;
   4. (4) Artificial lashes; and
   5. (5) Lash and brow tint.

4. (d) Each school must develop and use evaluation plans for each of the cosmetic art services listed in this Paragraph. Evaluation plans must include a minimum of infection control, tool safety, client consultation, draping, and safe application services to a client. In addition to the requirements set forth in Paragraph (a) of this Rule all students must receive guided theory, demonstration, guided practice, independent theory, and practice, and perform the following services:

   1. (1) Draping;
   2. (2) Basic facials;
   3. (3) Waxing including underarm, lip, eyebrow, leg and bikini;
   4. (4) Hair removal with depilatory and tweezers;
   5. (5) Makeup application;
   6. (6) Facials with machines including Woods lamp, magnifier, galvanic current, LED light, high frequency (direct and indirect), infrared light, vaporizer, microderm abrasion, suction, exfoliating;
   7. (7) Manual Exfoliation including products and devices;
   8. (8) Manual extraction;
   9. (9) artificial lashes including single eyelash extensions;
   10. (10) Facial or body treatment (cleansing, manipulations, masks, and chemical peels);
   11. (11) Aromatherapy;
   12. (12) Make-up application;
   13. (13) Lash lift and brow lamination;
   14. (14) Microneedling;
   15. (15) Dermaplaning; and
   16. (16) Lash and brow tint.

History Note: Authority G.S. 88B-2; 88B-4; 88B-16; 88B-17;
Eff. January 1, 2012;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2015; August 1, 2014;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 2016;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2023; September 1, 2020; October 1, 2019;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2026.