§ 25-8-2-9.5 — "Esthetician"

Indiana § 25-8-2-9.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 8: BEAUTY CULTURE
• Ch. 2: Cosmetology Regulation; Definitions

Text

5. (a) "Esthetician" means a person who
engages solely in one (1) or more of the following practices:
(1) Giving facials, applying makeup, and giving skin care.
(2) Beautifying, massaging, or cleaning the body with the use of
cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams.
(3) Removing superfluous hair from the body by the use of
depilatories, waxing, or tweezers.
(b) The term does not include performing any of the acts described
in subsection (a):
(1) in treating an illness or a disease;
(2) as a student in a beauty culture school that complies with the
notice requirements under IC 25-8-5-6;
(3) without compensation; or
(4) incident to the retail sale of cosmetics.
(c) The term does not include a person who:
(1) engages in threading;
(2) engages in natural hair braiding; and
(3) does not engage in one (1) or more of the practices described
in subsection (a).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.144-1990, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.2; P.L.113-1999, SEC.2; P.L.78-2008, SEC.4; P.L.170-2013, SEC.11; P.L.189-2017, SEC.4.