Maine esthetician scope of practice
What can an esthetician do in Maine?
Maine licenses estheticians as an Aesthetician through the Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR), Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program. The basic aesthetician license covers for-hire skin care, including cleansing, massaging, stimulating and toning the skin with cosmetic preparations or devices, applying makeup or eyelashes, and trimming or tinting eyebrows and eyelashes. It does not cover diagnosing or treating dermatological conditions. Below: whether that license covers microneedling, chemical peels, dermaplaning, laser and IPL, and Botox or fillers, each answered from Maine's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026.
- Microneedling
- Not stated
- Chemical peels
- With conditions
- Dermaplaning
- Not stated
- Laser and IPL
- With conditions
- Botox and fillers
- Not stated
Licensed by Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR), Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program.The board's page The state's own words
Microneedling
Can estheticians do microneedling in Maine?
Not stated. Maine's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do microneedling. Ask OPOR before you offer it.
Chemical peels
Can estheticians do chemical peels in Maine?
Only with conditions. A licensed esthetician may do only surface-level chemical exfoliation with non-medical-strength cosmetic preparations; procedures that reach deeper than the top layer of the epidermis are prohibited.
Dermaplaning
Can estheticians do dermaplaning in Maine?
Not stated. Maine's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do dermaplaning. Ask OPOR before you offer it.
Laser and IPL
Can estheticians do laser hair removal in Maine?
Only with conditions. The rules let a licensed esthetician provide IPL hair-reduction treatments, with client consent and a skin evaluation; lasers and other light-based skin treatments are not addressed.
Botox and fillers
Can estheticians do Botox or fillers in Maine?
Not stated. Maine's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do Botox, fillers and other injections. Ask OPOR before you offer it.
Advanced license
Does Maine have a master esthetician license?
Maine's official pages we read name no advanced or master esthetician license; the basic Aesthetician license is the one that sets the scope.
Good to know
What else Maine says about an esthetician's scope
- Practicing aesthetics in Maine without a license, or employing someone without a license to practice it, is a violation.
- Aesthetics licensure requires a 600-hour course of instruction in a school licensed by the director.
Sources
What Maine's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Maine's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026. Scope rules change and boards interpret them: confirm with OPOR before you offer a treatment.
- The license and its scope
“Renewal fees and information - Aesthetician, Barber Hair Stylist, Cosmetologist, Hair Designer or Nail Technician”
maine.gov “Beautifying, massaging, cleansing, stimulating, toning, or exercising the skin of the human body by the use of cosmetic preparations, tonics, lotions, creams, antiseptics or clays or any device, electrical or otherwise, for the care of the skin;”
legislature.maine.gov “Applying makeup or eyelashes to any person”
legislature.maine.gov “Trimming or tinting eyebrows and eyelashes”
legislature.maine.gov “The practice of aesthetics under this subsection does not include the diagnosis, treatment or therapy of any dermatological condition.”
legislature.maine.gov - Chemical peels
“Chemical exfoliation procedures are limited to the removal of surface epidermal cells of”
maine.gov “substances or devices that affect more than the top layer of the epidermis or outer-most”
maine.gov - Laser and IPL
“Prior to providing a microdermabrasion, chemical exfoliation, IPL or a device driven hair removal service, a licensee shall obtain”
maine.gov “perform photo epilation hair-reduction treatment in which a focused beam of light is pulsed on”
maine.gov - The board
“The primary responsibility of the Program is to regulate the practice of aesthetics, barbering, limited barbering, cosmetology, and nail technology by qualifying applicants for licensure.”
maine.gov - Also good to know
“Practices barber hair styling, cosmetology, hair design, nail technology or aesthetics in this State without having obtained a license as provided by this chapter”
legislature.maine.gov - Also good to know
“Has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction in aesthetics of 600 hours in not less than 3 months in a school licensed by the director”
legislature.maine.gov
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