Mississippi esthetician scope of practice
What can an esthetician do in Mississippi?
Mississippi licenses estheticians as an Esthetician through the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. The esthetician license follows a 600-hour course of esthetics training, and the board's rules limit exfoliation services to the stratum corneum cells only. Below: whether that license covers microneedling, chemical peels, dermaplaning, laser and IPL, and Botox or fillers, each answered from Mississippi'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
- Not stated
- Botox and fillers
- Not allowed
Licensed by Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.The board's page The state's own words
Microneedling
Can estheticians do microneedling in Mississippi?
Not stated. Mississippi's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do microneedling. Ask the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before you offer it.
Chemical peels
Can estheticians do chemical peels in Mississippi?
Only with conditions. Allowed only if the exfoliation is limited to the stratum corneum cells, the outermost layer of skin; the board's rule covers exfoliation services and does not name peels.
Dermaplaning
Can estheticians do dermaplaning in Mississippi?
Not stated. Mississippi's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do dermaplaning. Ask the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before you offer it.
Laser and IPL
Can estheticians do laser hair removal in Mississippi?
Not stated. Mississippi's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do laser hair removal and other laser or IPL treatments. Ask the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before you offer it.
Botox and fillers
Can estheticians do Botox or fillers in Mississippi?
No. Botox injections are reserved to nurse practitioners working under a collaborating physician, and the nursing board says the listed aesthetic procedures, including Botox and fillers, may not be delegated to estheticians.
Advanced license
Does Mississippi have a master esthetician license?
Mississippi's official pages we read name no advanced or master esthetician license; the basic Esthetician license is the one that sets the scope.
Good to know
What else Mississippi says about an esthetician's scope
- Unlicensed personnel are prohibited from practicing esthetics.
- Advanced services must be within the esthetician's legal scope and cannot involve a procedure prohibited by any other law or rule.
- Credo blades, scalpels and micro plane foot files may not be used in any procedure or service.
Sources
What Mississippi's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Mississippi's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026. Scope rules change and boards interpret them: confirm with the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before you offer a treatment.
- The license and its scope
“Initial license/renewal for cosmetologist, manicurist or esthetician”
sos.ms.gov “The curriculum for students enrolled in a course of 600 hours of instruction and training extended over a period of not less than fifteen weeks”
sos.ms.gov “A cosmetologist or esthetician providing services involving exfoliation must limit the exfoliation to the stratum corneum cells only.”
sos.ms.gov “Regulate the instruction and practice of cosmetology, barbering, esthetics, and nail technology;”
ms.gov - Botox and fillers
“the appropriately prepared Nurse Practitioner (NP) can administer Botox injections provided”
msbml.ms.gov “The APRN may not delegate the aesthetic procedures listed to nurses or aestheticians.”
msbn.ms.gov - Also good to know
“All unlicensed personnel are prohibited by law from practicing cosmetology, manicuring, or esthetics, in any manner.”
sos.ms.gov - Also good to know
“The service does not involve a function or procedure which is prohibited by any other law or rule.”
sos.ms.gov - Also good to know
“The use of credo blades and/or scalpels, or micro plane foot files are prohibited in any procedure or service.”
sos.ms.gov
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