Missouri esthetician scope of practice
What can an esthetician do in Missouri?
Missouri licenses estheticians as a Class E - estheticians through the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners. The basic Class E license covers massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work on the face, neck, body and scalp, and removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle. Below: whether that license covers microneedling, chemical peels, dermaplaning, laser and IPL, and Botox or fillers, each answered from Missouri's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026.
- Microneedling
- Not stated
- Chemical peels
- Not stated
- Dermaplaning
- Not stated
- Laser and IPL
- Not stated
- Botox and fillers
- Not stated
Licensed by Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners.The board's page The state's own words
Microneedling
Can estheticians do microneedling in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do microneedling. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
Chemical peels
Can estheticians do chemical peels in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do chemical peels. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
Dermaplaning
Can estheticians do dermaplaning in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do dermaplaning. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
Laser and IPL
Can estheticians do laser hair removal in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri'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 Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
Botox and fillers
Can estheticians do Botox or fillers in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not settle whether a licensed esthetician may do Botox, fillers and other injections. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
Advanced license
Does Missouri have a master esthetician license?
Missouri's official pages we read name no advanced or master esthetician license; the basic Class E - estheticians license is the one that sets the scope.
Good to know
What else Missouri says about an esthetician's scope
- Class E cosmetic preparations may not exceed ten percent phenol.
- Class E hair removal is limited to means other than electric needle.
- Board rule bars cosmetology licensees from services that use liquid products containing methyl methacrylate (MMA).
Sources
What Missouri's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Missouri's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026. Scope rules change and boards interpret them: confirm with the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer a treatment.
- The license and its scope
“"Class E - estheticians" includes the use of mechanical, electrical apparatuses or appliances, or by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams, not to exceed ten percent phenol, engages for compensation”
revisor.mo.gov “massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, beautifying or similar work upon the scalp, face, neck, ears, arms, hands, bust, torso, legs or feet and removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle”
revisor.mo.gov - The board
“The Board’s mission is to protect the public by ensuring that only qualified, actively licensed professionals are authorized to practice.”
pr.mo.gov - Also good to know
“cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams, not to exceed ten percent phenol”
revisor.mo.gov - Also good to know
“removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle”
revisor.mo.gov - Also good to know
“No cosmetology licensee shall provide any cosmetology services that involve the use of any liquid product containing methyl methacrylate (MMA)”
sos.mo.gov
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