What can an esthetician do in South Carolina?

“(5) "Esthetician" means a person including, but not limited to, an independent contractor, who is licensed to practice skin care, make-up, or similar work.”

“Skin care is for the sole purpose of beautifying the skin.”

“The use of any product, preparation, device or procedure that cuts, destroys, or alters living tissue is strictly prohibited.”

“devices, machines, or implements intended to pierce or puncture the superficial surface of the skin must not penetrate to a depth greater than 1.4 mm”

“Microneedling (cannot penetrate to a depth greater than 1.4 mm)”

“peels or chemical exfoliants must not have a pH level, either individually or in combination, of less than 2.5”

“must not remove cells beyond the basal layer of the epidermis, also known as the stratum germinativum”

“Dermaplaning for the purpose of exfoliation, micro and nano needing/channeling to a depth of no more than 1.4 mm, and peels with a pH of 2.5 or higher.”

“Ablative or non-ablative lasers and pulsed light”

“Fillers, Botox, PDO thread lift, Ultrasound (such as Ultra-therapy)”

“First, a practitioner must be actively licensed to practice dentistry, medicine, or nursing in South Carolina in order to inject neuromodulators for either cosmetic or non-cosmetic purposes.”

“The Board of Cosmetology licenses individuals who are qualified by education and/or passage of a board-approved examination into the respective modalities to perform professional cosmetology and cosmetology-related services, to include cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians and instructors.”

“Cosmetologists and estheticians may utilize FDA cleared or approved non-prescriptive, over-the-counter electric medical devices and machines that do not cut, destroy, or alter living tissue, only if the device is approved for general use”