Vermont esthetician scope of practice
What can an esthetician do in Vermont?
Vermont licenses estheticians as an Esthetician through the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). The basic esthetician license covers skin-care services that cleanse, tone, stimulate, exfoliate or similarly work on the skin using only cosmetic preparations, hands, or mechanical or electrical apparatus, plus lash and brow beautifying and manual or mechanical hair removal; it excludes medical practice, injections, lasers and permanent cosmetics. Below: whether that license covers microneedling, chemical peels, dermaplaning, laser and IPL, and Botox or fillers, each answered from Vermont's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026.
- Microneedling
- Not stated
- Chemical peels
- Allowed
- Dermaplaning
- With conditions
- Laser and IPL
- Not allowed
- Botox and fillers
- Not allowed
Licensed by Vermont Office of Professional Regulation (OPR).The board's page The state's own words
Microneedling
Can estheticians do microneedling in Vermont?
Not stated. Microneedling is not named in the esthetics definition or the OPR rules, so estheticians should ask OPR before offering it. Ask OPR before you offer it.
Chemical peels
Can estheticians do chemical peels in Vermont?
Yes. Chemical peels are named in the esthetician training requirements and fall within the statutory scope of exfoliating with cosmetic preparations.
Dermaplaning
Can estheticians do dermaplaning in Vermont?
Only with conditions. Removing unwanted hair by manual or mechanical means is within the esthetics scope, and OPR says a licensed esthetician who does it must be properly trained; dermaplaning is not named in the sources.
Laser and IPL
Can estheticians do laser hair removal in Vermont?
No. Use of lasers is outside the esthetics scope, and no license under the OPR rules authorizes lasers for any purpose.
Botox and fillers
Can estheticians do Botox or fillers in Vermont?
No. Injections of any substance are excluded from esthetics because they are treated as the practice of medicine.
Advanced license
Does Vermont have a master esthetician license?
Vermont'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 Vermont says about an esthetician's scope
- No license under OPR's administrative rules authorizes the use of lasers for any purpose.
- A person who owns or controls a shop that lets estheticians practice must register the shop with OPR.
- Cosmetic tattooing, permanent cosmetics and microblading are excluded from every license under OPR's rules.
Sources
What Vermont's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Vermont's own statutes, board rules or board statements, read on October 27, 2026. Scope rules change and boards interpret them: confirm with OPR before you offer a treatment.
- The license and its scope
“A person shall be eligible for licensure as an esthetician if he or she:”
outside.vermont.gov ““Esthetics” means services related to skin-care treatments to enhance or improve the appearance of the skin, including:”
legislature.vermont.gov “cleansing, toning, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying, exfoliating, or performing any similar procedure on the human body using only cosmetic preparations”
legislature.vermont.gov - Chemical peels
“(c) chemical peels, exfoliation;”
outside.vermont.gov - Dermaplaning
“removing unwanted hair using manual and mechanical means”
legislature.vermont.gov “A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Laser and IPL
“any practice, activity, or treatment that constitutes the practice of medicine, as defined in section 1311 of this title, including injections of any substance and the use of lasers”
legislature.vermont.gov “(a) use lasers for any purpose;”
outside.vermont.gov - The board
“Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) Secretary of State”
sos.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“A person who owns or controls a shop or school of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring shall not permit the practice of barbering, cosmetology, esthetics, or manicuring unless the shop or school is registered in accordance with this chapter.”
legislature.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“(b) perform cosmetic tattooing, permanent cosmetics, or microblading; or”
outside.vermont.gov
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