Colorado lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Colorado?
Yes. Lash extensions need a cosmetologist or esthetician license, since applying eyelashes with physical contact is in both license definitions. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (not stated), each answered from Colorado's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Lash extensions
- License needed
- Lifts and tints
- License needed
- Waxing
- License needed
- Threading
- Not stated
Licensed by the Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure.The board's site Hours and fees for each licenseThe state's own words
Lash extensions
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Colorado?
Yes. Lash extensions need a cosmetologist or esthetician license, since applying eyelashes with physical contact is in both license definitions.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Colorado?
Yes. Lash and brow tinting fall under the cosmetologist and esthetician rules; the official sources do not address lash lifts or brow lamination.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Colorado?
Yes. Waxing needs a cosmetologist or esthetician license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Colorado?
Not stated. Colorado's official pages we read do not say whether eyebrow threading needs a license. Ask the Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure before you offer it.
- License needed
- Not stated
Good to know
What else Colorado asks of lash and brow artists
- Licensees may not work at a place of business that is not registered.
- Nail technicians may not remove hair from other body areas such as eyebrows, lips or bikini areas.
- Tinting rules require the licensee to follow the same precautions as for any eyebrow or eyelash coloring.
Sources
What Colorado's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Colorado's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Colorado Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“giving facials, applying makeup, giving skin care, or applying eyelashes involving physical contact with a person”
content.leg.colorado.gov “Giving facials, applying makeup, giving skin care, or applying eyelashes, involving physical contact, to any person;”
content.leg.colorado.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“of eyebrows or eyelashes. For such permanent tinting services, the licensee must follow”
sos.state.co.us “tinting of eyebrows or eyelashes. For such tinting services, the licensee must follow the”
sos.state.co.us - Waxing
“Removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by the use of depilatories or waxing or by the use of tweezers.”
content.leg.colorado.gov “removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by the use of depilatories or waxing or by the use of tweezers”
content.leg.colorado.gov - Also good to know
“from providing services at a place of business that is not registered.”
sos.state.co.us - Also good to know
“Hair removal on any other part of the body, such as eyebrows, lips, bikini areas,”
sos.state.co.us - Also good to know
“tinting of eyebrows or eyelashes. For such tinting services, the licensee must follow the”
sos.state.co.us
Questions
Colorado lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Colorado?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Colorado?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Colorado?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Colorado?
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