Delaware lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Delaware?
Yes. Lash extensions need a Cosmetologist or Aesthetician license; no eyelash-only license appears in the Board's sources. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Delaware'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
- License needed
Licensed by the Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.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 Delaware?
Yes. Lash extensions need a Cosmetologist or Aesthetician license; no eyelash-only license appears in the Board's sources.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Aesthetician
- 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 Delaware?
Yes. Lash lifts (permanent waving) and lash tinting are named in the Cosmetologist and Aesthetician definitions, so they need one of those licenses; brow tinting and brow lamination are not named in these sources.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Aesthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Delaware?
Yes. Waxing is hair removal, which Delaware limits to licensed cosmetologists and aestheticians; no waxing-only license appears in the Board's sources.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Aesthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Delaware?
Yes. Threading is hair removal, which the regulations limit to licensed cosmetologists and aestheticians; no source names threading or exempts it.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Aesthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Delaware asks of lash and brow artists
- Since 2021, the Board requires a Cosmetologist or Aesthetician license to apply eyelashes and eyelash extensions.
- All cosmetology shops and schools must be licensed by the Board.
- Where wax is used for hair removal, a new applicator must be used for every application.
Sources
What Delaware's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Delaware's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Applying lash extensions, additions or enhancements, including permanent waving and tinting.”
delcode.delaware.gov “In 2021, The Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering instituted statutory revisions that now require a Cosmetologist or Aesthetician license to apply eyelashes and eyelash extensions.”
dpr.delaware.gov “Application of lash extensions, additions or enhancements, including permanent waving and tinting.”
delcode.delaware.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Application of lash extensions, additions or enhancements, including permanent waving and tinting.”
delcode.delaware.gov “Applying lash extensions, additions or enhancements, including permanent waving and tinting.”
delcode.delaware.gov - Waxing
“Hair removal shall be performed by a licensed cosmetologist or licensed aesthetician only. Nail technicians are prohibited from performing any type of hair removal, including waxing, or tweezing.”
regulations.delaware.gov “The temporary removal of superfluous hair.”
delcode.delaware.gov “Removal of superfluous hair.”
delcode.delaware.gov - Eyebrow threading
“Hair removal shall be performed by a licensed cosmetologist or licensed aesthetician only. Nail technicians are prohibited from performing any type of hair removal, including waxing, or tweezing.”
regulations.delaware.gov “Removal of superfluous hair.”
delcode.delaware.gov “The temporary removal of superfluous hair.”
delcode.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“In 2021, The Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering instituted statutory revisions that now require a Cosmetologist or Aesthetician license to apply eyelashes and eyelash extensions.”
dpr.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“All cosmetology shops and schools shall be licensed by the Board.”
regulations.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“Where wax is used for hair removal, a new applicator shall be used with every application.”
regulations.delaware.gov
Questions
Delaware lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Delaware?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Delaware?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Delaware?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Delaware?
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