Florida lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Florida?
Yes. Adding eyelash extensions for pay needs a Florida DBPR license; DBPR's page does not say which license, so ask the Board of Cosmetology. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Florida'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 DBPR.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 Florida?
Yes. Adding eyelash extensions for pay needs a Florida DBPR license; DBPR's page does not say which license, so ask the Board of Cosmetology.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Not stated
- 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 Florida?
Yes. Lash or brow tinting for pay needs a Florida DBPR license; DBPR's page does not say which license, and lash lifts and brow lamination are not named.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Not stated
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Florida?
Yes. Waxing (hair removal by wax) needs a Florida cosmetologist license, and no separate waxing license exists.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Florida?
Yes. Threading for pay needs a Florida DBPR license; DBPR's page does not say which license, so ask the Board of Cosmetology.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Not stated
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Florida asks of lash and brow artists
- All compensated cosmetology services, except hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, and the listed nail services, must be performed in a licensed salon.
- The makeup-only exemption does not cover semipermanent lash application, lash or brow tinting, or hair removal.
- A service can be done without a license only if no compensation is received for it.
Sources
What Florida's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Florida's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with DBPR before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Add eyelash extensions for compensation.”
myfloridalicense.com - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Makeup application for compensation if it includes: manual or chemical exfoliation, semi-permanent lash application, lash or brow tinting, or hair removal”
myfloridalicense.com “but does not include manual or chemical exfoliation, semipermanent lash application, lash or brow tinting, permanent makeup application, microblading, or hair removal.”
leg.state.fl.us - Waxing
“This term also includes performing hair removal, including wax treatments, manicures, pedicures, and skin care services.”
leg.state.fl.us “hair relaxing, hair removing, pedicuring, and manicuring, for compensation.”
myfloridalicense.com - Eyebrow threading
“Perform threading for compensation.”
myfloridalicense.com - Also good to know
“all compensated cosmetology services, with the exception of hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, nail polish removal, nail filing, nail buffing, and nail cleansing, must be performed in a licensed salon.”
myfloridalicense.com - Also good to know
“but does not include manual or chemical exfoliation, semipermanent lash application, lash or brow tinting, permanent makeup application, microblading, or hair removal.”
leg.state.fl.us - Also good to know
“Any cosmetology or specialty service can be performed as long as no compensation is received for the service.”
myfloridalicense.com
Questions
Florida lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Florida?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Florida?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Florida?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Florida?
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