Georgia lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Georgia?
Yes. Applying eyelash extensions is an esthetician practice in Georgia, so it needs an esthetician license or a cosmetologist license. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Georgia'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 Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers.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 Georgia?
Yes. Applying eyelash extensions is an esthetician practice in Georgia, so it needs an esthetician license or a cosmetologist license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- 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 Georgia?
Yes. Dyeing (tinting) eyelashes or eyebrows needs an esthetician license or a cosmetologist license; the definitions do not name lash lifts or brow lamination.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Georgia?
Yes. Waxing the face, neck, arms, torso or legs needs an esthetician license or a cosmetologist license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Georgia?
Yes. Threading eyebrows, or threading the face, neck, arms, torso or legs, needs an esthetician license or a cosmetologist license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Georgia asks of lash and brow artists
- Salons and shops must at all times follow the Board's rules on cleansing, disinfection, sanitization, and health and safety.
- An esthetician school course runs at least 1000 hours of training (250 Level 1 theory and 750 Level 2 service application hours).
Sources
What Georgia's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Georgia's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Dyeing eyelashes or eyebrows or applying eyelash extensions”
legis.ga.gov “'Esthetician' or 'esthetics operator' means an individual who, for compensation,”
legis.ga.gov “Performs the services of an esthetician as defined in paragraph (8) of this Code”
legis.ga.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Dyeing eyelashes or eyebrows or applying eyelash extensions”
legis.ga.gov “'Esthetician' or 'esthetics operator' means an individual who, for compensation,”
legis.ga.gov “Performs the services of an esthetician as defined in paragraph (8) of this Code”
legis.ga.gov - Waxing
“Waxing, threading, stimulating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, neck, arms,”
legis.ga.gov “'Esthetician' or 'esthetics operator' means an individual who, for compensation,”
legis.ga.gov “Performs the services of an esthetician as defined in paragraph (8) of this Code”
legis.ga.gov - Eyebrow threading
“Trimming, tweezing, shaping, or threading eyebrows”
legis.ga.gov “Waxing, threading, stimulating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, neck, arms,”
legis.ga.gov “'Esthetician' or 'esthetics operator' means an individual who, for compensation,”
legis.ga.gov “Performs the services of an esthetician as defined in paragraph (8) of this Code”
legis.ga.gov - Also good to know
“Salon/shop shall at all times comply with the rules for cleansing, disinfection, sanitization, health and safety required in all Board Rules of Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers.”
rules.sos.ga.gov - Also good to know
“The curriculum for students enrolled in an esthetician school for a complete course of at least nine (9) months and 1000 (250 Level 1 theory + 750 Level 2 service application) hours of training”
rules.sos.ga.gov
Questions
Georgia lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Georgia?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Georgia?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Georgia?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Georgia?
What do you need to open a lash or brow studio in Georgia?
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