Missouri lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer them. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (not stated), each answered from Missouri's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Lash extensions
- Not stated
- Lifts and tints
- License needed
- Waxing
- License needed
- Threading
- Not stated
Licensed by the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners.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 Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Missouri?
Yes. Tinting eyelashes and eyebrows is a licensed practice under the Class CH, CA or E license; the statutes do not name lash lifts or brow lamination.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Class CA - Hairdressing & Manicuring, Class CH - Hairdresser, Class E - Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Missouri?
Yes. Removing body hair by waxing is a licensed practice under the Class CH, CA or E license, and a minor needs a parent's or guardian's written consent before body waxing on or near the genitals.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Class CA - Hairdressing & Manicuring, Class CH - Hairdresser, Class E - Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Missouri?
Not stated. Missouri's official pages we read do not say whether eyebrow threading needs a license. Ask the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you offer it.
- License needed
- Not stated
Good to know
What else Missouri asks of lash and brow artists
- Every establishment where cosmetology is practiced must obtain a license from the board, and the license must be kept posted in plain view.
- A minor needs a parent's or legal guardian's written consent before body waxing on or near the genitals.
- A licensed cosmetologist who wants an esthetician license must complete 750 hours of training and pass the required exam.
Sources
What Missouri's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Missouri's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Missouri Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners before you start offering a service.
- Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes, of any person”
revisor.mo.gov “It is unlawful for any person in this state to engage in the occupation of cosmetology”
revisor.mo.gov “includes all practices of cosmetology, as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision”
revisor.mo.gov “removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by means other than electricity, or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes”
revisor.mo.gov - Waxing
“removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by means other than electricity, or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes”
revisor.mo.gov “the written informed consent of a minor's parent or legal guardian that must be obtained prior to providing body waxing on or near the genitalia”
revisor.mo.gov “It is unlawful for any person in this state to engage in the occupation of cosmetology”
revisor.mo.gov “includes all practices of cosmetology, as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision”
revisor.mo.gov “removing superfluous hair by means other than electric needle or any other means of arching or tinting eyebrows or tinting eyelashes, of any person”
revisor.mo.gov - Also good to know
“Every establishment in which the occupation of cosmetology is practiced shall be required to obtain a license from the board.”
revisor.mo.gov - Also good to know
“the written informed consent of a minor's parent or legal guardian that must be obtained prior to providing body waxing on or near the genitalia”
revisor.mo.gov - Also good to know
“any licensed cosmetologist shall be required to complete the required training of seven hundred fifty hours and pass the required examination to be licensed as an esthetician.”
revisor.mo.gov
Questions
Missouri lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Missouri?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Missouri?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Missouri?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Missouri?
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