North Dakota lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in North Dakota?
Yes. Lash extensions need a cosmetologist, esthetician, or advanced esthetician license; North Dakota has no separate lash license. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (no license needed), each answered from North Dakota'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
- No license needed
Licensed by the North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology.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 North Dakota?
Yes. Lash extensions need a cosmetologist, esthetician, or advanced esthetician license; North Dakota has no separate lash license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician, Advanced 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 North Dakota?
Yes. Tinting and laminating eyelashes and eyebrows are named in the cosmetology and esthetics definitions, so they need a cosmetologist, esthetician, or advanced esthetician license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician, Advanced Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in North Dakota?
Yes. Waxing hair from the body needs an esthetician, advanced esthetician, or cosmetologist license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist, Esthetician, Advanced Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in North Dakota?
No license needed. Threading alone is excluded from the cosmetology and esthetics definitions, so it needs no license under that chapter.
- License needed
- No license needed
- Exemption
- Threading is excluded from the cosmetology and esthetics definitions, so it is not licensed under that chapter.
Good to know
What else North Dakota asks of lash and brow artists
- Licensees must work in a licensed establishment or as a properly licensed independent licensee within an establishment.
- Practicing without a license is a violation of N.D.C.C. § 43-11-13.
- North Dakota does not issue temporary permits; submitting an application or passing an exam does not authorize practice.
Sources
What North Dakota's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of North Dakota's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Application of cosmetics, eyelashes, or eyelash extensions;”
ndlegis.gov “Manipulation and application of product to eyelashes and eyebrows,”
ndlegis.gov “"Cosmetologist" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice cosmetology.”
ndlegis.gov “"Esthetician" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov “"Advanced esthetician" means an individual who practices advanced esthetics and esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov “Eyelash and eyebrow services”
ndcosmetology.com “Lash and brow services”
ndcosmetology.com - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Perming, laminating, tinting, or lightening eyebrows, eyelashes, or other hair”
ndlegis.gov “Manipulation and application of product to eyelashes and eyebrows,”
ndlegis.gov “including extensions, design, treatment, tinting, and lightening;”
ndlegis.gov “"Cosmetologist" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice cosmetology.”
ndlegis.gov “"Esthetician" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov “"Advanced esthetician" means an individual who practices advanced esthetics and esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov - Waxing
“Depilating, tweezing, shaving, sugaring, or waxing hair from the body.”
ndlegis.gov “Hair removal (waxing, tweezing, sugaring)”
ndcosmetology.com “"Esthetician" means an individual licensed under this chapter to practice esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov “"Advanced esthetician" means an individual who practices advanced esthetics and esthetics.”
ndlegis.gov “Esthetic Services”
ndcosmetology.com - Eyebrow threading
“Threading hair removal; or”
ndlegis.gov “The term does not include natural hair braiding or threading.”
ndlegis.gov “The term does not include the use of chemicals, heat, or any type of wax.”
ndlegis.gov - Also good to know
“Licensees must work in a licensed establishment or as a properly licensed independent licensee within an establishment.”
ndcosmetology.com - Also good to know
“Practicing without a license is a violation of N.D.C.C. § 43-11-13.”
ndcosmetology.com - Also good to know
“North Dakota does not issue temporary permits. Submitting an application or passing an exam does not authorize practice.”
ndcosmetology.com
Questions
North Dakota lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in North Dakota?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in North Dakota?
Do you need a license to do waxing in North Dakota?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in North Dakota?
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