Oregon lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Oregon?
Yes. Lash extensions are within the esthetics field of practice, so you need an esthetician certificate. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Oregon'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 Oregon Health Licensing Office.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 Oregon?
Yes. Lash extensions are within the esthetics field of practice, so you need an esthetician certificate.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- 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 Oregon?
Yes. Lash lifts and lash tints fall under esthetics, and brow tints can be done under esthetics or hair design, but the HLO treats brow lamination as hair design work.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician, Hair Design
- License for this work alone
- None
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Oregon?
Yes. Waxing is hair removal within the esthetics field of practice, so you need an esthetician certificate.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Oregon?
Yes. Threading is listed as a means of hair removal within esthetics, so you need an esthetician certificate.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Esthetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Oregon asks of lash and brow artists
- A facility license is required to operate a salon or other business that provides services in a field of practice.
- Services in a field of practice may not be performed outside a licensed facility unless you hold a freelance license.
- The HLO warns that permanent eyelash and eyebrow tints can cause serious eye injuries.
Sources
What Oregon's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Oregon's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Oregon Health Licensing Office before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Perform or attempt to perform services in a field of practice without an active authorization.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Eyebrow and eyelash services.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Esthetics example - eyelash services including tinting, extending or perming”
oregon.gov “Oregon applicants applying for an esthetician certification must graduate from a Board-approved Oregon school.”
oregon.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“Perform or attempt to perform services in a field of practice without an active authorization.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Esthetics example - eyelash services including tinting, extending or perming”
oregon.gov “the tinting of eyebrows is included in the scope of hair design.”
oregon.gov “eyebrow laminating is the chemical process of relaxing eyebrow hair, eyebrow lamination is”
oregon.gov “included in the scope of hair design.”
oregon.gov “(c) Hair design.”
oregonlegislature.gov - Waxing
“Perform or attempt to perform services in a field of practice without an active authorization.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Temporary removal of hair by using lotion, cream, an appliance, wax, thread, sugar, tweezers, dermaplaning, a depilatory or other means.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Oregon applicants applying for an esthetician certification must graduate from a Board-approved Oregon school.”
oregon.gov - Eyebrow threading
“Perform or attempt to perform services in a field of practice without an active authorization.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Temporary removal of hair by using lotion, cream, an appliance, wax, thread, sugar, tweezers, dermaplaning, a depilatory or other means.”
oregonlegislature.gov “Oregon applicants applying for an esthetician certification must graduate from a Board-approved Oregon school.”
oregon.gov - Also good to know
“a facility license must be obtained when operating a business establishment and providing services in one or more fields of practice defined in ORS 690.005.”
secure.sos.state.or.us - Also good to know
“Perform or attempt to perform services in a field of practice outside a licensed facility or temporary facility unless the person holds a freelance license issued under ORS 690.123.”
oregonlegislature.gov - Also good to know
“known to cause serious eye injuries, including blindness.”
oregon.gov
Questions
Oregon lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Oregon?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Oregon?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Oregon?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Oregon?
What do you need to open a lash or brow studio in Oregon?
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