Rhode Island lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Rhode Island?
Not stated. Rhode Island's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Rhode Island Board of Hairdressing and Barbering before you offer them. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (not stated), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (license needed), each answered from Rhode Island'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
- Not stated
- Waxing
- License needed
- Threading
- License needed
Licensed by the Rhode Island Board of Hairdressing and Barbering.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 Rhode Island?
Not stated. Rhode Island's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the Rhode Island Board of Hairdressing and Barbering 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 Rhode Island?
Not stated. Rhode Island's official pages we read do not say whether lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination need a license. Ask the Rhode Island Board of Hairdressing and Barbering before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Rhode Island?
Yes. Hair removal, which covers waxing, falls under the hairdresser and cosmetician license; the statute does not name waxing itself.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Hairdresser and Cosmetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Rhode Island?
Yes. Hair removal, which covers threading, falls under the hairdresser and cosmetician license; the statute does not name threading itself.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Hairdresser and Cosmetician
- License for this work alone
- None
Good to know
What else Rhode Island asks of lash and brow artists
- Hair removal (the statute's 'removes superfluous hair from the body') is part of the hairdresser and cosmetician practice.
- No one may practice hairdressing, esthetics or other covered services in Rhode Island without first obtaining a license from the Department, or registering as an apprentice barber.
- Hairdressing and cosmetic therapy, which includes hair removal, must be practiced in a licensed shop, subject to the exceptions in the section.
Sources
What Rhode Island's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Rhode Island's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the Rhode Island Board of Hairdressing and Barbering before you start offering a service.
- Waxing
“or who removes superfluous hair from the body of any person”
webserver.rilegislature.gov - Eyebrow threading
“or who removes superfluous hair from the body of any person”
webserver.rilegislature.gov - Also good to know
“or who removes superfluous hair from the body of any person”
webserver.rilegislature.gov - Also good to know
“No person shall practice barbering, hairdressing/cosmetic therapy, esthetics, or manicuring in this State, unless the person shall have first obtained a license from the Department”
rules.sos.ri.gov - Also good to know
“shall be practiced only in a shop licensed under § 5-10-15”
webserver.rilegislature.gov
Questions
Rhode Island lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Rhode Island?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Rhode Island?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Rhode Island?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Rhode Island?
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