South Carolina lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in South Carolina?
Not stated. South Carolina's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology before you offer them. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (not stated), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (not stated), each answered from South Carolina'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
- Not stated
Licensed by the South Carolina 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 South Carolina?
Not stated. South Carolina's official pages we read do not say whether lash extensions need a license. Ask the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology 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 South Carolina?
Not stated. South Carolina's official pages we read do not say whether lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination need a license. Ask the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in South Carolina?
Yes. Waxing is named in the state's definition of cosmetology, so it needs a Cosmetologist license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetologist
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in South Carolina?
Not stated. South Carolina's official pages we read do not say whether eyebrow threading needs a license. Ask the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology before you offer it.
- License needed
- Not stated
Good to know
What else South Carolina asks of lash and brow artists
- Wax used for hair removal must be kept clean of debris.
- Cosmetologists and estheticians must show four contact hours of Board-approved continuing education to renew.
- The 450-hour esthetics basic course includes hair removal by waxing and by threading.
Sources
What South Carolina's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of South Carolina's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with the South Carolina Board of Cosmetology before you start offering a service.
- Waxing
“using cosmetic preparations, make-up, antiseptics, lotions, creams, chemical preparations on, or otherwise, or waxing, tweezing, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying, or similar work on the scalp, legs, feet, face, neck, arms, hands”
scstatehouse.gov “"Cosmetologist" means a person including, but not limited to, an independent contractor, not a student, who is licensed to practice cosmetology.”
scstatehouse.gov - Also good to know
“Wax for hair removal services must be kept clean of debris.”
scstatehouse.gov - Also good to know
“All persons licensed in South Carolina as cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians must show satisfactory evidence of four (4) contact hours of Board-approved continuing education”
llr.sc.gov - Also good to know
“Hair Removal 50 (a) Depilatories (b) Tweezing (c) Waxing (d) Threading”
scstatehouse.gov
Questions
South Carolina lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in South Carolina?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in South Carolina?
Do you need a license to do waxing in South Carolina?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in South Carolina?
What do you need to open a lash or brow studio in South Carolina?
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