Utah lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Utah?
Yes. Lash extensions need an eyelash and eyebrow technology license, or a master or legacy esthetics license. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (license needed), waxing (license needed) and eyebrow threading (no license needed), each answered from Utah'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 DOPL.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 Utah?
Yes. Lash extensions need an eyelash and eyebrow technology license, or a master or legacy esthetics license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Eyelash and eyebrow technology license, Master esthetics license, Legacy esthetics license
- License for this work alone
- Eyelash and eyebrow technology license, 270 hours of training, $60
Utah is one of 9 states with a license for lash extensions alone.
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Utah?
Yes. Lash lifts and lash or brow tinting need a cosmetology license, an eyelash and eyebrow technology license, or a master or legacy esthetics license.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetology license, Eyelash and eyebrow technology license, Master esthetics license, Legacy esthetics license
- License for this work alone
- Eyelash and eyebrow technology license, 270 hours of training, $60
Utah is one of 3 states with a license for lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination alone.
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Utah?
Yes. Waxing is manual hair removal, which needs a license such as a basic esthetics permit or cosmetology license; the facial hair removal permit covers the face only.
- License needed
- License needed
- Licenses that allow it
- Cosmetology license, Basic esthetics permit, Electrology license, Facial hair removal permit, Eyelash and eyebrow technology license, Master esthetics license, Legacy esthetics license
- License for this work alone
- None
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Utah?
No license needed. Threading alone needs no license in Utah; anyone who also performs a licensed service needs that license.
- License needed
- No license needed
- Exemption
- Threading is exempt from licensure if the person does no other practice that requires a license or permit.
Good to know
What else Utah asks of lash and brow artists
- The eyelash and eyebrow technology license requires at least 270 hours of school instruction.
- Under Utah law, threading means removing hair with cotton thread, without chemicals, heat, or wax.
- Threading is not manual hair removal under Utah law, so the manual hair removal rules do not apply to it.
Sources
What Utah's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Utah's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with DOPL before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“An individual may not engage in the practice of eyelash and eyebrow technology unless the individual holds an eyelash and eyebrow technology license.”
le.utah.gov “The practice of eyelash and eyebrow technology includes arching eyebrows by tweezing or waxing, tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, facial waxing, perming eyelashes or eyebrows, and applying eyelash or eyebrow extensions.”
le.utah.gov “(xiv)eyelash and eyebrow technology.”
le.utah.gov “(e)arching eyebrows, tinting eyebrows or eyelashes, perming eyelashes or eyebrows, or applying eyelash or eyebrow extensions”
le.utah.gov “has a minimum of 270 hours of instruction”
le.utah.gov “Eyelash and eyebrow technology license | 270 school hours or 270 apprenticeship hours”
commerce.utah.gov “Eyelash and Eyebrow Technician...... $60.00”
commerce.utah.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“The practice of eyelash and eyebrow technology includes arching eyebrows by tweezing or waxing, tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, facial waxing, perming eyelashes or eyebrows, and applying eyelash or eyebrow extensions.”
le.utah.gov “(e)arching eyebrows by tweezing or waxing, tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, or perming eyelashes or eyebrows;”
le.utah.gov “(xiv)eyelash and eyebrow technology.”
le.utah.gov “(e)arching eyebrows, tinting eyebrows or eyelashes, perming eyelashes or eyebrows, or applying eyelash or eyebrow extensions”
le.utah.gov “has a minimum of 270 hours of instruction”
le.utah.gov “Eyelash and eyebrow technology license | 270 school hours or 270 apprenticeship hours”
commerce.utah.gov “Eyelash and Eyebrow Technician...... $60.00”
commerce.utah.gov - Waxing
“(b)manual hair removal.”
le.utah.gov “(f)manual hair removal;”
le.utah.gov “"Manual hair removal" means superfluous hair removal that is performed without using a cosmetic medical device or electrolysis.”
le.utah.gov “by using electricity, waxing, shaving, or tweezing”
le.utah.gov “The practice of facial hair removal includes cleansing, applying oil and antiseptics, and manual hair removal on the face.”
le.utah.gov “The practice of eyelash and eyebrow technology includes arching eyebrows by tweezing or waxing, tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, facial waxing, perming eyelashes or eyebrows, and applying eyelash or eyebrow extensions.”
le.utah.gov “(xi)manual hair removal;”
le.utah.gov “(c)manual hair removal;”
le.utah.gov - Eyebrow threading
“engages in threading”
le.utah.gov “is not engaged in a practice that requires a license or permit under this chapter”
le.utah.gov “(12)an individual who:”
le.utah.gov - Also good to know
“has a minimum of 270 hours of instruction”
le.utah.gov - Also good to know
“means a method of removing hair from the eyebrows, upper lip, or other body parts by using cotton thread to pull hair from follicles without the use of chemicals, heat, or wax.”
le.utah.gov - Also good to know
“"Manual hair removal" does not include threading.”
le.utah.gov
Questions
Utah lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Utah?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Utah?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Utah?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Utah?
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