Vermont lash and brow rules
Do you need a license to do lashes in Vermont?
No license needed. Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation says anyone may beautify lashes or brows by manual or mechanical means, with no individual or shop license. Below: lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination (not stated), waxing (not stated) and eyebrow threading (no license needed), each answered from Vermont's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026, with the state's own words.
- Lash extensions
- No license needed
- Lifts and tints
- Not stated
- Waxing
- Not stated
- Threading
- No license needed
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Lash extensions
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Vermont?
No license needed. Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation says anyone may beautify lashes or brows by manual or mechanical means, with no individual or shop license.
- License needed
- No license needed
- Exemption
- OPR policy says anyone may beautify lashes or brows, or remove unwanted hair by manual or mechanical means, with no individual or shop license.
Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Vermont?
Not stated. Vermont's official pages we read do not say whether lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination need a license. Ask OPR before you offer them.
- License needed
- Not stated
Waxing
Do you need a license to do waxing in Vermont?
Not stated. Vermont's official pages we read do not say whether waxing needs a license. Ask OPR before you offer it.
- License needed
- Not stated
Eyebrow threading
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Vermont?
No license needed. Vermont's Office of Professional Regulation says anyone may remove unwanted hair by manual or mechanical means, such as threading, with no individual or shop license.
- License needed
- No license needed
- Exemption
- OPR policy says anyone may remove unwanted hair by manual or mechanical means with no individual or shop license.
Good to know
What else Vermont asks of lash and brow artists
- Licensed cosmetologists and estheticians who do these services must be properly trained.
- Permanent cosmetics are outside the esthetics scope of practice, even when applied to lashes or brows.
- Esthetics does not include medical practice, including the use of lasers.
Sources
What Vermont's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Vermont's own statutes, rules or board pages, read on October 23, 2026. Rules change: confirm with OPR before you start offering a service.
- Lash extensions
“Anyone, including estheticians and cosmetologists, may beautify lashes or brows or remove unwanted hair using manual or mechanical means. No individual or shop license is required.”
outside.vermont.gov “A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Lash lifts, tinting and brow lamination
“A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Waxing
“A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Eyebrow threading
“Anyone, including estheticians and cosmetologists, may beautify lashes or brows or remove unwanted hair using manual or mechanical means. No individual or shop license is required.”
outside.vermont.gov “A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“A licensed esthetician or cosmetologist who engages in these activities must be properly trained.”
outside.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“The esthetics scope of practice never includes the practice of permanent cosmetics, even if applied to lashes or brows.”
outside.vermont.gov - Also good to know
“any practice, activity, or treatment that constitutes the practice of medicine, as defined in section 1311 of this title, including injections of any substance and the use of lasers;”
legislature.vermont.gov
Questions
Vermont lash and brow licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do lash extensions in Vermont?
Do you need a license to do lash lifts, tinting or brow lamination in Vermont?
Do you need a license to do waxing in Vermont?
Do you need a license to do eyebrow threading in Vermont?
What do you need to open a lash or brow studio in Vermont?
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