Arkansas microblading and permanent makeup rules
Do you need a license to do microblading in Arkansas?
Yes. Anyone who performs permanent cosmetics, including microblading, in Arkansas must hold an Arkansas artist license from the Department of Health, which carries a $100 annual fee. Below: the studio license, the agency that issues them, local rules and what Arkansas says about microblading itself, each answered from Arkansas's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026.
- Artist license
- License needed
- Studio license
- License needed
- Artist fee
- $100
- Local rules
- County or city too
Licensed by Arkansas Department of Health, Body Art Program.The agency's page The state's own words
The artist
Do you need a license to do permanent makeup in Arkansas?
Yes. Anyone who performs permanent cosmetics, including microblading, in Arkansas must hold an Arkansas artist license from the Department of Health, which carries a $100 annual fee.
- License needed
- License needed
- License name
- Artist license
- Training hours
- 400 hours
- State fee
- $100
The studio
Does a microblading studio need a license in Arkansas?
Yes. A place where body art, including permanent cosmetics, is performed must be licensed by the Department of Health as an establishment, at $150 per year.
- License needed
- License needed
- License name
- Facility / Establishment
- State fee
- $150
Microblading by name
Is microblading considered tattooing in Arkansas?
Yes, by name. The statute's definition of permanent cosmetics lists microblading as a permanent eyebrow procedure, and permanent cosmetics are regulated as body art.
Local rules
Do counties or cities license permanent makeup in Arkansas?
Yes. City and county health departments may also periodically inspect body art establishments, in addition to the state licensing by the Department of Health.
Good to know
What else Arkansas asks of permanent makeup artists
- Each year's artist renewal needs a current blood borne pathogen certificate plus a renewal application.
- Minors may receive permanent cosmetics only for medical necessity, with physician consent in addition to parental consent.
- Performing body art in any unlicensed facility is unlawful.
Sources
What Arkansas's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Arkansas's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026. Rules change, and counties can add their own: confirm with the Arkansas Department of Health before you start.
- The artist's license
“Tattoo, permanent cosmetic, body piercing and branding artists are required to be licensed in Arkansas.”
healthy.arkansas.gov “(3) “Body art” means procedures that include:”
healthy.arkansas.gov “(B) Permanent cosmetics;”
healthy.arkansas.gov “What are the requirements in Arkansas to obtain an artist license for tattooing, body piercing or”
healthy.arkansas.gov “artist shall complete not less than four hundred (400) clock hours of”
healthy.arkansas.gov “($100) per artist for issuance of a license to an artist who performs body art.”
healthy.arkansas.gov - The studio's license
“($150) per establishment for issuance of a license to an establishment in which body art is”
healthy.arkansas.gov “art shall be licensed by the Department of Health.”
healthy.arkansas.gov “Facility / Establishment”
healthy.arkansas.gov - Local rules
“(a) Any city or county department of health may periodically inspect body art establishments on”
healthy.arkansas.gov - Microblading by name
“(a) Microblading; and”
healthy.arkansas.gov - Also good to know
“along with a current yearly blood borne pathogen certificate and a renewal application.”
healthy.arkansas.gov - Also good to know
“(k) A person under eighteen (18) years of age may undergo a permanent cosmetics procedure due”
healthy.arkansas.gov - Also good to know
“(1) It is unlawful to perform body art in any unlicensed facility.”
healthy.arkansas.gov
Questions
Arkansas microblading licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do microblading in Arkansas?
Is microblading considered tattooing or permanent makeup in Arkansas?
Does a permanent makeup studio need a license in Arkansas?
Who licenses permanent makeup artists in Arkansas?
How much does a permanent makeup license cost in Arkansas?
Does a cosmetology or esthetician license cover microblading in Arkansas?
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