Delaware microblading and permanent makeup rules
Do you need a license to do microblading in Delaware?
Not stated at the state level. Delaware's body art permit, which covers permanent make-up, goes to the establishment; the official pages we read name no separate license for the artist. Ask the Delaware Division of Public Health before you start. Below: the studio license, the agency that issues them, local rules and what Delaware says about microblading itself, each answered from Delaware's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026.
- Artist license
- Not stated
- Studio license
- License needed
- Studio fee
- $100
- Local rules
- Not stated
Licensed by Delaware Division of Public Health (Department of Health and Social Services), Community Environmental Health Services.The agency's page The state's own words
The artist
Do you need a license to do permanent makeup in Delaware?
Not stated at the state level. Delaware's body art permit, which covers permanent make-up, goes to the establishment; the official pages we read name no separate license for the artist. Ask the Delaware Division of Public Health before you start.
- License needed
- Not stated
The studio
Does a microblading studio need a license in Delaware?
Yes. Permanent make-up is body art in Delaware, so the establishment needs a permit from the Division of Public Health, renewed every year for a $100 fee.
- License needed
- License needed
- License name
- Permanent permit
- State fee
- $100
Microblading by name
Is microblading considered tattooing in Delaware?
Not by name. Delaware's official pages we read do not use the word microblading.
Good to know
What else Delaware asks of permanent makeup artists
- The body art operator/technician must be at least 18 years old.
- Body art establishment permits are renewed annually, with a $100 licensing fee.
- A November 1, 2025 proposed rewrite of the body art rule would define permanent cosmetics to include microblading. It is not confirmed as adopted, so check the current rule before relying on it.
Sources
What Delaware's official pages say
Each answer above, in the words of Delaware's own statutes, rules or agency pages, read on October 24, 2026. Rules change, and counties can add their own: confirm with the Delaware Division of Public Health before you start.
- The studio's license
“written approval by the Division to operate a body art establishment.”
archive.regulations.delaware.gov “shall issue a permit to a tattoo parlor or body piercing establishment”
delcode.delaware.gov “Permanent make-up services are a form of body art/tattooing.”
dpr.delaware.gov “You need a permit from the Division of Public Health.”
dpr.delaware.gov “Permanent permit – a permit issued for businesses that operate at a fixed location.”
archive.regulations.delaware.gov “Upon receipt of an application for a permit and a permit fee of $100”
delcode.delaware.gov “The licensing fee for Body Art Establishments is $100.”
firststeps.delaware.gov - Who issues it
“the Delaware Division of Public Health as the agency”
archive.regulations.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“The body art operator/technician must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age.”
archive.regulations.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“Permits for Body Art Establishments are renewed annually.”
firststeps.delaware.gov - Also good to know
“means a tattoo, whether permanent, semipermanent, or temporary, by someone other”
regulations.delaware.gov
Questions
Delaware microblading licenses, answered
Do you need a license to do microblading in Delaware?
Is microblading considered tattooing or permanent makeup in Delaware?
Does a permanent makeup studio need a license in Delaware?
Who licenses permanent makeup artists in Delaware?
Does a cosmetology or esthetician license cover microblading in Delaware?
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