Arkansas salon inspections
Arkansas salon inspection checklist
The Arkansas Department of Health inspects Arkansas salons against the state's sanitation rules. A new salon is inspected before it may open, and inspected again once it is running. Below are the 20 rules an inspector checks, from the state's own rules and inspection pages, each beside the rule's own words. Tick them off as you get ready, filter by the services you offer, and print the list.
- Inspected by
- Arkansas Department of Health
- Before opening
- Inspected first
- Rules on this list
- 20
- Official form
- None found
- Foot spa log
- Not stated
- MMA nail liquid
- Banned
Read from the official sources on October 19, 2026.The full rules Arkansas salon license
How it works
How Arkansas inspects salons
Inspections are done by the Arkansas Department of Health. A new salon is inspected before it may open or before its license is issued, so have everything below in place before you book it.
The Department of Health inspects cosmetology establishments at least once a year.
“Cosmetology and body art establishments, mobile salons, and body art institutions are inspected at least annually”
We found no inspection form published by the Arkansas Department of Health, so this checklist is built from the state's rules themselves.
The checklist
What Arkansas inspectors check
Every rule below is from the state's own rules, beside its own words. An inspector can check anything in the rules, so read them in full once before you open.
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Arkansas salon inspection checklist
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Licenses on display
The first thing an inspector looks for: the salon's license and every working license, current and where clients can see them.
1.Post the salon's establishment license in a conspicuous place in the salon.
2.Post each practitioner's license in a designated place in the reception area.
Other required postings
Some states also want their rules, a consumer notice or the last inspection report on the wall.
3.Post a copy of the most recent inspection sheet in a designated place in the reception area.
The disinfectant
What the disinfectant must be, how it is mixed and how often it is changed.
4.Keep a liquid disinfecting receptacle with an EPA-registered disinfectant that kills bacteria, viruses and fungi for instruments and supplies.
5.Keep disinfectant solutions covered at all times and change them daily or whenever visibly cloudy or dirty.
Cleaning tools between clients
How combs, shears, nippers and other reusable tools are cleaned and disinfected after each client.
6.Clean and disinfect electrical instruments before using them on a client.
Storing clean and used tools
Clean tools kept covered and apart from used ones, so nothing dirty touches the next client.
7.Keep used instruments in a labeled receptacle that holds only dirty items awaiting disinfection.
Single-use items
What must be thrown away after one client because it cannot be disinfected.
8.Throw away used porous supplies and instruments that cannot be disinfected, such as files, pumice stones and buffers, right after use.
9.Dip each wax applicator into the wax only one time, then throw it away.Skin and waxing
Towels, capes and linens
Clean towels stored closed, used ones in a covered container until laundered.
10.Wash towels and linens on the hot cycle and dry them until hot to the touch.
11.Keep soiled linens in a separate vented receptacle from clean ones.
Water, sinks and restroom
Hot and cold running water, sinks and a restroom with a place to wash hands.
12.Provide continuous hot and cold running water for all services performed throughout the workday.
13.At hand-washing sinks, provide a soap dispenser with soap and disposable towels or an air dryer; shared towels and bar soap are not allowed.
14.Clean shampoo bowls and trays with soap and water or other detergent before each service, and keep them in good repair and sanitary at all times.
Pedicure equipment
How foot spas and pedicure basins are cleaned after each client and at the end of the day, and the log some states require.
15.Drain the pedicure tub after each client or service.Pedicures
16.Clean the pedicure tub according to the manufacturer's instructions, remove all film (especially at the water line), and rinse it well.Pedicures
17.Then fill the tub with water and add an EPA-registered disinfectant, mixed and used as the manufacturer directs.Pedicures
Banned products and tools
Products, tools and practices the state's rules forbid outright.
18.Do not use liquid methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer.
19.Animals are not allowed inside the salon.
The premises
Floors, walls, light, air, waste bins and keeping living space and food out of the work area.
20.Keep garbage and refuse in durable, easily cleanable containers that do not leak and do not absorb liquids.
Questions
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Plan the rest
Get the rest of the salon ready
- Every step to opening a salon, as a checklist for your state
- The salon license, fees and who must be licensed
- Which services and products the state taxes, and the sales tax permit
- What it costs to open a salon, line by line
- A client intake and consultation form
- A cancellation and no-show policy
Salon inspection checklists for other states
Ready when you are
Pass the inspection, then fill the chairs
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