Louisiana salon inspections
Louisiana salon inspection checklist
The Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology inspects Louisiana 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
- Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology
- 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 Louisiana salon license
How it works
How Louisiana inspects salons
Inspections are done by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology. 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.
Board inspectors may enter any licensed salon during regular business hours to interview people there and examine work records.
“Inspectors and employees of the board are entitled to enter any salon or school licensed by the board, to interview any person present at the facility and to examine all work records pertaining to the cosmetology profession during the regular business hours of the facility.”
We found no inspection form published by the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, so this checklist is built from the state's rules themselves.
The checklist
What Louisiana 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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Louisiana 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.Put a photo on each license or permit, and display it where services are performed.
Other required postings
Some states also want their rules, a consumer notice or the last inspection report on the wall.
2.Mark cosmetology-only and barbering-only areas of the salon with signs in at least four-inch lettering.
The disinfectant
What the disinfectant must be, how it is mixed and how often it is changed.
3.Sanitize with an EPA registered hospital grade disinfectant, or a heat or steam sterilizer, used according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Cleaning tools between clients
How combs, shears, nippers and other reusable tools are cleaned and disinfected after each client.
4.After each client, clean combs and brushes with soap and water, then soak them in a solution of 1 part water to 10 parts bleach.
5.Sterilize, sanitize, or throw away every tool and implement that touches a client, after each use.
Storing clean and used tools
Clean tools kept covered and apart from used ones, so nothing dirty touches the next client.
6.Store new, sanitized, and cleaned tools separately from all others.
Single-use items
What must be thrown away after one client because it cannot be disinfected.
7.Throw away disposable items after one use, including facial tissues, sponges, cloths, extraction tissue, lancets, gloves, wax strips and sticks, tissues, cotton pads and emery boards.
8.Place used disposable items in a closed, bagged trash container.Skin and waxing
Towels, capes and linens
Clean towels stored closed, used ones in a covered container until laundered.
9.Keep patron towels clean and freshly laundered, stored in a closed cabinet used only for clean towels.
10.Wash all towels and linens in disinfecting detergent.Skin and waxing
11.Wash all towels and linens in disinfecting detergent.Nail services
Water, sinks and restroom
Hot and cold running water, sinks and a restroom with a place to wash hands.
12.Keep an adequate supply of hot and cold running water and enough wash basins on the premises.
13.Wash hands with soap and fresh water immediately before serving each client.
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.
14.Sanitize the pedicure tub after each service, following the manufacturer's instructions or recommended infection-prevention procedures.Pedicures
Banned products and tools
Products, tools and practices the state's rules forbid outright.
15.Do not use credo blades or any blade designed to remove multiple layers of skin.
16.Do not use formaldehyde to sanitize equipment.
17.Do not use nail enhancement products that contain methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer.Nail services
The premises
Floors, walls, light, air, waste bins and keeping living space and food out of the work area.
18.Keep the salon adequately lit and well ventilated, and kept clean and sanitary at all times.
19.Keep floors, walls, and fixtures clean and sanitary at all times.
First aid and safety
A first aid kit, what to do after a cut or blood exposure, and other safety rules.
20.Keep a blood spill kit available in the salon.
Questions
Louisiana salon inspections, answered
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Does Louisiana have an official salon inspection checklist?
Is MMA banned in Louisiana nail salons?
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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