Barbering

ALERT: The New York Forward  guidance for personal care has been amended to permit services that require a customer to remove their face covering.  The updated detailed guidance can be found here, which provides the following: "Responsible Parties are prohibited from offering personal care services that may require customers to remove face coverings (e.g., face massage, facials, face waxing around lip or nose areas, face tattoos, facial makeup, cosmetic lip tattooing, lip or nose piercings, beard trimming or shaves), unless the employee is wearing a face shield or similar barrier in addition to their face covering. Further, any employee performing such services must be tested, at least once on or after September 3, 2020, for COVID-19 through a diagnostic test and receive a negative result prior to the employee performing services that require removal of a customer’s face covering."

ALERT: Nail salons are now open with strict guidelines in all regions of New York State. As part of Phase Three, appearance enhancement professionals must continue to follow strict guidelines when performing services. Responsible Parties are prohibited from offering personal care services that may require customers to remove face coverings (e.g. face massage, facials, face waxing around lip or nose areas, face tattoos, facial makeup, cosmetic lip tattooing, or lip or nose piercings). Please visit http://forward.ny.gov to learn more. 

ALERT: Hair salons and barber shops are now open with strict guidelines in all regions of New York State. Please visit http://forward.ny.gov to view the guidelines. NOTE: Per the guidelines, hair service businesses in New York City that are open as part of Phase Two are prohibited from offering all services not related to haircutting, coloring, or stylings; prohibited services include, but are not limited to: beard trimming, nose hair trimming, facials, nail services, makeup application, threading, tweezing, or waxing. 

 

 

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The "Practice of barbering" includes the performance of the following practices upon the head of a human being: shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair of humans; giving facial or scalp massage with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing, arranging, dressing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonic; applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck. It is the responsibility of licensees to understand the Practice of Barbering License Law.

“How do I renew my license?”
Appearance Enhancement and Barber licenses must be renewed online through the NY License Center.
Quick Online Renewal Instruction Flyer (pdf)

License Requirements

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Fees and terms of licensure/registration

Forms: (all forms are Adobe PDF Format)

Schools Approved to Offer the Barber Infectious Disease/HIV Course

Examination Information:

Barber Practical Examination Sites

Examination Scheduling Policy

Practical Exam Candidate COVID-19 Mandatory Checklist 
General Practical Exam Information (English)
Practical Exam Procedures (English)
Practical Exam Supply List (English)
List of Tasks Evaluated (English)
Images of Barber Practical Exam Draping Procedures
Figure of Shaving Areas/Stroke Direction

Appearance Enhancement and Barber E-Licensing System Access Information

License Center Guides:

 

License Center Quick Online Application Instruction Flyer (pdf)

Quick Online Renewal Instruction Flyer (pdf)

Applicant User Guide for the License Center (doc)

License Center Amendments Guide (English), (Spanish/Español), (Korean/한국어), (Chinese/中文) (doc)

NY Licensing Center Claiming Record(s) Guide (English), (Spanish/Español), (Korean/한국어), (Chinese/中文) (doc)

NYS Licensing Center Renewal Guide (English), (Spanish/Español), (Korean/한국어), (Chinese/中文) (doc)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions about the NYS License Center

 

LICENSE LAW —  pdf It is the responsibility of licensees to understand the Practice of Barbering License Law.

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