Text of Statute

As used in sections 4713.01 to 4713.21 of the Revised Code:

(A) The practice of cosmetology includes work done for pay, free, or otherwise, by any person, which work is usually performed by hairdressers, cosmetologists, cosmeticians, natural hair stylists, or beauty culturists, however denominated, in beauty salons; which work is for the embellishment, cleanliness, and beautification of hair, wigs, and postiches, such as arranging, dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, weaving, or similar work, and the massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, or similar work by the use of manual massage techniques or mechanical or electrically operated apparatus or appliances, or cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, or lotions, and of manicuring the nails or application of artificial nails, which enumerated practices shall be inclusive of the practice of cosmetology, but not in limitation thereof. Sections 4713.01 to 4713.21 of the Revised Code do not permit any of the services or arts described in this division to be used for the treatment or cure of any physical or mental diseases or ailments.

The retail sale or the trial demonstration by application to the skin for purposes of retail sale of cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, wigs, and postiches shall not be considered the practice of cosmetology.

(B) "Cosmetologist," "cosmetician," "beauty culturist," or "hairdresser," means any person who, for pay, free, or otherwise, engages in the practice of cosmetology.

(C) "Manicurist" means any person who, for pay, free, or otherwise, engages only in the occupation of manicuring the nails of any person or the application of artificial or sculptured nails, or both.

(D) "The practice of esthetics" includes work done for pay, free, or otherwise, by any person, which work is the application of cosmetics, tonics, antiseptics, creams, lotions, or other preparations for the purpose of skin beautification and includes preparation of the skin by manual massage techniques or by use of electrical, mechanical, or other apparatus.

(E) "Esthetician" means any person who, for pay, free, or otherwise, engages only in the practice of esthetics.

(F) "Beauty salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building, in which any branch of cosmetology, except the occupation of a manicurist when carried on in a barber shop licensed under Chapter 4709. of the Revised Code, or the occupation of a cosmetologist is practiced.

(G) "Student" means any person who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of a cosmetologist, manicurist, or esthetician in a school of cosmetology.

(H) "School of cosmetology" means any premises, building, or part of a building in which students are instructed in the theories and practices of cosmetology, manicuring, and esthetics.

(I) "Managing cosmetologist" means any person who has met the requirements of division (E) of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code, and has applied for and received a managing cosmetologist license.

(J) "Cosmetology instructor" means any person who has met the requirements of division (F) of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code, and has applied for and received an instructor's license.

(K) "Apprentice instructor" means any licensee of the state board of cosmetology who is engaged in learning or acquiring knowledge of the occupation of an instructor, in any branch of cosmetology in a duly licensed school of cosmetology.

(L) "Cosmetic therapy" and "cosmetic therapist"* have the same meanings as in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code.

(M) "Nail salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building in which manicurists engage only in the occupation of manicuring the nails of any person or the application of artificial or sculptured nails, or both. For administrative purposes, a nail salon is deemed the equivalent of a beauty salon and is subject to appropriate rules with respect to sanitation and sterilization. A licensed manicurist may practice the occupation of manicuring nails in a nail salon, in a beauty salon, or in a barber shop.

(N) "Esthetics salon" means any premises, building, or part of a building in which esthetics is performed by a person licensed as a cosmetologist or esthetician. For administrative purposes, an esthetics salon is deemed the equivalent of a beauty salon and is subject to the appropriate rules with respect to sanitation and sterilization.

(O) "Managing manicurist" means any person who has met the requirements of division (H)** of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code, and has applied for and received a managing manicurist license.

(P) "Manicurist instructor" means any person who meets the requirements of division (L)*** of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code and who has applied for and received a manicurist instructor license.

(Q) "Managing esthetician" means any person who has met the requirements of division (J)**** of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code, and has applied for and received a managing esthetician's license.

(R) "Esthetics instructor" means any person who meets the requirements of division (K)***** of section 4713.04 of the Revised Code and who has applied for and received an esthetics instructor license.

(S) "Glamour photography" means the combination of a photographic service or product with the delivery of a cosmetology service advertised or sold to the public.

(T) "The practice of natural hair styling" means work done for a fee or other form of compensation, by any person, utilizing techniques performed by hand that result in tension on hair roots such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair, and which work does not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair.

(U) "Braiding" means intertwining the hair in a systematic motion to create patterns in a three-dimensional form, inverting the hair against the scalp along part of a straight or curved row of intertwined hair, or twisting the hair in a systematic motion, and includes extending the hair with natural or synthetic hair fibers.

HISTORY: GC § 1082-1; 115 v 322; 123 v 795; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 131 v 1177 (Eff 10-15-65); 136 v S 262 (Eff 6-18-76); 140 v H 289 (Eff 11-1-84); 142 v H 331 (Eff 6-29-88); 143 v H 792 (Eff 7-24-90); 144 v H 322 (Eff 3-2-92); 145 v S 143 (Eff 8-10-94); 147 v H 606 (Eff 3-9-99); 148 v H 283. Eff 9-29-99.

The effective date is set by section 162 of HB 283.

* The amendment of division (L) of RC § 4713.01 by HB 606 (147 v --) deleted "cosmetic therapist" and changed the wording for subject and verb agreement. The amendment of RC § 4731.15 by HB 606 deleted the definition of "cosmetic therapist" in division (A)(2)(c).

** Division (O), division (H) of RC § 4713.04 was changed to division (I) in HB 283 (148 v --), eff 9-29-99.

*** Division (P), division (L) of RC § 4713.04 was changed to division (M) in HB 283 (148 v --), eff 9-29-99.

**** Division (Q), division (J) of RC § 4713.04 was changed to division (K) in HB 283 (148 v --), eff 9-29-99.

***** Division (R), division (K) of RC § 4713.04 was changed to division (L) in HB 283 (148 v --), eff 9-29-99.