Loctician license do I need one?

Nov 05, 2018
Loctician license do I need one?
One of the most common questions that I get is if you have to have a special license in order to be a loctician and run my own dreadlock salon, every country and if you are from America then there might be different laws depending on what state you are from. So I’m going to list information about places thru out the world what is needed if your dream is to become a loctician.
Please contact your own government in order to really know that this information is accurate at this moment. If you find anything that is out of date please email me at [email protected] and I can update this list! Thanks! (It is hard for me to keep track of what is happening in each country at all time phew…..) 
 
 

USA:
 
Alabama: Special Braiding License Required more info- https://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/search/al/hair-braiding
More info about cosmetology license: http://www.aboc.state.al.us/
 
Alaska: Full Cosmetology License Required
 
Arizona: No license is required
 
Arkansas: No license is required
 
California: No license is required
 
Colorado: No license is required
 
Conneticut: No license is required
 
Delaware: No license is required
 
Florida: Special Braiding License Required - https://www.floridaonlinecosmetology.com/hair-braiders.aspx
 
Georgia: No license is required
 
Idaho: Full Cosmetology License Required https://www.cosmetology-license.com/idaho/
 
Hawaii: Full Cosmetology License Required https://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/faq/license-requirements/hawaii option hairstyling license
 
Illinois: Special Braiding License Required https://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/search/il/hair-braiding
 
Indiana: No license is required
 
Iowa: No license is required
 
Kansas: No license is required
 
Kentucky: No license is required
 
Louisiana: Special Braiding License Required- A completely separate “braiding” license is offered. (1000 hours of training required) Info about changes happening: https://ij.org/action/braiding-battle-bayou-state/ 
 
 
Manie: No license is required
 
Maryland: No license is required
 
 
Michigan: No license is required
 
Minnesota: Special Braiding License Required-  Mandatory safety and sanitation hours required. https://rossbeautyacademy.com/products/mnlicense
 
Mississippi: No license is required
 
Missouri: Full Cosmetology License Required- https://www.cosmetology-license.com/missouri/
 
 
Nebraska: No license is required
 
Nevada: Special Braiding License Required- https://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/search/nv/hair-braiding
 
New Hampshire: No license is required
 
New Jersey: Full Cosmetology License Required https://www.cosmetology-license.com/new-jersey/
 
 
New York: Special Braiding License Required- One must have a Natural Hairstylist License in order to do braiding. http://www.mibeautyschoolny.com/NaturalHairStyling.html
 
North Carolina: Special Braiding License Required- One must have a Natural Hairstylist License in order to do braiding (300 hours of training required) https://beautyschools.com/states/north-carolina/hair-braiding/
 
North Dakota: Full Cosmetology License Required
 
Ohio: You need to register a Boutique Services Registration that costs $75 info about it you can find here: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4713.69v1
 
Oklahoma: Special Braiding License Required- A completely separate “Braiding” license is offered in our State (600 hours of training required).
 
Oregon: Special Braiding License Required
 
Pennsylvania: Special Braiding License Required- A completely separate “Braiding” license is offered in our State (300 hours of training required).
 
Rhode Island: Full Cosmetology License Required
 
South Carolina: Special Braiding License Required-  Braiding is under Barbering, only 6 hours of safety and sanitation required. https://premieronlineedu.com/courses/sc-natural-hair-braiding/
 
South Dakota: No license is required
 
Tennessee: Special Braiding License Required
 
Texas: No license is required
 
Utah: No license is required
 
Vermont: Full Cosmetology License Required
 
Virginia: No license is required
 
Washington: No license is required
 
West Virginia: No license is required 
 
Wisconsin: Full Cosmetology License Required
 
Wyoming: Full Cosmetology License Required

Canada:
Ontario: No special license is needed
British Columbia: No special license is needed
 
 

Europe:
 
Sweden: No license is required, your studio have to be inspected by the health department of the government and you need to start your own company.
 
Norway:
 
Denmark: No license is required,  you need to start your own company.
 
Holland / Netherlands: No license is required,  you need to start your own company and you need to apply for a permit from the municipality.
 
United Kingdom:
 
Ireland: No license is required,  you need to start your own company.
 

Australia: No license is required,  you need to start your own company.
 
New Zeeland: No license is required,  you need to start your own company.
 
To find info about this we do recommend that you look for the info about braiding license is required, you have to remember that being a loctician is a fairly new job and in some counties there are no regulations of this just yet.
 

 

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