(a) As used in this chapter, unless otherwise provided or the context requires a different construction, application, or meaning—(a) “Apprentice” means a person who is not a manager or operator and who has obtained a permit from the Board to engage in learning the practice of barbering, cosmetology, nail technology, or natural hair styling under the direction and supervision of a barber or one of the respective cosmetologist specialists.(b) “Barber” means a person who engages in the practice of barbering.(c) “Barbering” means any of the following when done for compensation and for the public, but not when done for the treatment of disease or physical ailments:(1) shaving, cutting, trimming, coloring, shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, dyeing or waving the hair or beard, or arching eyebrow;(2) giving scalp massages or applying oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations to the face, scalp or neck, either by hand or by mechanical appliances;(3) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck of clients.(d) “Barbershop” means any store, establishment, place, or any part thereof, in which the practice of barbering is conducted.(e) “Beautician” means a person engaged in the practice of cosmetology.(f) “Beauty shop” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of cosmetology is conducted.(g) “Board” means the Virgin Islands Board for the Licensing of Barbering and Cosmetology.(h) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs.(i) “Cosmetology” means the art and science of hair, skin, and nail and scalp for aesthetic rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring, permanent waving, hair relaxing, hair removal, natural hair and braiding, plain facial, non-permanent makeup, arching eyebrow, pedicuring, and manicuring when done for compensation.(j) “Esthetics” means any of the following practices: giving facials; applying makeup; performing skin care; removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by use of creams, tweezers, or waxing; applying eyelashes to a person, including the application of eyelash extensions, brow or lash color; beautifying the face, neck, arms, or upper part of the human body by use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams; surface manipulation in relation to skin care; cleaning or stimulating the face, neck, ears, arms, hands, bust, torso, legs, or feet of a person by means of hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances along with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or cream. The practice of esthetics does not include the practice of cosmetic medical procedures, such as, but not limited to: hair transplants, cosmetic injections, including botulinum toxins and soft tissue fillers; dermaplaning; dermastamping; dermarolling; dermabrasion; chemical peels using modification solutions; laser hair removal; laser skin surfacing; laser treatment of leg veins; sclerotherapy and other laser procedures; intense pulsed light treatment and the use of medical devices designed to induce deep skin tissue alteration.(k) “Esthetician” means a person licensed by the Board to practice only that part of cosmetology that is defined as esthetics.(l) “Esthetics salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that is defined as esthetics is conducted.(m) “Licensee” means a person entitled to engage in barbering, cosmetology, or manicuring.(n) “Manicurist” means a person who engages in the practice of manicuring and pedicuring.(o) “Manicuring and pedicuring” and “practice of manicuring and pedicuring” mean the cleansing, dressing, application of nail extensions and artificial nails or polishing of the natural or sculptured nails of a person’s hands and feet.(p) “Nail technician” means a person who is licensed by the Board to practice only that part of cosmetology that is defined as manicuring and pedicuring.(q) “Nail salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that constitutes manicuring and pedicuring is conducted.(r) “Natural hair stylist” means any person who uses techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair by hand or mechanical appliances which do not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair.(s) “Natural hair” means hair that has not been altered by chemical straighteners, including relaxers and texturizes.(t) “Natural hair salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that is defined as natural hair styling is conducted.(u) “Temporary permit” means a permit issued pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, except § 455, upon submittal of an application and payment of the required license fee.
(a) “Apprentice” means a person who is not a manager or operator and who has obtained a permit from the Board to engage in learning the practice of barbering, cosmetology, nail technology, or natural hair styling under the direction and supervision of a barber or one of the respective cosmetologist specialists.
(b) “Barber” means a person who engages in the practice of barbering.
(c) “Barbering” means any of the following when done for compensation and for the public, but not when done for the treatment of disease or physical ailments:(1) shaving, cutting, trimming, coloring, shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, dyeing or waving the hair or beard, or arching eyebrow;(2) giving scalp massages or applying oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations to the face, scalp or neck, either by hand or by mechanical appliances;(3) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck of clients.
(1) shaving, cutting, trimming, coloring, shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, dyeing or waving the hair or beard, or arching eyebrow;
(2) giving scalp massages or applying oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations to the face, scalp or neck, either by hand or by mechanical appliances;
(3) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck of clients.
(d) “Barbershop” means any store, establishment, place, or any part thereof, in which the practice of barbering is conducted.
(e) “Beautician” means a person engaged in the practice of cosmetology.
(f) “Beauty shop” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of cosmetology is conducted.
(g) “Board” means the Virgin Islands Board for the Licensing of Barbering and Cosmetology.
(h) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Licensing and Consumer Affairs.
(i) “Cosmetology” means the art and science of hair, skin, and nail and scalp for aesthetic rather than medical purposes, including, but not limited to, hair shampooing, hair cutting, hair arranging, hair coloring, permanent waving, hair relaxing, hair removal, natural hair and braiding, plain facial, non-permanent makeup, arching eyebrow, pedicuring, and manicuring when done for compensation.
(j) “Esthetics” means any of the following practices: giving facials; applying makeup; performing skin care; removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by use of creams, tweezers, or waxing; applying eyelashes to a person, including the application of eyelash extensions, brow or lash color; beautifying the face, neck, arms, or upper part of the human body by use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams; surface manipulation in relation to skin care; cleaning or stimulating the face, neck, ears, arms, hands, bust, torso, legs, or feet of a person by means of hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances along with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or cream. The practice of esthetics does not include the practice of cosmetic medical procedures, such as, but not limited to: hair transplants, cosmetic injections, including botulinum toxins and soft tissue fillers; dermaplaning; dermastamping; dermarolling; dermabrasion; chemical peels using modification solutions; laser hair removal; laser skin surfacing; laser treatment of leg veins; sclerotherapy and other laser procedures; intense pulsed light treatment and the use of medical devices designed to induce deep skin tissue alteration.
(k) “Esthetician” means a person licensed by the Board to practice only that part of cosmetology that is defined as esthetics.
(l) “Esthetics salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that is defined as esthetics is conducted.
(m) “Licensee” means a person entitled to engage in barbering, cosmetology, or manicuring.
(n) “Manicurist” means a person who engages in the practice of manicuring and pedicuring.
(o) “Manicuring and pedicuring” and “practice of manicuring and pedicuring” mean the cleansing, dressing, application of nail extensions and artificial nails or polishing of the natural or sculptured nails of a person’s hands and feet.
(p) “Nail technician” means a person who is licensed by the Board to practice only that part of cosmetology that is defined as manicuring and pedicuring.
(q) “Nail salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that constitutes manicuring and pedicuring is conducted.
(r) “Natural hair stylist” means any person who uses techniques that result in tension on hair strands such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair by hand or mechanical appliances which do not include the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair.
(s) “Natural hair” means hair that has not been altered by chemical straighteners, including relaxers and texturizes.
(t) “Natural hair salon” means any store, establishment, place, or premises, or any part thereof in which the practice of only that part of cosmetology that is defined as natural hair styling is conducted.
(u) “Temporary permit” means a permit issued pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, except § 455, upon submittal of an application and payment of the required license fee.