820 Ind. Admin. Code 4-4-7.1

Current through December 4, 2024
Section 820 IAC 4-4-7.1 - Specific curriculum for estheticians

Authority: IC 25-8-3-23; IC 25-8-5-4

Affected: IC 25-8

Sec. 7.1.

(a) An esthetician curriculum shall be a minimum course of seven hundred (700) hours of instruction in the theory and practice of esthetics consisting of the following:

Subject Theory and Demonstration Sanitation and Actual Practice Total Hours
Chemistry of skin care 15 25 40
Physiology and histology 30 30 60
(1) Anatomy
(2) Skin and gland structure and function
(3) Conditions and disorders of skin
(4) Histology of skin; cells and tissue Bacteriology, disinfection, sterilization, and sanitation 15 20 35
(1) Personal hygiene
(2) Public health
(3) Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization
(4) Methods and procedures
Introduction and operation to skin care machinery 20 30 50
(1) Types of current
(2) Purpose and effects
Introduction to skin care 15 30 45
(1) Facial structure
(2) Skin analysis
(3) Patron appointments and consultation
Skin care 35 120 155
(1) Massage and cleansing procedures
(2) Movements in facial massage manipulations
(3) Mask and packs
(4) Massage and cleansing hands and feet (credit will not be allowed for manicures and pedicures)
(5) Extraction technique
Makeup 15 40 55
(1) Contouring
(2) Application
(3) Color accent
(4) Purpose and effects
(5) Supplies and implements
(6) Preparation and procedures
(7) Eyelash application
Hair removal (superfluous hair) Tweezing, waxing, and depilatories 15 55 70
(1) Eyebrow arching
(2) Lip, chin, and face
(3) Leg
(4) Body areas
Introduction to advanced spa techniques 10 15 25
(1) Exfoliation techniques
(2) Advanced techniques
Safety precautions 5 15 20
(1) In skin care
(2) Machinery (electrical)
(3) Facial treatments
(4) Makeup
Professional and personality development 20 20
(1) Professional ethics and practices
(2) Personality development
(3) Personal attitude and image
Salesmanship, marketing, salon management, and retailing (1) Salon development (2) Insurance (3) Client records 25 20 45
State statutes and rules 10 10
Discretionary hours 70
Total 230 400 700

(b) Students shall be required to complete not fewer than the number of actual practice performances provided for in the progress report required by section 11 of this rule.
(c) All:
(1) acne treatments;
(2) makeup applications;
(3) advanced techniques; and
(4) waxing; must be done on live models. At least fifty percent (50%) of other services must be done on live models.
(d) The actual practice not described in subsection (c) may be on actual customers of the cosmetology school. However, students shall not work on customers of the cosmetology school until they have completed a total of ninety (90) hours. Customers shall be rotated according to students' needs for practice on live models.

820 IAC 4-4-7.1

State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 4-4-7.1; filed Dec 3, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 15 IR 577; filed Jun 7, 1993, 10:00 a.m.: 16 IR 2419; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:54 a.m.: 22 IR 1491; filed May 4, 2001, 11:16 a.m.: 24 IR 2688; readopted filed May 22, 2001, 9:56 a.m.: 24 IR 3236; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 1:01 p.m.: 20070808-IR-820070046RFA; filed Feb 12, 2010, 2:58 p.m.: 20100310-IR-820080935FRA
Readopted filed 11/22/2016, 12:09 p.m.: 20161221-IR-820160316RFA
Readopted filed 5/26/2022, 9:41 a.m.: 20220622-IR-820220118RFA