Section 250. Scope of practice

Part VI. Standards of Practice

A. Each licensed spa or school shall ensure that no licensee or student performs any service beyond the scope of practice for the esthetician or master esthetician license.

B. For chemical exfoliation of the epidermis by a licensed master esthetician, the standards for use of an exfoliator or concentration of acids shall be:

1. Jessner and Modified Jessner solution;

2. Trichloracetic acid less than 20%;

3. Nonprescriptive alpha hydroxyl acids;

4. Nonprescriptive beta hydroxyl acids;

5. Nonprescriptive, commercially available products used in accordance with manufacturer's written instructions;

6. Vitamin-based acids;

7. Enzymes; or

8. Herbal exfoliators.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 25, eff. September 20, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.