Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 7 - COSMETOLOGISTS (§§ 73-7-1 — 73-7-71) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 73-7-1 — 73-7-37) › Section 73-7-2 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Definitions

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings as defined in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Board" means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
(b)
"Barbering" means the occupation of shaving or trimming the beard, cutting or dressing the hair, giving facial or scalp treatment with oils or creams or other cosmetic preparations made for that purpose, antiseptics, powders, clays or lotions to the scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body either by hand or by means of mechanical appliances, singeing and shampooing the hair, dyeing the hair, or permanently waving or straightening the hair for compensation.
(c)
"Barber" means a person, other than a student, who performs barbering on the general public for compensation, and who shall satisfy the qualifications and licensure requirements provided in this chapter.
(d)
"Cosmetology" means any one (1) or a combination of the following practices if they are performed on a person's head, face, neck, shoulder, arms, hands, legs or feet for cosmetic purposes:
(i)
Cutting, clipping or trimming hair and hair pieces.
(ii)
Styling, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, straightening, cleansing, bleaching, tinting, coloring or similarly treating hair and hair pieces.
(iii)
Cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying or applying oils, antiseptics, clays, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or by mechanical or electrical apparatus.
(iv)
Arching eyebrows, to include tweezing, waxing, threading or any other methods of epilation, or tinting eyebrows and eyelashes.
(v)
Removing superfluous hair by the use of depilation.
(vi)
Manicuring and pedicuring.
For regulation purposes, the terms "cosmetology" and "barbering" do not include persons whose practice is limited to only performing makeup artistry, threading or applying or removing eyelash extensions; however, a person may perform a combination of not more than three (3) such practices and still be exempt from this chapter.
(e)
"Cosmetologist" means a person who for compensation, whether direct or indirect, engages in the practice of cosmetology.
(f)
"Esthetics" means any one (1) or a combination of the following practices:
(i)
Massaging the face or neck of a person.
(ii)
Arching eyebrows to include trimming, tweezing, waxing, threading or any other method of epilation .
(iii)
Tinting eyelashes or eyebrows.
(iv)
Waxing, stimulating, cleaning or beautifying the face, neck, arms or legs of a person by any method with the aid of the hands or any mechanical or electrical apparatus, or by the use of a cosmetic preparation.
The term "esthetics" shall not include the diagnosis, treatment or therapy of any dermatological condition. For regulation purposes, the term "esthetics" does not include persons whose practice is limited to only performing makeup artistry, threading or applying or removing eyelash extensions; however, a person may perform a combination of not more than three (3) such practices and still be exempt from this chapter.
(g)
"Esthetician" means any person who, for compensation, either direct or indirect, engages in the practice of esthetics.
(h)
"Instructor" means a person licensed to teach cosmetology, barbering, or nail technology, or esthetics, or all of those, pursuant to this chapter, and shall include those persons engaged in the instruction of student instructors.
(i)
" Nail technology" means any one (1) or a combination of the following practices:
(i)
Cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing or otherwise treating a person's nails.
(ii)
Applying artificial nails.
(iii)
Massaging or cleaning a person's hands, arms, legs or feet.
(j)
" Nail technician" means a person who for compensation, either direct or indirect, engages in the practice of nail technology.
(k)
"Master" means a person holding a cosmetology, barbering, nail technology and/or esthetics license who has completed the minimum course of continuing education prescribed by Section
73-7-14
.
(l)
"Salon/barber shop" means an establishment operated for the purpose of engaging in the practice of cosmetology, barbering, nail technology, or esthetics, or all of those.
(m)
"School" means an establishment, public or private, operated for the purpose of teaching cosmetology, barbering, nail technology, or esthetics, or all of those.
Laws, 1987, ch. 516, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 553, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1993, ch. 596, § 3; reenacted, Laws, 1995, ch. 383, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1997, ch. 513, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 492, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 487, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 525, § 2, eff. 7/1/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 437, HB 313,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2025.
Reenacted and amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 470, HB 1312,§ 2, eff. 4/9/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 523, HB 1164, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Repeal date:
Miss. Code § 73-7-63 provides that this chapter is repealed effective 7/1/2024. Laws, 2024, ch. 437, HB 313,§ 28 repeals Miss. Code § 73-7-63 effective 1/1/2025.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.