Get Specific Renewal Information at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation website.

www.IDFPR.com

The following are the basic License Requirements

IL Cosmetologists:

14 Hours Every 2 Years (renewal by 9/30 of each odd year) 7 can be self study.

IL Cosmetology Instructors:

24 Hours Every 2 Years - of which 10 hours are in educational psychology and teaching methodology due by September 30th every even year. 7 can be self study.

IL Nail Technicians:

10 Hours Every 2 Years (renewal by October 31st of each even year) Every even numbered year.

IL Nail Technician Instructors:

20 Hours; 10 are in educational phychology or teaching methodology. (renewal september 30th every even yea) 5hours can be self study.

Estheticians:

10 Hours Every 2 years (renewal by September 30th of every odd year) 5 can be self study.

Esthetician Instructors:

20 Hours; (renewal by sept 30th of every odd year)10 can be self study.

For More Information on the following.. PLEASE VISIT www.IDPRF.com 

IL Licenses have Important NEW Changes.

The (B.C.E.N.T) Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding and Nail Technology Act of 1985 was recently amended to update and change the follow Illinois requirements:

  •       All licensees will now need to renew their licenses digitally before their expiration date.

Reminders will no longer be sent out.

  • As of JANUARY 2020 all BCENT licensees are required in addition to the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 1CE need to complete 1CE of SEXUAUL ASSULT & SEXUAL HERASSMENT course for renewal.

    ILLINOIS BEAUTY CEU CAN PROVIDE THIS REQUIREMENT.

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  •      Starting Jan 2019 - - It is now required to receive 1 hour of Domestic Violence Awareness training as part of the total continuing education hours that your license requires.

*** Updated Notice as of March 1, 2019 ***

  • Effective January 1, 2017, a new law requires a one-hour, one-time Continuing Education (CE) course on Domestic Violence for all cosmetologists, cosmetology teachers, estheticians, esthetic teachers, hair braiders, hair braiding teachers, nail technicians, and nail technology teachers. This CE requirement was effective January 1, 2019.

  • The Domestic Violence CE requirement will be in effect for the September 2019 licensure renewals for cosmetologists and estheticians. This new requirement must be completed in order for a license to be renewed. This new requirement impacts 84,000 licensees so it is in your best interest to complete this course well in advance of renewal time. If you wait too long, you may not be able to get into a class and your license will expire.

  • If you completed the Domestic Violence course at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago in the spring of 2016, 2017 or 2018 you are in compliance and do not have to take the course again.

  • Other than the courses mentioned above, to be valid the Domestic Violence course must be offered by an entity or individual that hold a Domestic Violence CE Sponsor License (licensure prefix #290). A list of the approved sponsors is available on the Department’s website.

    ILLINOIS BEAUTY CEU DV SPONSOR LICENSE NUMBER IS : 290.000074

  •       The State of Illinois has removed the continuing education exemption for Cosmetologists, Cosmetology Teachers, and Cosmetology Clinic Teachers. Starting with the 2017 renewal application, ALL Cosmetologists, Cosmetology Teachers, and Cosmetology Clinic Teachers regardless of age and years of experience must complete the continuing education requirements prior to submitting their renewal application. You can refer to Section 410/3-7 of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding and Nail Technology Act of 1985 for complete continuing education requirements.

  • FOR 2018 SALONS ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ADJUST THEIR PRICE LIST.

"GENDER NEUTRAL PRICING"- CONSUMER FRAUD-PRICES-SERVICES

Describing the service ONLY attached to the price. 

 The price list may be provided in any format and may be based on customary industry pricing practices.  READ MORE.

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  •  The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation recently released its official statement on prohibited practices for Illinois aestheticians and cosmetologists. The statement reads as follows:

The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation, frequently receives inquiries regarding whether certain procedures can be performed by a cosmetologist or an esthetician within the scope of their licensure. While the Department does not issue “advisory opinions” or dispense legal advice, the public’s interest in these procedures merits this statement from the Department. Parties seeking a legal opinion should consult with their own attorney. Cosmetologists and estheticians are prohibited from using any technique, product, or practice intended to affect the living layers of the skin. (Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding and Nail Technology Act of 1985; 225 ILCS 410/3-1 and 410/3A-1.)

 

The following procedures constitute the practice of medicine and are not within the scope of practice of a cosmetologist or an esthetician:

 Botox;

 Chemical peels;

 Collagen injections;

 Colonics;

 Liposuction; and

 Microdermabrasion, except superficial or light microdermabrasion intended to only remove dead skin cells, oil, and other debris from the surface of the skin.

 Dermaplaning

 Microblading

 Microneedling

 Radio Frequency

 

In the event that any of the above procedures are delegated by a licensed physician, an individual may not hold himself or herself out as a cosmetologist or an esthetician while performing the delegated procedure.




 

ADDITIONAL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ACCORDINGLY AS I.D.F.P.R APPROVES. 

 

  

 

 

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