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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

18VAC41-20-220: Practical performance requirements

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  1. Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
  2. Agency 41. Board For Barbers And Cosmetology
  3. Chapter 20. Barbering and Cosmetology Regulations
  4. Part V. Barber Cosmetology, Nail, and Waxing Schools

A. The curriculum requirements for barbering must include the following minimum performances:

Hair and scalp treatments

10

Straight razor shaving on face and neck

12

Hair services

285

Hair coloring (including tinting, temporary

rinses, and semi-permanent color)

20

Basic facials

5

TOTAL

332

B. The curriculum requirements for master barbering must include the following minimum performances:

Bleaching and frosting

20

Cold permanent waving or chemical relaxing

30

Wig care, styling, placing on model

15

Finger waving and thermal waving

30

Waxing limited to the scalp

5

TOTAL

100

C. The curriculum requirements for dual barber/master barber program must include the following minimum performances:

Hair and scalp treatments

10

Hair services

285

Straight razor shaving on face and neck

12

Bleaching and frosting

20

Hair coloring (including tinting, temporary

rinses, and semi-permanent color)

20

Cold permanent waving or chemical relaxing

30

Wig care, styling, placing on model

15

Finger waving and thermal waving

30

Basic facials

5

Waxing limited to the scalp

5

TOTAL

432

D. The curriculum requirements for cosmetology must include the following minimum performances:

Shampooing, rinsing, and scalp treatments, for all hair types, including textured hair

20

Hair styling, for all hair types, including textured hair

60

Hair cutting, for all hair types, including textured hair

60

Permanent waving-chemical relaxing, for all hair types, including textured hair

60

Hair coloring and bleaching, for all hair types, including textured hair

65

Wigs, hair pieces, and related theory

10

Manicuring and pedicuring

15 procedures

Individual sculptured nails and nail tips

30

Lashes and brows

20

Skin care

15

Hair removal

10

TOTAL

365

E. The curriculum requirements for nail care must include the following minimum performances:

Manicures

25

Pedicures

20

Individual sculptured nails and nail tips

170

Individual removals

20

UV/LED gel nails

20

TOTAL

255

F. The curriculum requirements for waxing must include the following minimum performances:

Arms

2

Back

1

Bikini area

4

Brows

12

Chest

1

Facial (i.e., face, chin, and cheek and lip)

6

Leg

2

Underarm

2

TOTAL

30

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