Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-199.1

As used in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act:

1. “Apprentice” means a person who is engaged in learning the

practice of cosmetology or barbering in a cosmetology or barbering

establishment;

2. “Barber” or “barber stylist” means any person who engages in

the practice of barbering;

3. “Barbering” means the following practices, when done upon

the upper part of the human body for cosmetic purposes and when done

for payment either directly or indirectly for the general public,

constitute the practice of barbering, to wit: Shaving or trimming

the beard or cutting the hair; giving facial or scalp massages or

treatment with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either

by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing or applying

lighteners or color to the hair or applying hair tonics; applying

cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions

to scalp, face, neck or upper part of the body; and removing

superfluous hair from the face, neck or upper part of the body;

4. “Barber establishment” means an establishment or place of

business where one or more persons are engaged in the practice of

barbering, but shall not include barber schools or colleges;

5. “Barber school” or “barber college” means an establishment

operated for the purpose of teaching barbering;

6. “Blow-dry styling” means the practice of shampooing,

conditioning, drying, arranging, curling, straightening, or styling

hair using mechanical devices, hairsprays, and topical agents

including, but not limited to, balms, oils, and serums. Blow-dry

styling shall include the use and styling of hair extensions, hair

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pieces, and wigs. Blow-dry styling shall not include cutting hair

or the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals, keratin

treatments, or other preparations for the coloring and altering of

hair structure. An individual certified to practice blow-dry

styling shall fulfill instruction requirements related to general

safety and sanitation for no less than twelve (12) hours, four (4)

hours being an instruction in using mechanical devices for drying,

curling, straightening, or styling hair, from the State Board of

Cosmetology and Barbering before making any such applications. No

establishment licensing and inspection requirements pursuant to this

act shall be required of an establishment where a person performs

blow-dry styling services;

7. “Board” means the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;

8. “Cosmetic studio” means any place or premises where

demonstrators give demonstrations, without compensation, for the

purpose only of advertising and selling cosmetics. Cosmetic studios

providing any place or premises where demonstrators give

demonstrations as defined in this paragraph shall not be required to

hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act;

9. “Cosmetology” means the practices generally and usually

performed by and known as the occupation of beauticians, beauty

culturists, beauty operators, cosmetologists, or hairdressers or of

any other person holding himself or herself out as practicing

cosmetology by whatever designation and within the meaning of the

Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act and in or upon whatever place

or premises. Cosmetology shall include, but not be limited to, any

one or combination of the following practices: bleaching,

cleansing, curling, cutting, coloring, dressing, removing, singeing,

styling, waving, or similar work upon the hair of any person by any

means, whether with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or

appliances. Nothing in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act

shall be construed to prohibit the use of hands or mechanical or

electrical apparatus or appliances for the nonpermanent removal of

hair from the human body without puncturing of the skin or the use
ing, waving, or similar work upon the hair of any person by any

means, whether with hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or

appliances. Nothing in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act

shall be construed to prohibit the use of hands or mechanical or

electrical apparatus or appliances for the nonpermanent removal of

hair from the human body without puncturing of the skin or the use

of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams,

or massaging, cleansing, stimulating, exercising, beautifying, or

similarly working the scalp, face, neck, arms, or the manicuring of

the nails of any person, exclusive of such of the foregoing

practices as are within the scope of practice of the healing arts as

provided by law;

10. “Cosmetology establishment” means an establishment or place

of business where one or more persons are engaged in the practices

of cosmetology but shall not include cosmetology schools or

colleges;

11. “Cosmetology or barber school/college” means any place or

premises where instruction in any or all the practices of

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cosmetology or barbering is given. Any person, firm, institution or

corporation, who holds himself, herself or itself out as a school to

teach and train, or any person, firm, institution or corporation who

shall teach and train any other person or persons in any of the

practices of cosmetology or barbering is hereby declared to be

engaged in operating a cosmetology and/or barber school, and shall

be subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act. Licensed cosmetology and/or barber schools may offer

education to secondary and postsecondary students in this state;

12. “Demonstrator” means a person who is not licensed in this

state as an operator or instructor and who demonstrates any cosmetic

preparation. An individual solely acting as a demonstrator as

defined in this paragraph shall not be required to hold a license or

certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

13. “Eyelash extension application” means the application,

removal, and trimming of threadlike natural or synthetic fibers to

an eyelash. Eyelash extension application shall include the

cleaning of lashes. Eyelash extension application shall not include

color agents, straightening agents, permanent wave solutions,

bleaching agents, or any other service that may be considered under

the practice of cosmetology;

14. “Eyelash extension instructor” means a person certified by

the Board or a manufacturer of eyelash extension application

products. The person shall pass a state written exam relating to

general safety and sanitation from the Board;

15. “Eyelash extension specialist” means a person certified by

the Board to perform eyelash extension application. The person

shall pass a state written exam relating to general safety and

sanitation from the Board;

16. “Facial/Esthetics instructor” means a person licensed by

the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science of facial

and esthetics theory and practice;

17. “Facialist/Esthetician” means any person who gives facials

for compensation. For a facialist/esthetician fulfilling the

requirements of another state, territory, or province and holding a

current license as verified by certification, the Board may issue a

license pursuant to Section 199.13 of this title;

18. “Hairbraiding technician” means a person who performs

hairbraiding, hairweaving techniques, and hair extensions in a

licensed cosmetology establishment. An individual solely acting as

a hairbraiding technician as defined in this paragraph shall not be

required to hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma

Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

19. “Hairbraiding” means the service of twisting, wrapping,

weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair by hand or with

mechanical devices. Hairbraiding shall include the use of natural
stablishment. An individual solely acting as

a hairbraiding technician as defined in this paragraph shall not be

required to hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma

Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

19. “Hairbraiding” means the service of twisting, wrapping,

weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair by hand or with

mechanical devices. Hairbraiding shall include the use of natural

or synthetic hair extensions, natural or synthetic hair and fibers,

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decorative beads or other hair accessories, or twisting, wrapping,

weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair, or the making of wigs

from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or hair

extensions. Hairbraiding shall include the use of topical agents

such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and

shampoos. Hairbraiding shall not include the application of dyes,

reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of the

hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair or

the use of chemical hair jointing agents such as synthetic tape,

keratin bonds, or fusion bonds. Hairbraiding shall not be

considered the practice of cosmetology. Individuals solely

practicing hairbraiding as defined in this paragraph shall not be

required to hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma

Cosmetology and Barbering Act;

20. “Hybrid learning” means courses that combine face-to-face

classroom instruction with online, computer-based learning;

21. “Makeup application” means the application of a cosmetic to

enhance the appearance of the face or skin including, but not

limited to, powder, foundation, rouge, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara,

or lipstick. Makeup application shall include the application of

makeup applied using an airbrush. Makeup application shall not

include the application of permanent makeup or tattooing;

22. “Makeup artist” means a person certified to practice makeup

application. No establishment licensing and inspection requirements

pursuant to this act shall be required of an establishment where a

person performs makeup application services; provided, that an

individual certified to practice makeup application fulfills

instruction requirements related to general safety and sanitation

for no less than eight (8) hours from the Board before making any

such applications;

23. “Manicurist/Nail technician” means a person who gives

manicures, gives pedicures, or applies artificial nails;

24. “Manicurist/Nail technician instructor” means a person

licensed by the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science

of nail technology theory and practice;

25. “Master barber” means any person who has engaged in the

practice of barbering for a cumulative period no less than fifteen
t/Nail technician” means a person who gives

manicures, gives pedicures, or applies artificial nails;

24. “Manicurist/Nail technician instructor” means a person

licensed by the Board as a qualified teacher of the art and science

of nail technology theory and practice;

25. “Master barber” means any person who has engaged in the

practice of barbering for a cumulative period no less than fifteen

(15) years. A master barber may provide instruction to no more than

two registered apprentices at any one time. At such time as a

barber fulfills the requirements of a master barber, he or she may

request of the Board for licensure as a master barber;

26. “Master barber instructor” means a person who gives

instruction in barbering or any practices thereof;

27. “Master cosmetologist” means any person who has engaged in

the practice of cosmetology for a cumulative period no less than

fifteen (15) years. A master cosmetologist may provide instruction

to no more than two registered apprentices at any one time. At such

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time as a cosmetologist fulfills the requirements of a master

cosmetologist, he or she may request of the Board for licensure as a

master cosmetologist;

28. “Master cosmetology instructor” means a person who gives

instruction in cosmetology or any practices thereof;

29. “Postsecondary institution” means a school licensed to

teach students according to prescribed curriculum as in paragraph 1

of subsection G of Section 199.7 of this title and in Board rule

175:10-3-34(a);

30. “Public school” means any state-supported institution

conducting a cosmetology program;

31. “Secondary institution” means a school licensed to teach

students eligible for credit of five hundred (500) hours of related

subjects as prescribed in paragraph 2 of subsection G of Section

199.7 of this title and in Board rule 175:10-3-34(b);

32. “Shampooing” means the practice of washing or cleaning hair

by use of shampooing, conditioning, and drying, which may use

topical agents including, but not limited to, balms, oils, and

serums. Shampooing shall include the washing or cleaning of hair

extensions, hair pieces, and wigs. Shampooing shall not include

cutting hair or the application of dyes, bleach, reactive chemicals,

keratin treatments, or other preparations for the coloring and

altering of hair structure. Individuals solely practicing

shampooing as defined in this paragraph shall not be required to

hold a license or certification under the Oklahoma Cosmetology and

Barbering Act; and

33. “Student” means a person who is enrolled in and attending a

cosmetology or barbering school for the purpose of learning the

practice of cosmetology or barbering.