Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop. Alabama licenses cosmetologists, barbers, nail technicians, estheticians and natural hair stylists separately, and the Board requires no continuing education to renew.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Sources and dates
Board of Cosmetology and Barbering fee page and personal license renewal form. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the shop.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Alabama it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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