Who needs licensed cosmetologists, manicurists, estheticians and barbers in Arkansas?
Issued by Arkansas Department of Health, Cosmetology Section; Arkansas State Board of Barber Examiners, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Hire only licensed practitioners. Arkansas licenses cosmetologists, manicurists, estheticians and electrologists through the Department of Health and barbers through the separate Barber Board, so a shop offering both barbering and cosmetology services needs both licenses on its wall.
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 Arkansas Department of Health, Cosmetology Section; Arkansas State Board of Barber Examiners.
Sources and dates
Rules for Cosmetology in Arkansas (Department of Health); Laws, Rules and Regulations for Barbering (Board of Barber Examiners). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arkansas it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Arkansas Department of Health, Cosmetology Section; Arkansas State Board of Barber Examiners.
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.
Who needs licensed cosmetologists in Arkansas? | DoorWorthy
