Guam § 18110 - Practices Included in This Chapter.
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§ 18110. Practices Included in This Chapter.
(a) The practice of cosmetology includes all and any
combination of the following:
(1) arranging, dressing, curling, waving, machineless
permanent waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting,
shampooing, relaxing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring,
straightening, dyeing, brushing, applying hair tonics,
beautifying or otherwise treatment by any means of the hair
of any persons. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit the shampooing of hair by persons employed for that
purpose and who perform that task under the direct
supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or licensed
cosmetology teacher, and such persons must obtain a health
permit prior to employment, which must be renewed
annually;
(2) massaging, cleaning or stimulating the scalp, face,
neck or arms by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or
appliances, with or without the use of cosmetic preparations,
antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams;
(3) beautifying the face, neck, or arms by use of
cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams;
(4) removing superfluous hair from the body of any
person by the use of depilatories or by the use of tweezers,
chemicals and preparations, or by the use of devices or
appliances of any kind or description, except by the use of
light waves, commonly known as rays;
(5) cutting, trimming, polishing, coloring, cleansing or
manicuring the nails of any person; and
(6) massaging, cleansing, treating or beautifying the
hands or feet of any person.
(b) Within the practice of cosmetology, there exists the
specialty branches of skin care and nail care.
(1) Skin care is any one (1) of the following:
(A) giving facials, applying makeup, giving skin
care, removing superfluous hair from the body of any
person by the use of depilatories, tweezers or waxing, or
applying eyelashes to any person;
(B) beautifying the face, neck or arms by use of
cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or
creams; or
(C) massaging, cleaning or stimulating the face,
neck, or arms by means of the hands, devices, apparatus,
or appliances with the use of cosmetic preparations,
antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams.
(2) Nail care is the practice of cutting, trimming,
polishing, coloring, tinting, cleansing or manicuring the nails
of any person, or massaging, cleansing, or beautifying the
hands or feet of any person.
(3) Electrolysis is the practice of removing hair from,
or destroying hair on, the human body by use of an electric
needle only. Electrolysis as used in this Chapter includes
electrolysis or thermolysis.
(4) Barbering is the practice of all or any combination
of the following practices:
(A) shaving or trimming the beard, or cutting the
hair;
(B) giving facial and scalp massages or treatments
with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations either by
hand or mechanical appliances;
(C) singeing, shampooing, arranging, dressing,
curling, waving, chemical waving, hair relaxing or
dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics;
(D) applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics,
powders, oils, clays or lotions to the scalp, face or neck;
and
(E) hair styling of all textures of hair by standard
methods which are current at the time of the hair styling.
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 18110
What does Guam Code Annotated § 18110 cover?
Section 18110 ("Practices Included in This Chapter.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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