Section 820IAC4-4-7.1. Specific curriculum for estheticians

  1. (a) An esthetician curriculum shall be a minimum course of seven hundred (700) hours of instruction in the theory and practice of esthetics consisting of the following:

		Theory and	Sanitation and	Total
Subject		Demonstration	Actual Practice	Hours
Chemistry of skin care		15	25	40
Physiology and histology		30	30	60
	(1) Anatomy
	(2) Skin and gland structure and function
	(3) Conditions and disorders of skin
	(4) Histology of skin; cells and tissue
Bacteriology, disinfection, sterilization, and sanitation		15	20	35
	(1) Personal hygiene
	(2) Public health
	(3) Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization
	(4) Methods and procedures
Introduction and operation to skin care machinery		20	30	50
	(1) Types of current
	(2) Purpose and effects
Introduction to skin care		15	30	45
	(1) Facial structure
	(2) Skin analysis
	(3) Patron appointments and consultation
Skin care		35	120	155
	(1) Massage and cleansing procedures
	(2) Movements in facial massage manipulations
	(3) Mask and packs
	(4) Massage and cleansing hands and feet (credit will not be allowed for manicures and pedicures)
	(5) Extraction technique
Makeup		15	40	55
	(1) Contouring
	(2) Application
	(3) Color accent
	(4) Purpose and effects
	(5) Supplies and implements
	(6) Preparation and procedures
	(7) Eyelash application
Hair removal (superfluous hair)		15	55	70
Tweezing, waxing, and depilatories
	(1) Eyebrow arching
	(2) Lip, chin, and face
	(3) Leg
	(4) Body areas
Introduction to advanced spa techniques		10	15	25
	(1) Exfoliation techniques
	(2) Advanced techniques
Safety precautions		5	15	20
	(1) In skin care
	(2) Machinery (electrical)
	(3) Facial treatments
	(4) Makeup
Professional and personality development		20		20
	(1) Professional ethics and practices
	(2) Personality development
	(3) Personal attitude and image
Salesmanship, marketing, salon management, and retailing		25	20	45
	(1) Salon development
	(2) Insurance
	(3) Client records
State statutes and rules		10		10
Discretionary hours				70
Total		230	400	700

  (b) Students shall be required to complete not fewer than the number of actual practice performances provided for in the progress report required by section 11 of this rule.

  (c) All:

(1) acne treatments;

(2) makeup applications;

(3) advanced techniques; and

(4) waxing;

must be done on live models. At least fifty percent (50%) of other services must be done on live models.

  (d) The actual practice not described in subsection (c) may be on actual customers of the cosmetology school. However, students shall not work on customers of the cosmetology school until they have completed a total of ninety (90) hours. Customers shall be rotated according to students' needs for practice on live models. (State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners; 820 IAC 4-4-7.1; filed Dec 3, 1991, 11:00 a.m.: 15 IR 577; filed Jun 7, 1993, 10:00 a.m.: 16 IR 2419; filed Dec 29, 1998, 10:54 a.m.: 22 IR 1491; filed May 4, 2001, 11:16 a.m.: 24 IR 2688; readopted filed May 22, 2001, 9:56 a.m.: 24 IR 3236; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 1:01 p.m.: 20070808-IR-820070046RFA; filed Feb 12, 2010, 2:58 p.m.: 20100310-IR-820080935FRA)