For purposes of this chapter:
1. "Board" means the board of cosmetology arts and sciences examiners.
2. "Cosmetologist" means a person who performs the practice of cosmetology, or otherwise by the person's occupation claims to have knowledge or skill particular to the practice of cosmetology. Cosmetologists shall not represent themselves to the public as being primarily in the practice of haircutting unless that function is, in fact, their primary specialty.
3. "Cosmetology" means all of the following practices:
a. Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, shampooing, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, or similar works, upon the hair of any person; or upon a wig or hairpiece when done in conjunction with haircutting or hairstyling by any means.
b. Massaging, cleansing, stimulating, exercising, beautifying, or similar techniques upon the scalp, face, neck, arms, hands, or upper part of the body of any person with the hands or mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances or with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams, or other preparations.
c. Manicuring the nails of any person.
d. Electrology.
e. Esthetics.
f. Nail technology.
4. "Cosmetology arts and sciences" means any or all of the following practices, performed with or without compensation by a licensee:
a. Cosmetology.
b. Electrology.
c. Esthetics.
d. Nail technology.
5. "Department" means the Iowa department of public health.
6. "Electrologist" means a person who performs the practice of electrology.
7. "Electrology" means the removal of superfluous hair of a person by the use of an electric needle or other electronic process.
8. "Esthetician" means a person who performs the practice of esthetics.
9. "Esthetics" means the following:
a. Beautifying, massaging, cleansing, or stimulating the skin of a person, except the scalp, by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams or any device, electrical or otherwise, for the care of the skin.
b. Applying makeup or eyelashes to a person, tinting eyelashes or eyebrows, or lightening hair on the body except the scalp.
c. Removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by the use of depilatories, waxing, or tweezers.
10. "Instructor" means a person licensed for the purpose of teaching cosmetology arts and sciences.
11. "Manicuring" means the practice of cleansing, shaping, or polishing the fingernails and massaging the hands and lower arms of a person. "Manicuring" does not include the application of sculptured nails or nail extensions to the fingernails or toenails of a person, and does not include the practice of pedicuring.
12. "Manicurist" means a person who performs the practice of manicuring.
13. "Nail technologist" means a person who performs the practice of nail technology.
14. "Nail technology" means all of the following:
a. Applying sculptured nails, nail extensions, wraps, overlays, nail art, or any other nail technique to the fingernails and toenails of a person.
b. Massaging the hands, arms, ankles, and feet of a person.
c. Removing superfluous hair from hands, arms, feet, or legs of a person by the use of wax or a tweezer.
d. Manicuring the nails of a person.
15. "Salon" means a fixed establishment or place where one or more persons engage in the practice of cosmetology arts and sciences, including, but not limited to, a retail establishment where cosmetologists engage in the practice of cosmetology arts and sciences.
16. "School of cosmetology arts and sciences" means an establishment licensed for the purpose of teaching cosmetology arts and sciences.
[C27, 31, 35, § 2585-b1; C39, § 2585.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 77, 79, 81, § 157.1]
92 Acts, ch 1205, § 1; 93 Acts, ch 61, § 1
Referred to in § 157.2, 158.2, 158.13
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