cosmetology
Sign in to saveCosmetology (from Greek , kosmētikos, "beautifying"; and , -logia, "study of") is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as waxing and sugaring, and permanent hair removal processes such as electrology and intense pulsed light (IPL).
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It is catalogued under topics including Cosmetics and Personal care and service occupations.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
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- aesthetician
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18 sectionsContents
- Cosmetology specialties
- Cosmetologist
- Hair color specialist
- Shampoo technician
- Esthetician{{anchor|Aesthetician}}
- Occupational hazards
- Demographics of the cosmetology industry
- Chemical exposures
- Toluene
- Dibutyl phthalate
- Formaldehyde
- Reproductive health and birth defects of the toxic trio
- Regulation of cosmetics in the U.S.
- OSHA requirements regarding formaldehyde
- Cosmetology careers
- Notable cosmetologists
- References
- External links
Cosmetology (from Greek , kosmētikos, "beautifying"; and , -logia, "study of") is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such as waxing and sugaring, and permanent hair removal processes such as electrology and intense pulsed light (IPL).
In the United States as of 2008, an occupational license is required in all states to be a cosmetologist, with the average cost of a certificate from a for-profit school being $17,000 and 1,500 required hours (ten times the hours required for an EMT) with cosmetologists making a median wage of $25,000.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cosmetology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.