Do You Have Questions About MABP?
Check out our FAQs for more information and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
No, at this time it is free to join. As we grow we will have tiers of memberships that will give you opportunities and discounts at beauty stores and shows.
Yes, and please like our page at @mibeautypros. Here you can stay up to date with us and our blogs. Please feel free to share with any Beauty professionals in Michigan.
Email us at connect@mibeautypros.org and we will be happy to update all of your information.
Yes, you do need a license to join our association. We believe that our industry is important and needs to be protected. We want to strengthen our licensing laws in order to help protect our members and their clients.
Yes, we are trying to create a community of everyone in Michigan that is involved in the beauty industry so we can all share important information. We would like to invite all the independent salon owners, multi-salon owners, salon managers, manufacturers, distributors, hairstylists/colorists, nail artists, estheticians, electrologists, permanent makeup artists, and barbers to join us on our mission.
We want to enhance the beauty Industry in Michigan by partnering with charities, creating events to get more people involved, working with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to improve on policies in the state, creating seminars, and webinars for students and businesses to stay up to date with the latest news, and helping aid employment by matching employers to a pool of candidates, and truly Unite Michiganders to tackle any crisis or decision we face together.
350 hours.
The state of Michigan no longer accepts paper applications for Cosmetology Licenses. You must do it online now at www.michigan.gov/miplus.
Sign up right here on our website at mibeautypros.org/join/. Also join our private Facebook group at facebook.com/mibeautypros/community/
Every 2 years.
The state of Michigan gives you a 60 day grace period and you will have to pay a $20 late fee.
You must submit an application for a Michigan license to work in a Michigan salon, use the link below to download the form.
Yes! You will need to fill out the Application for a Cosmetology Establishment License online at michigan.gov/miplus. The application will cost $75.00.
No, but MABP is working on making CEU hours mandatory. Please join the petition at the link below.
No, it is not legal. Licensed cosmetologists aren't even supposed to do hair at home for example. You must have an Establishment License.
Emailing them at BPLHelp@michigan.gov is the fastest way to connect with them.
Yes, please visit the link below to download the document from Michigan.gov:
Yes, please visit the link below to download the document from Michigan.gov:
Yes,you can download the document from Michigan.gov at the link below:
Yes, the state requires you to have it in writing.
Here is a guide to show you how to upload apprentice timesheets:
Yes, you can download a Cosmetology licensing guide from Michigan.gov at the link below:
You can download the full list of Michigan Cosmetology laws, rules, and regulations from Michigan.gov at the link below:
A cosmetology apprenticeship in Michigan is a minimum of 1,920 hours. Cosmetology apprenticeships last 2 years.
After each haircut, you should clean your sheers with soap and warm water and then place them in an immersion disinfectant for the proper contact time.
A minimum of 1,500 hours is required.
In the state of Michigan, you are able to only do shampoos in a salon if you are attending cosmetology school. The state does require the salon to have a written letter from the school you are attending on file before letting you do this service.
You will need to complete Cosmetology school or a two-year apprenticeship.
Yes, you can download an Esthiology licensing guide from Michigan.gov at the link below:
Yes, in the state of Michigan, you must have a cosmetology or esthetics license to perform lash extensions.
A minimum of 400 hours.
Yes! You must have a Cosmetology or Esthetics license to do makeup in a salon in the state of Michigan.
Yes, in order to touch clients in a salon you must be licensed in Esthiology or Cosmetology.
No.
As of now there is not a solid yes or no answer. Although a popular service that is offered, there is still a gray area in our scope of practice for Dermaplaning. You can contact LARA and interpret their response as you please.
The practice of microdermabrasion is limited to the direct supervision and control of a licensed physician. If a licensed cosmetologist is performing microdermabrasion services, they are practicing outside the scope of their licensed profession. Information and forms to register a complaint can be located on the Bureau of Professional Licensing's website or you can contact the bureau at 517-241-0199.
In the state of Michigan, there is technically no certification or schooling that gives you the Medical Esthetician title even with continued education and training. Estheticians can still work in the medical field such as medical spas and dermatologists.
Yes, you can download a Cosmetology licensing guide from Michigan.gov at the link below:
The manicurist apprenticeship is a minimum of 480 hours and takes 6 months.
The state of Michigan requires porous materials such as boards/blocks/buffers, orangewood sticks, or pumice stones, to only be used one time unless it is marked by manufacturer sanitizable.
Yes, you can download a document at the link below from Michigan.gov:
This is not governed under the rules and regulations of Cosmetology. Please contact the Communicable Disease Division of the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for information regarding microblading at 517-335-8165 or email bodyart@michigan.gov.
To perform any kind of “permanent” makeup in a salon, the salon must have a body art license.
Yes, you can download a Cosmetology licensing guide from Michigan.gov at the link below:
You must comeplete 1,800 hours of coursework at a licensed barber college.
No, every state has different licensing requirements to become a barber.
Applicants who hold a barber license in another state, jurisdiction, or country for 1 out of 3 years immediately preceding the date of application may become licensed as a barber if the requirements for licensure in the other state, jurisdiction, or country are substantially equivalent to the requirements in Michigan. However, a license may be denied or limited if the applicant has been disciplined or disciplinary action is pending in another state, jurisdiction or country. Barbers who are currently licensed in another state or jurisdiction may apply for a Michigan license by reciprocity. Click here to download the Reciprocal (Out-of-State) Barber License Application. As an applicant coming from another state or jurisdiction, you may want to refer to the Michigan laws and rules.
At least 500 hours.
Yes, you must be a licensed massage therapist.
Yes, as long as you are using massage techniques. You may not perform actually extractions or do any form of Esthiology.
On 11/18/2019 The Bureau of Professional Licensing issued a new requirement regarding the practice of powder dip manicures. As we face even tougher restrictions upon our return, safety and sanitation is of the utmost importance. Per the administration rules a jar of powder may only be used by “one” client. Per the new Administrative Rule 338.2178 (1) (b) now states “The licensee or owner of an establishment or school shall ensure all the following: Fluids and powders used on a patron are dispensed from a bottle or shaker-type dispenser”. Licensees should either dispense from the jar without the client's fingers going into the jar or have the clients dip in separate jars set up for each client. Any leftover dip should be discarded. It is suggested to remove the amount powder needed per service and any excess powder tapped off the clients fingers must be discarded and NOT dumped back into the jar to avoid cross contamination. Remember everything your client touches could contaminate the powder if individual fingers were placed directly into the powder. Please do your part to ensure the safety of every patron.
Barbicide offers an amazing course in which you can get “Barbicide Certified”. This course takes no more than an hour and will give you the proper refreshment on all things clean! Learn More at the link below.
There are many disinfectants on the market, but yours must be labeled bactericidal, virucidal and fungicidal. EPA-registered disinfectants that kill the virus have not been labeled for SARS-CoV-2 virus just yet; however, those under the EPA’s List N can be used for SARS-CoV-2 disinfection. It is important to read your product label thoroughly. Contact the product company directly or check their website for updated COVID-19 information.
As of right now, we do not know. The Michigan stay-at-home order was extended through June 12, 2020. Currently, there has been no specific date given to our beauty professionals regarding an opening date, though many reports indicate Phase 5 opening. If nothing changes, we legally can return June 13th.
Yes, masks are required to enter the majority of businesses in Michigan. Masks are so important for salons because of the close nature of the business.
Right now the MABP is working hard to create a back to work plan. Many companies such as Barbicide have put out back to work plans. Michigan does not have a specific back to work plan yet for the salon industry yet but the governor put this general plan out.
MABP has created a PPE Resource page to help you locate all the PPE and sanitiation supplies you might need:
Legally PPE must be stored in something that closes and is airtight same way towels and linens should be stored in salons.
Certain PPE, like single-use face masks, gloves and disposable face shields cannot be properly disinfected for reuse and will have to be replaced between clients. Check your PPE sources for guidelines.
Employers should follow guidelines set by state officials. In Michigan, the sick employee must be home for at least 3 days symptom free and at least 7 days since the symptoms first appeared.
Yes, if an employee shows up to work appearing sick or with a high temperature whoever is in charge must send them home.
Yes, the EEOC states that legally an employer can take your temperature upon arriving to work. Many companies are required to take temperatures of every employee when they arrive.
By law your employer is not required to accommodate you unless you explicitly request an accommodation. However, many employers are more than willing to accommodate based on your medical history or pre existing conditions.
Yes, however you still must maintain social distancing and limiting the number of employees in the salon or wherever you may choose to hold the meeting. Another option would be to use a video conferencing solution such as Zoom.
Yes, you should definitely tell your employer if you have tested positive for COVID-19.
An employer is allowed to ask what symptoms you have had in order to assess if you possibly have COVID-19. Right now if you show any signs of sickness your employer most likely will have you stay home for 14 days and self quarantine.
Every salon is different. However, many salons and businesses are not allowing employees who have traveled out of state back to work for 14 days.
Consult with a doctor first but it is recommended that everyone in your house quarantines for two weeks.
The employee must inform all other employees. It is illegal for a salon employer to disclose the name of an employee who has tested positive.
No, tests are still limited and there is a delay in receiving test results.
No, that would be illegal.
Yes, it is highly recommended to ask them to reschedule their appointment after they have been symptom-free for at least a week.
Yes. We encourage all beauty professioinals to work with their distributors and customers to offer curbside pickups.
Massage therapists are eligible for unemployment through the state of Michigan. However, there are no specific grants or loans available for massage therapists. We did find this petition: COVID-19 Massage Therapist Financial Hardship Relief
Yes, you can apply at this website: michigan.gov/uia
No, it is illegal and if reported, you will lose your license.
We are with you on this, overhead is a big challenge. That is part of our mission, we are trying to find every resource possible. We have a long time before it will be business as usual so we are working hard to ensure the best steps moving forward! I think about that daily with my salon as well and hope to have more answers soon.
To be more cost effective it is recommended to encourage your clients to bring their own masks. More than likely upon returning to work everyone will have to wear a mask to be in the building so business owners should have disposable masks available just in case a client does not have one.
At least 15 minutes extra should be scheduled for sanitation. Many disinfectants require 10 minutes of contact time to be effective. You must clean before you disinfect. Disinfection between each client will be mandatory so make sure to give yourself more than enough time.
Many suppliers do have an extended processing time but are still accepting orders. Make sure to plan accordingly so your order comes in on time.
We are working everyday to find more and more financial help for salons and salon workers. What we have found so far is right here on our website:
Many product/equipment companies, suppliers, and organizations have created scholarships and relief funds. Find a list of these resources on our webpage.