The regulations need not be changed they need to be enforced. I have been a working, licensed Cosmetologist since 1974.  Owner and educator, I have watched the rules and regulations get more lax and the things like education and sanitation almost non existant. You have to have more licenses but no continuing education. People can get a License and never even work in the field they hold a license in but can reap the beefits of said license. Discounts on supplies one example, working out of their homes with no business license or even current skill levels.  The new cosmotologists need more training and hours, we have gone from 3000 hrs to 1000 for those who get Public School training.  It  then takes 2 full years to new licensees  where thye are even useable and most, never last in the profession even that long, but will keep the license active with out any additional training. Every  licensed profession requires addtional training to keep a license. Why not ours?  We use chemicals that can cause harm if not used properly.  Germs and disease can be spread easily. In the past Inspectors came in every now and then and did  license checks and sanitation checks. In 15 years I have seen no-one. I happened  to run a Spa where everyone held a license and sanitation was at the forefront. Yet,  I know many salons don't even know if their help is licensed and don't care. They need the help and the pickings and knowledge base is not good!  We don't need  rules that don't do anything to improve our field we need the ones we have to be enforced to clean our profession up! We need sanitation and occasional license checks. Otherwise, there is no point to the license and what we do right has no value. We live in a society where people expect licensed professionals to adhere to a higher standard. We affect peoples self- esteem and should be maintaining good sanitation practices  and skills to keep everyone safe.