Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
 
Board
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
 
chapter
Esthetics Regulations [18 VAC 41 ‑ 70]
Action Promulgation of Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Esthetics Regulations
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 12/29/2006
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12/9/06  12:00 am
Commenter: Red Door Spa in Reston

Review of the laws
 
We have a deep concern for the consideration of categorizing Microdermabrasion and Glycolic Services as a medical grade offering that would require additional schooling.  It unfortunately seems as a great way for the schools to make additional money that clearly is not necessary, and long term they will be on the only ones truely benefiting from this change.  Those of us who have been providing these services to our guests already, will be deeply effected.  It will portray us as less than trustworthy in the services that we provide or as if what we had provided our guests in the past was not an adequate service. In the world of today where you can buy glycolics and microderm kits at your local Wal-mart, it makes no sense not to allow a liscened professional to provide these services in a safe controlled environment.  Clearly some services should only be performed by those with extensive training and a higher level of liscensing, but these two services are not the ones.  We have not experienced complications performing these services, and only allow those who are properly trained to even be capable to offering them to our guests.  Please reconsider this change to the law.
CommentID: 354