General Information, Terms and Definitions: "Cosmetology" means any one (1) or a combination of the following practices if they are performed on a person's head, face, neck, shoulder, arms, hands, legs or feet for cosmetic purposes: (i) Cutting, clipping or trimming hair and hair pieces. (ii) Styling, arranging, dressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, straightening, cleansing, bleaching, tinting, coloring or similarly treating hair and hair pieces. (iii) Cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, beautifying or applying oils, antiseptics, clays, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or by mechanical or electrical apparatus. (iv) Arching eyebrows, to include tweezing, waxing, threading or any other methods of epilation, or tinting eyebrows and eyelashes. (v) Removing superfluous hair by the use of depilation. (vi) Manicuring and pedicuring. (c) "Cosmetologist" means a person who for compensation, whether direct or indirect, engages in the practice of cosmetology. "Instructor" means a person licensed to teach cosmetology, or manicuring and pedicuring, or esthetics, or all of those, pursuant to all applicable rules and regulations, and shall include those persons engaged in the instruction of student instructors. Licensure Requirements: The following applies to those seeking to become a Cosmetology Instructor: The board shall admit to examination for a cosmetology instructor's license any person who has made application to the board in proper form, has paid the required fee, and who: (a) Is not less than twenty-one (21) years of age; (b) Can read, write and speak English; (c) Is a graduate of an accredited cosmetology school; (d) Has a high school education or its equivalent; (e) Has successfully completed seven hundred fifty (750) hours of instructor training in an accredited school of cosmetology; (f) Has successfully completed twelve (12) semester hours in college courses approved by the board; (g) Holds a current, valid Mississippi cosmetology license; and (h) Has at least two (2) years' active practical experience as a cosmetologist or, as an alternative to such experience, has successfully completed two thousand (2,000) hours of instructor training in an accredited school of cosmetology
