Cos012 Dual Barber Shop and Cosmetology Salon License Application pub

82.102. Health and Safety Standards--General Requirements. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297; amended effective August 1, 

2006, 31 TexReg 5947) 

 

(a) All barber establishments and licensees shall utilize clean and disinfected equipment, tools, implements, and supplies in 

accordance with this Chapter, and shall employ good hygiene habits while providing barbering services. 

(b) A licensee may not perform services on a client if the licensee has reason to believe the client has a contagious condi-

tion such as head lice, nits, ringworm; or inflamed, infected, broken, raised or swollen skin or nail tissue; or an open wound 

or sore in the area to be serviced. 

(c) Multi-use equipment, implements, tools or materials not addressed in this chapter shall be cleaned and disinfected be-

fore use on each client. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, chairs and dryers do not need to be disinfected prior to 

use for each client. 

(d) Single-use equipment, implements, tools or porous items not addressed in this rule shall be discarded after use on a 

single client. 

(e) Electrical equipment that cannot be immersed in liquid shall be wiped clean and disinfected prior to each use on a client. 

(f) All clean and disinfected implements and materials when not in use shall be stored in a clean, dry, debris-free environ-

ment including but not limited to drawers, cases, tool belts, rolling trays, or hung from hooks. They must be stored separate 

from soiled implements and materials. Ultraviolet electrical sanitizers are permissible for use as a dry storage container. Non

-barber related supplies must be stored in separate drawers or locations. 

(g) A container of liquid disinfectant shall be located at each barber chair or station in a barber establishment to be used to 

disinfect combs, brushes, scissors or other equipment which may be safely immersed in a liquid disinfectant. 

(h) Shampoo bowls and manicure tables shall be disinfected prior to use for each client. 

(i) Floors in barber establishments shall be thoroughly cleaned each day. All hair cuttings shall be removed as soon as prac-

ticable. 

(j) All trash containers must be emptied daily and kept clean by washing or using plastic liners. 

(k) Hand washing facilities, including hot and cold running water must be provided for employees. 

(l) Clean towels shall be used on each client. Towels must be washed in hot water and chlorine bleach. 

(m) Soiled towels shall be removed after use on each client and deposited in a suitable receptacle. 

(n) Each barber establishment shall keep all products used in the conduct of their business properly labeled in compliance 

with OSHA requirements. 

(o) Haircutting capes and shampoo capes shall be kept clean. A clean (one-use) cape shall be used for each client, or a 

sanitary neck strip or towel shall be used to keep capes from coming into direct contact with the client’s neck. 

82.103. Health and Safety Standards--Hair Cutting, Styling, Treatment and Shaving Services. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 

TexReg 1297) 

 

(a) Barbers shall wash their hands with soap and water, or use a liquid hand sanitizer, prior to performing any services on a 

client. 

(b) All equipment, implements, tools and materials shall be properly cleaned and disinfected in accordance with this rule 

prior to servicing each client. 

(c) After each client, all non-disposable implements shall be cleaned and sprayed with either an EPA-registered bactericidal, 

fungicidal, and virucidal disinfectant, or isopropyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, or a high-level disinfection chlorine bleach solution. 

Equipment, implements, tools and materials to be cleaned and disinfected include but are not limited to combs and picks, 

haircutting shears, thinning shears/texturizers, razors, edgers, guards, clippers, and perm rods. 

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(d) At the end of each day of use, the above items, along with any other tools, such as sectioning clips, brushes, comb and 

picks shall be cleaned by manually scrubbing with soap and water or adequate methods, and then disinfected by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Complete immersion in an EPA-registered bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal disinfectant in accordance 

 

with manufacturer’s instructions. 

(2) Complete immersion in isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol; 

           (3) Complete immersion in a high-level disinfection chlorine bleach solution. 

82.104. Health and Safety Standards--Facial Services. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297; amended effective August 1, 2006, 31 

TexReg 5947; amended effective February 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 319) 

 

(a) Barbers and barber technicians shall wash their hands with soap and water, or use a liquid hand sanitizer, prior to per-

forming any services on a client. Gloves shall be worn during any type of extraction. 

(b) Equipment, implements, tools and materials shall be properly cleaned and disinfected prior to servicing each client in 

accordance to this rule. 

(c) Facial chairs and beds, including headrest for each, shall be cleaned and disinfected prior to providing service to each 

client. The chair or bed shall be made of or covered in a non-porous material that can be disinfected. 

(d) After each client, multiple use implements such as metal tweezers and comedone extractors shall be cleaned and disin-

fected. 

(e) The following implements are single-use items and shall be discarded in a trash receptacle after use: cotton pads, cotton 

balls, gauze, wooden applicators, disposable gloves, tissues, disposable wipes, lancets, fabric strips and other items used 

for a similar purpose as one or more of the items listed above. 

(f) The following items that are used during services shall be replaced with clean items for each client: disposable and terry 

cloth towels, hair caps, headbands, brushes, gowns, makeup brushes, spatulas that contact skin or products from multi-use 

containers, sponges and other items used for a similar purpose as any one of the items listed above. 

(g) Items subject to possible cross contamination such as creams, cosmetics, astringents, lotions, removers, waxes, moist-

urizers, masks and oils shall be used in a manner so as not to contaminate the remaining product. Applicators shall not be 

re-dipped in product. Permitted procedures to avoid cross contamination are: 

(1) Disposing of the remaining product before beginning services on each client; or 

(2) Using a single-use disposable implement to apply product and disposing of such implement after use; or 

(3) Using an applicator bottle to apply the product. 

82.105. Health and Safety Standards--Waxing Services. 

(Rule effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1297)

 

(a) Barbers and barber technicians shall clean the areas of the client’s body on which the service is to be administered. Bar-

bers and barber technicians may perform waxing services only on the face and/or neck of a client. 

(b) Barbers and barber technicians shall wash their hands with soap and water, or use a liquid hand sanitizer, prior to per-

forming any services on a client. 

(c) Barbers and barber technicians performing waxing services shall dispose of after each use all wax that has been in con-

tact with a client’s skin. Wax may not be reused under any circumstances. 

(d) All wax pots shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations. No applicators shall 

be left standing in the wax at any time. 

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