LAC 46:XXXI.1109. Special Permit for Shampoo Assistants

A. Shampoo Assistants. A special permit authorizing the performance of shampooing shall be issued to any person who successfully completed at least 40 hours of training in shampooing, draping and rinsing at a cosmetology school approved by the board. B. A special permit authorizing the salon owner or manager to train individuals who work in the salon, as shampoo assistants if the salon owner or manager has completed at least 40 hours of training in shampooing. No individual enrolled in a cosmetology school shall work as a shampoo assistant. C. Cosmetologists. No person holding a current cosmetology license shall be required to obtain a special permit to shampoo. D. Scope. Shampoo assistants possessing a current special permit may perform the following services at the request of a licensed cosmetologist: 1. cleanse synthetic or natural hair; 2. apply and remove conditioner; 3. apply and rinse perm solution and perm neutralizer; 4. remove hair color, tint or other chemicals applied to natural hair by a cosmetologist; and 5. remove foil or perm rods.