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Esthetician License

Indiana license for the practice of esthetics.

Licensing authority: Indiana State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners · Application information

Initial licensure by examination
Application
Submit a complete verified application, the $40 application fee, mandatory Social Security number, legal-name-change documents if applicable, and explanations and court documents for affirmative application answers.
Board age demand
The Esthetician Examination Application Instructions state: “Applicant must be at least 18 years of age.”
Board deadline demand
The Board licensing page states that graduates before July 1, 2013 must apply for a waiver of the three-year deadline if they missed it. 820 IAC 2-2-3 was repealed effective July 22, 2026; the Board’s still-published waiver instruction is recorded as an applicant-facing demand.
Conduct
Do not have committed an act supporting discipline under IC 25-8-14; disclose relevant convictions and their disposition.
Esthetics education
Graduate from an esthetics program in a licensed beauty culture school; Indiana requires 700 hours. The Board instructions also accept a Department of Labor registered apprenticeship certificate and apprentice number as education documentation; that implementing alternative does not erase the statute’s graduation and practical-demonstration requirements.
General education
Complete tenth grade or its equivalent.
Passing score
Pass the PSI written examination with 75% correct and supply the pass notice.
Practical completion
The school administers the final practical demonstration before graduation; at least 75% is required, and successful completion fulfills the practical licensing examination requirement.
Statutory age
IC 25-8-12.5-4(1), in the dated Board compilation, requires age 17 or older.
Military Family Applicants — alternative
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Competence
Demonstrate competency by methods determined by the Board.
Conduct
Good standing, no disqualifying acts, disciplinary action or pending complaint or investigation; pay required fees.
License
Hold a current substantially equivalent or higher license from another jurisdiction for at least one year.
Military relationship
Be a military spouse or dependent.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military Service Applicants — credentials
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying conduct or pending occupational-board complaint or investigation; pay required fees.
License
Hold a current substantially equivalent or higher license from another jurisdiction for at least one year.
Military status
Be a military service applicant.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military Service Applicants — training
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
No disqualifying conduct or pending occupational-board complaint or investigation; pay required fees.
Equivalency
The Board evaluates training through the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.
Military training
Complete military training, hold a military occupational specialty and perform in it at a level substantially equivalent to or exceeding the Board’s academic or experience requirements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Military Experience Applicants — alternative
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conduct
Good standing, no disqualifying acts, disciplinary action or pending complaint or investigation; pay required fees.
Experience
Have at least three years of work in a jurisdiction that does not license the lawful occupation; the Board determines that Indiana licenses an occupation with a similar scope.
Military relationship
Be a military member, spouse or dependent.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Release from provisional supervision
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the upgrade application, $40 fee and applicable positive-response and name-change documentation.
Competence
Demonstrate to the Board that practice without supervision is satisfactory; complete the minimum supervised experience required by the Board and provide Section B, Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience.
Existing license
Hold a supervised provisional esthetician license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by reciprocity
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Pay the $40 application fee, provide the mandatory Social Security number, positive-response documentation and name-change documents as applicable.
Education equivalence
The Board may credit one year of licensed esthetician practice as 100 education hours for an applicant with at least 400 education hours.
Existing license
Possess a valid license from another jurisdiction for the licensed acts, with substantially equal requirements; send license certifications directly from every jurisdiction where a license is or was held, with certified English translations where needed.
Prior examinations
The Board states that the issuing jurisdiction must require at least 70% on its written and practical examinations. These are another jurisdiction’s examination qualifications, not identifiable registered examinations of this Indiana route.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after lapse of five years or more
Indiana Esthetician Written Examination
Approval
Use the examination eligibility letter issued after the reinstatement application.
Examination deadline
Pass the written licensing examination within one year of applying for reinstatement and upload the result.
Fees
Pay the $80 reinstatement fee stated by the Board.
Lapse
The esthetician license has expired five or more years.
Other remediation
Complete other remediation or training deemed appropriate by the Board.
Unverifiable old license
If the old license cannot be verified and the expired license cannot be supplied, the Board directs the applicant to a complete school course and initial licensure by examination.
Reinstatement after lapse exceeding three but less than five years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the $80 reinstatement fee stated by the Board.
Lapse
The license has expired more than three but less than five years.
Remediation
Complete remediation and additional training the Board considers appropriate for the lapse.
Verification
If the Board cannot verify the old license and an actual expired license cannot be supplied, the Board instructions require completing an approved Indiana school course and applying by examination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after lapse of three years or less
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application fees
Submit a completed renewal application and pay the current renewal and reinstatement fees prescribed under IC 25-1-8-6(c).
Lapse
The license has been delinquent for three years or less.
Other requirements
Fulfill any legally applicable renewal requirements and any investigation procedure under IC 25-1-8-8; this statutory reinstatement provision does not apply to a revoked or suspended license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal before expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current license
Hold an esthetician license and apply before expiration.
Fee
Pay the current renewal fee of $40.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of surrendered licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Conditions
Comply with the Board’s individual conditions for reinstatement of the surrendered licence.
Surrender
The Board accepted the licence surrender with written approval.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of suspended licence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Corrective measures
Comply with the disciplinary or corrective measures imposed in the individual order.
Hearing
After a hearing, satisfy the Board that practice can be carried out with reasonable skill, safety and competency.
Suspension
The licence was suspended, not revoked.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Final Practical Demonstration Examination for Indiana Esthetician Applicants

This assessment does not have a question bank.

Format
Practical demonstration administered by the applicant’s beauty culture school
Passing score
At least 75%
Examination sources

Indiana Esthetician Written Examination

Provider
PSI
Format
Written examination
Exam questions
75 general scored items and 10 state scored items; 10 experimental items
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
75% correct
Exam fee
$49
Examination outline
  • Rules, Regulations & Safety (35%)
    • A. Safety
    • A. Safety / 1. Draping
    • A. Safety / 1. Draping / a. Sanitation
    • A. Safety / 1. Draping / b. Procedures
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents / a. Maintaining safe working conditions
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents / b. Labeling
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents / c. Storing chemical products
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents / d. Material Safety Data Sheets
    • A. Safety / 2. Prevention of salon accidents / e. Thermal/electrical appliances
    • A. Safety / 3. First aid/OSHA
    • A. Safety / 3. First aid/OSHA / a. Handling blood-contaminated tools
    • A. Safety / 3. First aid/OSHA / b. Disposing of blood-contaminated objects
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 1. Personal hygiene
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 2. Sanitation and disinfection of implements and tools
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 3. Single use items
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 4. Product application
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 5. Prevention of infectious disease/referral
    • B. Sanitation, disinfection and sterilization / 6. Sanitation and disinfection of work surfaces
    • C. Predisposition/Patch Tests
    • D. Client contact
    • D. Client contact / 1. Ethics
    • D. Client contact / 2. Communication
    • D. Client contact / 3. Record keeping
    • E. License Requirements
  • Esthetic Science and Skin Analysis (15%)
    • A. Skin structure and anatomy
    • B. Purpose of skin analysis
    • C. Skin conditions that benefit from services
    • D. Skin conditions that preclude skin services
    • E. Skin disorders and diseases
  • Facials (20%)
    • A. Application, removal, and purpose of products
    • A. Application, removal, and purpose of products / 1. Lotions and creams
    • A. Application, removal, and purpose of products / 2. Exfoliants
    • A. Application, removal, and purpose of products / 3. Masks/packs
    • B. Tools, implements, materials, and equipment
    • C. Facial procedures
    • D. Special considerations
    • D. Special considerations / 1. Microdermabrasion
    • D. Special considerations / 2. Chemical peel
    • D. Special considerations / 3. Disincrustation
    • D. Special considerations / 4. Aromatherapy
    • E. Massage/Anatomy
  • Hair Removal (15%)
    • A. Tweezing
    • B. Waxing
    • C. Tools, implements, materials, and equipment
  • Makeup (10%)
    • A. Purpose
    • B. Types of cosmetics
    • C. Brushes and other implements, tools, and materials
    • D. Color theory
    • E. Application and removal procedures
    • F. Corrective makeup
    • G. Application and removal of artificial eyelashes
  • Electricity and Electrotherapy (5%)
    • A. Galvanic current
    • B. High frequency current
    • C. Light therapy
Examination sources