(1) “apprentice” means a person who receives on-the-job training under direct supervision;
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.13.220
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) “barbering” means shaving, trimming, or cutting, styling, curling, permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, cleansing, or chemically straightening the beard or hair of a living person for a fee and for cosmetic purposes;(3) “board” means the Board of Barbers and Hairdressers;(4) “body piercing” means puncturing the body of a person by aid of needles or other instruments designed to be used to puncture the body for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other objects in or through the human body, except that, for purposes of this chapter, “body piercing” does not include puncturing the external part of the human ear;(5) “esthetics” means the use of the hands, appliances, cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, or lotions in massaging, cleansing, stimulating, or similar work on the scalp, face or neck, including skin care, make-up, and temporary removal of superfluous hair, for cosmetic purposes for a fee;(6) “hair braiding” means braiding natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions, trimming hair extensions for braiding purposes, and attaching natural and synthetic hair by braiding for cosmetic purposes and for a fee; “hair braiding” does not include styling wigs or making wigs;(7) “hairdressing” means performing, for a fee, the following services for cosmetic purposes:
(A) trimming or cutting the beard of a living person; and(B) arranging, styling, dressing, curling, temporary waving, permanent waving, cutting, singeing, bleaching, coloring, cleansing, conditioning, or similar work on the hair of a living person;(8) “instructor” means a person who teaches barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics in a school or who supervises an apprentice in barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics;(9) “limited esthetics” means to perform for a fee for cosmetic purposes
(A) temporary removal of superfluous hair on the face or neck, including eyebrow arching by use of wax; or(B) application of makeup or false eyelashes;(10) “manicuring”
(A) means, for a fee, to
(i) cut, trim, polish, color, tint, or cleanse a natural or artificial nail;(ii) affix material by artificial means to a natural nail for the addition to or extension of the natural nail;(iii) cleanse, treat, or beautify the hands or feet for cosmetic purposes; or(iv) otherwise treat the nails of the hand or foot except as provided in (B) of this paragraph;(B) notwithstanding (A) of this paragraph, does not include
(i) massage treatment; or(ii) cleansing, treating, or beautifying the hands or feet solely for the treatment of disease or physical or mental ailments;(11) “non-chemical barbering” means shaving, trimming, cutting, styling, or curling the beard or hair of a living person for a fee and for cosmetic purposes;(12) “permanent cosmetic coloring” means tattooing for the purpose of simulating hair or makeup, such as permanent eyeliner, lip color, eyebrows, and eyeshadow;(13) “practitioner” means a person licensed to practice barbering, non-chemical barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing under this chapter;(14) “shampoo person” means a person who, for a fee and under the supervision of a practitioner of barbering or hairdressing, cleanses or conditions the hair of the human head with products that have no effect other than cleaning or conditioning the hair;(15) “shop” is an establishment operated for the purpose of engaging in barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing;(16) “tattooing ” means the process by which the skin is marked or colored to form indelible marks, figures, or decorative designs for nonmedical purposes by inserting or ingraining an indelible pigment into or onto the skin, microblading, or microneedling.
