HS041 - Aesthetics Licensing: What Is Coming

Aesthetics Licensing: What Is Coming

This guide is for salon and clinic owners who offer, or plan to offer, aesthetic treatments. That includes anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, microneedling, chemical peels, laser and IPL, and skin boosters. It also helps if you rent a room to an aesthetics practitioner. Each nation is changing the rules at a different speed.

What you'll get

• What the law says today in England, Scotland and Wales
• What England's proposed green, amber and red tiers mean
• What Scotland's new 2026 Act does and when it can start
• The rules that already apply now, including the under-18 ban
• Practical steps to take this year so you are ready

Part of the SOU Health & Safety Toolkit

Written for UK hair, beauty, nail and barbering businesses and branded ready to download. Free for SOU PRO and CEO members.

This resource is general guidance in line with UK health and safety law. It does not replace your own risk assessments or professional advice, and you remain responsible for health and safety in your salon. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Salon Owners United and its partners accept no liability for any loss arising from its use.