Hair Braider

A person who wants to provide hair braider services. As defined by statute, “"Hair braiding" means techniques that result in tension on hair strands, such as twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding of the hair, by hand or mechanical appliances for compensation, without cutting, coloring, relaxing, removing, chemically treating, or using other preparations to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair.”

Requirements

Licensing Requirements
Be at least fourteen (14) years of age.

Education Requirements
Attend sixteen (16) hours of training in health and hygiene, either in person or online, receive a certificate indicating attendance from the training, attest to the one-time training at biennial registration, and retain and display the certificate on request.

Application & Fees

Complete the “Registered Hair Braider Application” online at core.tn.gov. The fee for the application is $30.