Concept and scope of services of the beauty arts (skin) business
What is the beauty arts business?
- The term "beauty arts business" refers to the business of making the appearance of customers beautiful by taking good care of their faces, hair, and skin, etc. (Subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the “Public Health Control Act”).
Scope of services offered by a skin care salon
A skin care salon offers services including analysis on skin condition, skin care, hair waxing, eyebrow care without using medical appliances or medicines (Item B of Subparagraph 5 of Article 2(1)
of the Public Health Control Act).
Field
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Business Scope
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General beauty business
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Business offering services including permanent curl, haircut, hair styling, scalp care, hair coloring, hair washing, and eyebrow care without using medical appliances or medicines
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Nail beauty business
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Business offering manicures and pedicures on fingernails and toenails
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Makeup/theatrical makeup beauty business
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Business offering cosmetic makeup and theatrical makeup for face and body and eyebrow care without using medical appliances or medicines
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Total beauty business
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Business offering all services referred to above
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Scope of operations of a skin care salon
Qualifications
- A person who has not obtained a beautician’s (skin) license shall be prohibited from opening a skin care salon or engaging in such business (Main body of Article 8(1) of the Public Health Control Act).
- However, the same shall not apply to cases where he/she works as an assistant in the beauty arts business under the supervision of a beautician (skin) (A provision of Article 8(1) of the Public Health Control Act).
Place of business
- Any service of skin care shall not be rendered in places other than a skin care salon. However, such service may be rendered in places other than the skin care salon in any of the following circumstances (Article 8(2) of the Public Health Control Act and Article 13 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Public Health Control Act).
· In the event where the beauty arts service is provided for those who is unable to come to the skin care salon due to illness or other reasons
· In the event where the skin care service is provided for those who partake in a wedding or other ceremony immediately prior to the commencement of such ceremony
· In the event where the beauty arts service is provided in social welfare facilities
· In the event where the skin care service is provided for those who partake in a shooting, such as in broadcasting, immediately prior to the commencement of such shooting, or
· In the event where the beauty arts service is provided due to other special circumstances acknowledged by the head of a Si/Gun/Gu