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Louisiana Esthetician Practice Test

Forty-five questions on what Louisiana's Act and rules let an esthetician do and what they keep out of a salon.

What does Louisiana's definition of esthetics have an esthetician do to eyebrows?

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Esthetics: definition, services and prohibited services 16

  • A Louisiana salon's menu lists dermaplaning, microdermabrasion, nano-needling and micro-needling. Which one is a prohibited service under LAC 46:XXXI.717? LAC 46:XXXI.717
  • By which means does Louisiana's definition of esthetics have hair removed? R.S. 37:563(8)
  • By which other name does the Louisiana Board's definition call the dermis? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • How does LAC 46:XXXI.101 describe nano-needling? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • In LAC 46:XXXI.101, exfoliation sloughs off dead skin cells of the epidermis by using what? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • In the Louisiana Board's threading rule, which hair does threading remove? LAC 46:XXXI.1110
  • LAC 46:XXXI.101 defines dermaplaning by its tool and its effect. Which description is the rule's? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • Louisiana's definition of esthetics ends with two exclusions. One is electrolysis. What is the other? R.S. 37:563(8)
  • Louisiana's definition of esthetics includes micro-dermabrasion, epidermabrasion and particle exfoliation on one condition. Which is it? R.S. 37:563(8)
  • What does Louisiana's definition of esthetics have an esthetician do to eyebrows? R.S. 37:563(8)
  • Where may no person pierce ears for remuneration under R.S. 37:581? R.S. 37:581(F)
  • Which apparatus does the prohibited services rule keep out of every Louisiana salon? LAC 46:XXXI.717
  • Which kind of chemical peel is on the list of esthetic services in the Louisiana Board's definitions? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • Which lash service is inside Louisiana's statutory definition of esthetics? R.S. 37:563(8)
  • Which of these does the Louisiana Board's definition place in the epidermis? LAC 46:XXXI.101
  • Which parts of the body does Louisiana's statutory definition of esthetics name for stimulating, cleansing or beautifying? R.S. 37:563(8)
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Sanitation and salon equipment 8

  • A Louisiana esthetician launders her facial towels and sheets. What does LAC 46:XXXI.711 have her wash them in? LAC 46:XXXI.711(B)
  • A Louisiana salon offers waxing. Besides a wax pot and wax, which item must be available under LAC 46:XXXI.707? LAC 46:XXXI.707(B)
  • Extraction tissue and cotton rounds are left on the tray when a Louisiana facial ends. Where does LAC 46:XXXI.711 send them? LAC 46:XXXI.711(B)
  • Skin analysis needs one piece of lighting that LAC 46:XXXI.707 requires of every salon offering esthetics. Which is it? LAC 46:XXXI.707(A)
  • Soap and fresh water is the hand washing rule for Louisiana cosmetologists. What does LAC 46:XXXI.711 name for a person performing esthetics services? LAC 46:XXXI.711(B)
  • What kind of container must a Louisiana esthetics salon have for the disposal of lancets? LAC 46:XXXI.707(A)
  • What water supply must every facility licensed by the Louisiana Board have? LAC 46:XXXI.701(L)
  • Which item must be available before threading is performed in a Louisiana threading facility or salon? LAC 46:XXXI.710

The certificate and examinations 8

  • A reciprocity applicant has never passed the national examination given by the Louisiana Board, or a practical examination in the state she comes from. What does LAC 46:XXXI.509 require of her? LAC 46:XXXI.509(C)
  • An esthetician licensed in another state applies for a Louisiana certificate. Besides the fee and the Board's examination, what does R.S. 37:582 ask of her training? R.S. 37:582(C)
  • An esthetics student in Louisiana asks when she may sit for the Board's examinations. Which hour count does the eligibility rule name for her course? LAC 46:XXXI.309(A)
  • Each year the Louisiana Board fixes the date and time of all scheduled examinations at a meeting. What period does that schedule cover? R.S. 37:586(A)(5)
  • How often must examinations for the special permits of the Louisiana Board be given? R.S. 37:586(A)(4)
  • What must Louisiana's licensing examinations reflect, in the words of R.S. 37:586? R.S. 37:586(B)
  • Which of these must accompany a Louisiana student's application for examination under LAC 46:XXXI.309? LAC 46:XXXI.309(B)
  • Who conducts the examinations of applicants for a Louisiana esthetician certificate under R.S. 37:586? R.S. 37:586(A)(1)

Salons, managers, permits and discipline 13

  • A booth rental agreement is not on the Board's form. Besides saying that the renter is not an employee and that the owner has no right to control her methods, what must it state? LAC 46:XXXI.501(B)
  • A fire closes a Louisiana salon for repairs, and the owner finds temporary premises. Who may approve them under LAC 46:XXXI.1705, and on what condition? LAC 46:XXXI.1705
  • A Louisiana esthetics salon is owned by a person who holds no license. The manager she employs must be a licensed cosmetologist or which other registrant? R.S. 37:589(A)
  • A Louisiana licensee applies to the Board for a declaratory order interpreting one of its rules. Within how long must the application be heard? LAC 46:XXXI.1501
  • A Louisiana licensee has been issued a booth rental permit. How do the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Louisiana Works treat her? R.S. 37:592(D)
  • A temporary permit lets an out-of-state esthetician work in Louisiana before she tests. What may the Board do if she breaks one of its rules meanwhile? LAC 46:XXXI.1113
  • A violation at a Louisiana salon goes uncorrected for three days. How does R.S. 37:601 count it? R.S. 37:601
  • An informal hearing before the Louisiana Board's executive director does not resolve a matter. What does the executive director do next? LAC 46:XXXI.1303
  • The owner of a Louisiana threading facility holds no license or permit. Which registrants may she employ as its manager? LAC 46:XXXI.1110
  • Where may a Louisiana esthetician demonstrate cosmetics outside a licensed facility, under R.S. 37:591? R.S. 37:591(D)
  • Which act is a ground for denying, suspending or revoking a certificate under R.S. 37:600? R.S. 37:600(A)(2)
  • Which of these persons is exempt from the Louisiana Cosmetology Act while discharging professional duties in a facility the Board does not license? R.S. 37:581(B)
  • Which record may the Louisiana Board require a licensee to keep under R.S. 37:598? R.S. 37:598(A)

How this list was compiled: Examinations: the testing page of the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology (http://www.lsbc.louisiana.gov/testing.aspx, read 2026-10-16; the https address does not answer) lists three for estheticians: an Esthetician National Exam, for which it posts a bulletin of the NIC National Esthetics Theory Examination; an Esthetician State Exam, for which it links its book of cosmetology laws and rules; and an Esthetician Practical Examination. Facts: the Louisiana Cosmetology Act, R.S. 37:561 to 37:607, section by section on the Louisiana State Legislature's site (https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=94321), and Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46, Part XXXI, Cosmetologists, in the compilation dated December 2023 on the Office of the State Register's page (https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/). Each question names its section and links to the document it is in. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from a real examination, the sample questions of a bulletin, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

Louisiana examines estheticians on its own law, and this unofficial Louisiana esthetician practice test covers it: the Cosmetology Act and the Board's rules. It is not affiliated with the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology, the NIC or any testing service.

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What the 45 questions cover

Sixteen are on the definition of esthetics, the Board's list of esthetic services and the prohibited services of LAC 46:XXXI.717. Eight are on sanitation and the equipment an esthetics salon must have, 8 on the certificate and examinations, and 13 on salons, managers, permits and discipline. The same book's general sanitation rule (LAC 46:XXXI.701) is asked on the Louisiana cosmetology law test here.

What is left to the national exam

Skin histology, disorders, chemistry, facial procedures and massage belong to the NIC theory examination and are not asked, because no Louisiana text states them. The Washington esthetician test on this site follows that outline.

  • Every esthetics service stops at the epidermis: nothing may affect the dermis (LAC 46:XXXI.711).
  • Lasers, micro-blading and body art are outside every license and permit the Board issues (LAC 46:XXXI.717).
  • Esthetician examinations are conducted at least four times per calendar year (R.S. 37:586).

Questions and answers

Is this a Louisiana esthetician state board practice test?

It practices one of the Board's three examinations: the Esthetician State Exam, which its testing page links to the book of cosmetology laws and rules. The national theory examination and the practical examination are not covered.

Where is a Louisiana esthetician written exam study guide?

For the State Exam, the Board's own book of laws and rules: the Louisiana Cosmetology Act and LAC Title 46, Part XXXI. For the national theory examination, the testing page posts the NIC candidate bulletin with its content outline.

How many questions are on the Louisiana esthetician state exam?

The Board prints no question count, time limit or pass mark for the State Exam, so this page gives none. The NIC bulletin it posts gives the national theory examination 110 items, 100 of them scored, in 90 minutes.

How many hours is esthetician school in Louisiana?

At least 750 hours of instruction (LAC 46:XXXI.303). An applicant must be at least sixteen with training equal to the tenth grade (R.S. 37:582), and tests after a clearance from the school and from the Board.

Are these the real Louisiana esthetician exam questions?

No, and they could not be: R.S. 37:586 keeps the Board's examinations and results confidential. Each question was written for this site from the Act on the Legislature's site and the rules on the State Register's page.

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