Local Stylist Fighting Bill to Eliminate Cosmetology License Requirement
Heather Hoy, who works at Frederick's Beauty Etc., says the proposed bill would jeapordize the entire industry and its customers. She has started an online petition to oppose the measure.
A proposed bill that would eliminate the state cosmetology licensing requirement has many in the profession up in arms. In fact, one South County cosmetologist has started an online petition opposing the measure. "Not only does it impact my career and my passion negatively, but it can also put the general public at a health risk," Heather (Wingbermuehle) Hoy said in an email to Patch. Hoy, a hair stylist at Frederick's Beauty Etc., explained that obtaining her license required her to take classes on proper sanitation, how to recognize different types of disease/fungus on the hair, skin and nails and how to use chemicals. "I understand that a good percentage of the public tends to think that the beauty industry is a joke," Hoy said in the …
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4:15 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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