MN Salon Manager Questions and Answers
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• Cosmetology -✓✓the practice of personal services, for compensation, for the
cosmetic care of the hair, nails, and skin. These services include cleaning, conditioning,
shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body surface in the areas of the head,
scalp, face, arms, hands, legs, feet, and trunk of the body, except where these services
are performed by a barber.
• Cosmetologist -✓✓any person who, for compensation, performs personal services
including cleaning, conditioning, shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body
surface in the areas of the head, scalp, face, arms, hands, legs, feet, and trunk of the
body.
• Salon -✓✓an area, room, or rooms employed to offer personal services.
• DLSM -✓✓Designated licensed salon manager
• CE credits -✓✓After August 1 2017 a cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician, or
salon manager renewing a license must complete 8 hours of CE credits from board
approved providers within three years prior to the date of license renewal.
• Can a DLSM be be responsible for more than one salon? -✓✓No, a DLSM must not
be responsible for more than one salon UNLESS the salons are not open concurrently
AND the salons or DLSM attest in writing to the board of the business hours of both
salons.
• Does the DLSM have to be present at all operating hours of the salon? -✓✓No, the
DLSM is not required to be present at all times during the salons operating hours but
remains responsible for compliance even when away from the salon.
• Types of salon licenses -✓✓The services a salon may offer are determined by the
type of salon license held. Cosmetology salons may offer cosmetology services,
esthetic services, and nail services. Nail salons must offer only nail services, Esthetician
salons may offer only esti services, and nail salons may offer only nail services. A single
salon may hold both a nail salon license and an esti salon license.
• Unlicensed persons -✓✓Salons must not employ or allow unlicensed persons to
perform any board regulated service in a salon, or allow an unlicensed person to
provide regulated services without compensation.
(2026) | Real Practice Questions | Verified
Answers | A+
• Cosmetology -✓✓the practice of personal services, for compensation, for the
cosmetic care of the hair, nails, and skin. These services include cleaning, conditioning,
shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body surface in the areas of the head,
scalp, face, arms, hands, legs, feet, and trunk of the body, except where these services
are performed by a barber.
• Cosmetologist -✓✓any person who, for compensation, performs personal services
including cleaning, conditioning, shaping, reinforcing, coloring, and enhancing the body
surface in the areas of the head, scalp, face, arms, hands, legs, feet, and trunk of the
body.
• Salon -✓✓an area, room, or rooms employed to offer personal services.
• DLSM -✓✓Designated licensed salon manager
• CE credits -✓✓After August 1 2017 a cosmetologist, nail technician, esthetician, or
salon manager renewing a license must complete 8 hours of CE credits from board
approved providers within three years prior to the date of license renewal.
• Can a DLSM be be responsible for more than one salon? -✓✓No, a DLSM must not
be responsible for more than one salon UNLESS the salons are not open concurrently
AND the salons or DLSM attest in writing to the board of the business hours of both
salons.
• Does the DLSM have to be present at all operating hours of the salon? -✓✓No, the
DLSM is not required to be present at all times during the salons operating hours but
remains responsible for compliance even when away from the salon.
• Types of salon licenses -✓✓The services a salon may offer are determined by the
type of salon license held. Cosmetology salons may offer cosmetology services,
esthetic services, and nail services. Nail salons must offer only nail services, Esthetician
salons may offer only esti services, and nail salons may offer only nail services. A single
salon may hold both a nail salon license and an esti salon license.
• Unlicensed persons -✓✓Salons must not employ or allow unlicensed persons to
perform any board regulated service in a salon, or allow an unlicensed person to
provide regulated services without compensation.
