SF0113

Exempts the practice of natural hair braiding from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act and allows salon owners to require private certification for braiders.

• Defines 'braiding device' as tools used in hair braiding, including clips, combs, crochet hooks, curlers, hairpins, rollers, scissors, blunt-tipped needles, thread, and hair binders. (W.S. 33-12-120(a)(xx))
• Defines 'practice of natural hair braiding' to include twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking or braiding hair by hand or with braiding devices, minor trimming of natural hair or extensions, and making and lacing wigs, as well as use of topical agents such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, or pomades. (W.S. 33-12-120(a)(xxi))
• Specifies that natural hair braiding does not include application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter hair color, straighten, curl, or alter hair structure, or use of chemical hair joining agents such as synthetic tape, keratin bonds, or fusion bonds. (W.S. 33-12-120(a)(xxi))
• Exempts persons solely engaged in the practice of natural hair braiding from regulation under the Wyoming Cosmetology Act and establishes that natural hair braiding is separate and distinct from barbering, hair styling, and cosmetology. (W.S. 33-12-140(d))
• Allows salon owners to require private certification from persons engaged in the practice of natural hair braiding at their salon. (W.S. 33-12-140(e))

Effective: July 1, 2025

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