EN 17226:2019+A1:2026

Beauty Salon Services - Requirements and recommendations for the provision of service EN 17226:2019+A1:2026

Publication date:   Sep 30, 2026

Scope

This document provides requirements and recommendations for the provision of professional beauty salon services. These services relate to the delivery of beauty treatments regardless of where the service is delivered.
This document provides requirements and recommendations for the delivery of beauty treatments performed by a suitably qualified beauty therapist. Recommendations are provided for client management to ensure client safety during any beauty treatments. The delivery of beauty salon services is limited to the boundaries of the qualification of the individual beauty therapists obtained through a recognized education provider.
Medical procedures including aesthetic surgical procedures and cosmetic injectable procedures including sclerotherapy are excluded from the scope of this document.
Hairdressing, barbering and body art tattooing services are also excluded from the scope of this document.