National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 17226:2019+A1:2026. It supersedes BS EN 17226:2019, which is withdrawn.

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Contractual and legal considerations

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This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 July 2019.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 28 September 2017 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 20 May 2026.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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European foreword

This document (EN 17226:2019+A1:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 409 “Beauty Salon Services”, the secretariat of which is held by NSAI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2027, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2027.

This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 20 May 2026.

This document supersedes EN 17226:2019.

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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document has been sent to the Enquiry as prEN 16708.

Compliance with national and EU regulations that apply to the establishment and provision of beauty salon services is the responsibility of the organization offering such services. Compliance with this European Standard does not ensure in itself compliance with national and EU regulations that may apply to this service.

This European Standard was drafted by beauty and wellness professionals. The services can be provided by beauty therapists related to the following NACE codes: 9602 (beauty treatments) and 9604 (body treatments).

An amendment is currently being prepared by CEN/TC 409 "Beauty Salon Services" to add further clarification of the requirements covering advanced beauty treatments included in sub-clause 4.2 of this European Standard.

Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.

According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Introduction

The aim of this standard is to set out requirements and recommendations for good practice in professional beauty salon services where the safety and satisfaction of the client is important.

Some European countries make a distinction between wellness treatments and beauty treatments while other countries blend these principles. This European Standard applies to all of these services where they are provided by a beauty therapist.

1 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.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Competence and qualifications

4.1 General

4.2 Continuing professional development (CPD) and professional training

5 Beauty salon services

5.1 General

5.2 Treatment risk assessments

5.3 Professional ethics in dealing with clients

6 Beauty salon

6.1 General

6.2 Appointment of responsible person

6.3 General set-up requirements

6.4 Reception area

6.5 Establishment of the treatment area

6.6 Salon maintenance and hygiene

6.7 Hygiene for equipment, materials and instruments used in the delivery of the service

6.8 Personal hygiene of beauty therapists

6.9 Scheduling and appointment management

6.10 Client visit

6.11 Delivery of treatment

6.12 Post treatment procedure

6.13 Client satisfaction

6.14 Complaints

7 Beauty salon service management

7.1 General

7.2 Maintenance, inspection and use of the salon, instruments and equipment

7.3 Handling of chemicals and hazardous substances

8 Review and improvement of service

8.1 General

8.2 Review of service

8.3 Performance and staff appraisals

8.4 Planning for improvements

8.5 Maintenance of records

Bibliography