1. Virginia Tattooing laws and regulations (10 hours) 2. Machine and Devices (8 hours) - Coil machine
- Hand device; and
- Other devices
3. Needles (7 hours) - Types;
- Uses; and
- Application
4. Anatomy (20 hours) - Layers of skin
- Parts and functions of skin
- Diseases
5. Color Theory (5 hours) - Skin and pigment color
- Handling and storage of pigments
6. Transmission cycle of infectious diseases (20 hours) 7. Immunization (15 hours) - Types of immunizations;
- General preventative measures to be taken to protect the tattooer and client
8. Sanitation and disinfection (15 hours) - Definition of terms
- Sterilization
- Disinfection and disinfectant
- Sterilizer or sterilant
- Antiseptic
- Germicide
- Decontamination
- Sanitation
- The use of steam sterilization equipment and techniques
- The use of chemical agents, antiseptics, and disinfectants.
- Preservice sanitation procedure and
- Post service sanitation procedure
9. Safety (10 hours) - Proper needle handling and disposal
- Blood spill procedures
- Equipment and instrument storage
- First Aid
10. Bloodborne Pathogen standards (10 hours) - OSHA and CDC bloodborne pathogen standards
- Overview of compliance requirements
- Disorder and when not service a client.
11. Anesthetics (10 hours) - Use
- Types
- Application
- Removal
12. Equipment (4 hours) - Gloves
- Masks
- Apron
- Chair
- Lighting and
- Worktable
13. Professional Standards (20 hours) - History of permanent cosmetic tattooing
- Ethics
- Recordkeeping
- Client health history
- Consent forms
- Preparing station, making appointments, salon ethics.
- Maintaining professional appearance, notifying clients of schedule changes
- Promoting services of the salon and establishing clientele
- Salon management
- Licensing requirements
- Taxes
14. Permanent Cosmetic Tattooing (45 hours) - Client consultation
- Client health form
- Client disclosure form
- Client preparation
- Drawing and Mapping
- Sanitation and safety precaution
- Implement selection and use.
- Proper use of equipment
- Material selection and use
- Eyebrows
- Microblading
- Eyeliner
- Lip coloring
- Lip liners; and
- Scalp Micropigmentation
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT: A minimum of 50 performances shall be completed as part of the Permanent Cosmetic tattooing instruction, including two eyebrows, two microblading procedures, two lip liners, one lip color, and one full lips.
(TWO COMPLETE EYEBROWS COUNTS AS ONE PERFORMANCE, TWO COMPLETE EYE LINERS COUNTS AS ONE PERFORMANCE, ONE COMPLETE LIP LINER COUNTS AS ONE PERFORMANCE)
Eyebrows/Microblading 20
Eye lining 20
Lip lining/ Lip Color 10