South Carolina · LLR Board of Cosmetology
South Carolina cosmetology license lookup.
South Carolina licenses more than people. The Board of Cosmetology also licenses schools and programs, booth renters and salons, and its lookup is run by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
Short answer: Open the Licensee Lookup link on the SC LLR Board of Cosmetology page, which goes to the verify.llronline.com cosmetology lookup. This page does not look anyone up.
How to check, step by step
- Go to the LLR Board of Cosmetology page and click Licensee Lookup.
- Search for the individual or business. The same LLR site also has a general lookup page covering other boards.
- Keep in mind which kind of licence you need. A stylist, a booth renter and a salon are different licence holders.
- For questions about a record, contact the board at BoardInfo@llr.sc.gov or 803-896-4588.
Official pages
Who holds a South Carolina cosmetology licence
The board page says the Board licenses cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians and instructors, and also licenses and regulates cosmetology schools and programs, booth renters and salons. It also receives and investigates complaints. Booth renters being a licensed category is the detail most people miss: a stylist who rents a chair may need their own booth-renter licence on top of a personal one, so a salon’s licence does not stand in for that person.
When you check a salon, you therefore have several questions: is the salon licensed, is each worker you care about licensed, and if the worker rents a chair, is the booth rental licensed as well.
Board-specific and general lookups
LLR publishes a lookup specific to the cosmetology board and a general lookup main page. If the board-specific search turns up nothing, the general page is the second place to try, because it spans every LLR board and a person may have been filed under a different board than you expected.
A worked example (hypothetical)
A client in Greenville wants to check a mobile nail technician. She opens the cosmetology licensee lookup and enters the name. If a record appears she reads the status. If not, she tries the general LLR lookup, then asks for the licence number, and finally emails the board. She does not treat a missing record as proof of anything until the board has answered. No real person is described.
What this page does not cover
The pages we read do not give the status wording the lookup returns, licence-number structure or renewal dates, so this guide offers no glossary or number checker. The board page lists continuing education and renewal links, but we did not open them. The board lists its office at 110 Centerview Dr, Columbia, SC 29210 and the main LLR line at 803-896-4300.
Sources
Read November 1, 2026. Each page was opened and checked against the claim next to it.
- South Carolina LLR Board of Cosmetology: licence categories, lookup links and contacts.
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedSouth Carolina's cosmetology board licenses stylists and nobody else.
What the source saysThe board page says the Board licenses cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians and instructors, and also cosmetology schools and programs, booth renters and salons. [1]
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Often assumedA salon's licence covers the stylist who rents a chair in it.
What the source saysBooth renters are a separately licensed category on the board page. A stylist, a booth renter and a salon are different licence holders, so decide which one you need to check before searching. [1]
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Frequently asked questions
Where do I look up a South Carolina cosmetology license?
Use the Licensee Lookup link on the LLR Board of Cosmetology page, which opens the cosmetology licensee lookup at verify.llronline.com.
Who does the South Carolina board license?
Cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians and instructors, plus cosmetology schools and programs, booth renters and salons.
Is there a lookup for all LLR boards?
Yes. LLR publishes a general lookup main page in addition to the cosmetology-specific lookup.
Does a salon licence cover booth renters?
No. The board licenses booth renters as their own category, so check the individual or business renting the chair.
How do I contact the board?
The board page lists BoardInfo@llr.sc.gov and 803-896-4588.
Is this page an official verification?
No. It links to the official lookup and cannot confirm a licence by itself.
Guide only — not an official verification
TNAADO is not affiliated with any licensing authority named here and does not check anyone’s licence. Registers and rules change, so confirm on the official site and with the regulator for anything that matters. This is general information, not legal or financial advice, and this page collects no personal data.