16/08/2025
Kuwait Issues New Health Standards for Salons, Beauty Centers, and Health Institutes..
Key Highlights of the Decision:
- Instructors must be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and life-saving techniques, and a certified lifeguard must be present at all times.
- Strict hygiene and sterilization standards for tools are required, with a ban on using unlicensed or unknown products and permanent tattoo devices.
- Special preventive measures to protect children, including a prohibition on hair dyeing.
- Tanning services are prohibited for individuals under 18 years of age.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed Al-Awadhi, has approved the Health Requirements Guide for health institutes, salons, and personal care and beauty centers to improve safety standards and protect public health. This guide represents the result of joint cooperation between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, reflecting the state’s efforts to raise health standards and ensure a safe environment aligned with the best international practices.
The guide includes more than 130 directives covering infection prevention, sterilization, public health, environmental protection, and radiation safety. A joint committee from the Ministries of Health and Commerce and Industry has been formed to monitor health compliance in these facilities.
Key provisions include requiring health institutes to train instructors in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and life-saving techniques, providing a certified lifeguard at all times, and ensuring every worker obtains a valid health fitness certificate before starting work. It also sets detailed safety standards for swimming pools, saunas, jacuzzis, and steam rooms, including permissible chlorine levels.
The guide emphasizes the use of licensed and traceable cosmetic products, strict hygiene and sterilization standards for tools, prohibiting the reuse of razors or sharp instruments on multiple clients, and banning permanent tattoo devices inside salons.
To protect minors, hair dyeing is prohibited for children, and tanning services are restricted to individuals aged 18 and above. Workers must remove accessories and jewelry while providing services and are prohibited from working if they have skin or contagious diseases.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that these requirements form part of a comprehensive strategy for prevention and public health protection and represent a major step in ensuring high-quality services in this vital sector, achieving the highest levels of safety for the community.