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  Safety Information

  Websites

  • Milady.com
    • Milady is the supplier for the textbooks and products used in the cosmetology department here at Cleveland Community College.
  • NC Cosmetic Arts
    • Regulatory Website
  • Behind the Chair
  • Naturally Curly
    • An educational website for working with curly haired patrons
  • Modern Salon
  • America's Beauty Show
    • For more than 80 years, we've been owned and produced by salon professionals, the members of Cosmetologists Chicago! Cosmetologists Chicago protects, builds and drives the salon industry by monitoring and lobbying for professional licenses while providing advanced education and scholarships.
  • FDA Cosmetics Handbook
    • Relevant areas include Cosmetic Labeling & Label Claims: What cosmetic labels can say and what they must say; what label claims mean, Guidance, Compliance & Regulatory Information: Resources on legal, regulatory, enforcement, and policy issues related to cosmetics and Product and Ingredient Safety: Information on cosmetic products, ingredients, testing, recall policy, and more.
  • Hooked on Nails
    • An Educational Website for Nail Technicians and Interested Consumers
  • On Makeup Magazine
    • Launched in 1996, it has become the make-up community’s top resource for innovative make-up techniques and the latest industry news and trends.
  • Professional Beauty Association
    • The Professional Beauty Association's (PBA) purpose is to advance the professional beauty industry by providing its members with business tools, government advocacy, education, networking, events and more to ensure business and career success with integrity.
  • This Ugly Beauty Business
    • Website run by licensed cosmetologist and salon owner with twenty years of beauty industry experience, primarily in salon management.

  Library Books

  Databases

  • Britannica Image Quest
    • Provides access to over two million rights-cleared images for use in presentations, online courses, and student projects.
  • Career & Technical Education Database
    • Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
  • Learning Express/ Prep Step
    • Packed with online resources to help students achieve academic success and workplace readiness. It has skill building in English, math, and science, career licensing test prep, workplace skill building, workplace skills tutorials, college success skills development, and much more.
  • ProQuest Central
    • General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
  • Vocations and Careers
    • Aides users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.

  Free Apps

  • Cosmetology Exam Center
  • Style Station by Redken
  • Wella Professionals
  • Think Dirty - Identifies and assesses any potentially risky or “toxic” ingredients in beauty and skincare products
  • sunZapp
  • iHydrate - for iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Water Drink Reminder - for Android

  Career Information