Scope check
Who may lawfully perform this, in this state?
Checked against the rule the state actually wrote down — quoted, cited, and linked at source. This compares a procedure against a published limit; it is not a judgement about what a treatment does to skin, and it is not legal advice.
Our scope corpus holds rules read at source for 51 states across 9 service categories. Coverage is uneven and we show you which you are in on every answer. Where we have not read a rule we say so — we never treat our silence as the state's permission.
Connecticut · Chemical peel · Rule on record
We have read and cited this state's own rule for chemical peel. The verdict below rests on that text, linked at source so you can verify it.
Cannot evaluate — concentration at final formulation (%) and pH at final formulation not supplied.
Connecticut approaches the line from the other side: it defines what counts as a cosmetic MEDICAL procedure. A peel is medical only when it exceeds 30% AND sits below pH 3.0, so breaching one limit alone does not put an esthetician outside scope.
- CT sets its limit on concentration at final formulation (%) and pH at final formulation. We will not evaluate against a value we were not given.
The rule this rests on
"Cosmetic medical procedure" includes chemical peels using modification solutions that exceed thirty per cent concentration with a pH value of lower than 3.0, together with dermabrasion that removes cells beyond the stratum corneum, laser procedures, intense pulsed light, injection of cosmetic filling agents and neurotoxins, and the use of class II medical devices designed to induce deep skin tissue alteration.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(a)(2) (Medical spas) · verified 2026-08-31 · read at source
Each medical spa shall employ or contract for the services of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378, who shall be actively practicing in the state and have received education or training to perform cosmetic medical procedures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a-903c(b) · verified 2026-08-31 · read at source
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Where the corpus is deep, and where it isn’t
Read this before you rely on a quiet answer. A category with few states behind it is a category where we will more often tell you we don’t know — which is the correct answer, and not the same as a green light.
| Procedure | States with a rule on record |
|---|---|
| Injectable (neuromodulator, dermal filler) | 46 |
| Energy device (laser, IPL, RF, plasma, ultrasound) | 39 |
| Microneedling / collagen induction | 38 |
| Hair removal (laser / IPL) | 35 |
| Chemical peel | 34 |
| Micropigmentation / permanent makeup | 34 |
| Mechanical exfoliation (dermaplaning, microdermabrasion) | 33 |
| Sclerotherapy | 29 |
| Body contouring (cryolipolysis, RF, ultrasound) | 17 |
Every rule behind these answers is read at an official source and cited. The wider cited corpus — supervision, good-faith exams, ownership and CPOM, advertising — lives on the state pages, and how we decide what to publish is written down in the methodology.
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