Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Missouri Board of Cosmetology?

The correct answer is the option related to regulating beauty product manufacturing. The primary focus of the Missouri Board of Cosmetology is to ensure public health and safety, promote the cosmetology profession, and establish professional standards for practitioners. Protecting public health and safety involves overseeing the practices within the cosmetology industry to ensure that they meet health standards and do not pose risks to consumers.

Promoting cosmetology as a profession helps to elevate the standards and perceptions of the field, encouraging best practices and enhancing the education and training of cosmetologists. Establishing professional standards ensures that practitioners are qualified and maintain a high level of competency and ethical behavior while servicing clients.

On the other hand, regulating beauty product manufacturing typically falls under federal and other state regulatory agencies rather than the specific goals of state boards that focus on licensing and regulating practitioners in the field. Therefore, while the board plays a role in ensuring safe practices involving beauty products used by practitioners, it does not regulate the manufacturing of those products directly.