Going to school to become a massage therapist should mean taking a specific set of courses and receiving specific massage training from a qualified massage therapy instructor at a reputable massage school.
Not all types of training for services that are offered at spas are included in Texas massage therapy licensing.
On the Texas government website, (Massage Therapy Frequently Asked Questions (texas.gov)), you can find a list of what is not covered under the TX massage licensing.
Here are a few details / examples pulled directly from the source:
- It doesn’t matter how well trained you are in waxing services if you do not have a cosmetology license. A massage therapy license is not something you can use to prove your waxing specialist qualifications. Waxing is not a standard service most massage therapy schools provide for training students. Research cosmetology schools and cosmetology license requirements if waxing is something you are interested in pursuing.
- Body wraps are a service you may perform at a spa, however, they do not actually require a Texas massage therapy license, nor do they require a cosmetology license. Performing body wraps simply does not require licensing in Texas of any kind at this time.
- Reflexology also does not require a license, but there is a caveat (warning) here – If you advertise foot massage in association with reflexology or if you are proven to be providing foot massage with reflexology services, then the rules change. Reflexology is often paired with or thought of as foot massage, but it is another study altogether.