Membership Sections

The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) contains three membership sections:

• Distributor / Retail Beauty Stores
• Manufacturer / Manufacturer Representative
• Salon / Spa

Click on the section above to learn more about the benefits of membership! Or call our Membership Department at 800.468.2274 (480.281.0424).

Distributor / Retail Beauty Stores Membership Requirements. Companies whose primary business is (A) purchasing beauty and/or barber products and reselling those products at wholesale to beauty salons, barbershops and/or beauty cosmetologists; (B) companies that sell beauty products over the counter; (C) representatives of such companies; and (D) service providers.*

Manufacturer / Manufacturer Representative Membership Requirements. Companies who (A) manufacture or produce beauty and/or barber products for sale to wholesalers and/or distributors in the professional beauty industry or salons; (B) sales representatives of such companies; and (C) service providers.*

Salon / Spa Membership Requirements. Companies that provide professional beauty services to the public, including without limitation, beauty salons, nail salons, chains of salons, barbershops, spas, day spas and service providers.* Must have a minimum of three (3) licensed employees on payroll.

* Service providers include companies who attribute over half of their gross revenue to the provision of consulting, support or other similar services to the professional beauty industries. These service providers are eligible to be a member of any section that accounts for one quarter of the company's gross revenue.