A state bureaucrat wants to mandate 500 hours of training for anyone who shampoos hair at a beauty salon or barbershop — but something about her push for the bizarre new requirement just doesn’t wash.

A recent Assembly bill would require shampoo assistants to have at least 500 hours professional training and obtain a license. A bill recently proposed by several state Assemblymembers requires ...

Cali Nails owner Ngan Hoang, seen outside her salon on Jan. 23, started overhauling her nail polish inventory eight years ago to nontoxic products. The process took her four years to complete. CATHY ...