# Seoul beauty salon glossary

> Definitions for the permit register, cohort calculations and licensing steps.

The source is a business-permit register. Read its reporting lag and status definitions before comparing districts.

Written by the Gyeonggi Beauty Network editorial team on October 26, 2026. Canonical address: https://seoulsalonfacts.org/glossary.

## How are Seoul beauty salon terms defined?

Administrative terms follow their source; calculation terms describe this site’s method.

An English label helps readers understand the Korean source. It does not replace the legal Korean wording or certify an equivalence with another country’s qualification.

## Where do these numbers come from?

- [Seoul beauty business permit data](https://data.seoul.go.kr/dataList/OA-16063/S/1/datasetView.do) - Seoul Metropolitan Government
- [Seoul beauty permit metadata and reuse terms](https://www.data.go.kr/data/15094774/fileData.do) - Seoul Metropolitan Government / Public Data Portal
- [Beauty licence eligibility](https://www.easylaw.go.kr/CSP/CnpClsMainBtr.laf?ccfNo=1&cciNo=2&cnpClsNo=1&csmSeq=1009&menuType=cnpcls&popMenu=ov) - Ministry of Government Legislation
- [Beauty business reporting and change reports](https://www.easylaw.go.kr/CSP/CnpClsMainBtr.laf?ccfNo=2&cciNo=2&cnpClsNo=1&csmSeq=1009&popMenu=ov) - Ministry of Government Legislation