Hive Beauty Collective: Where Going Green Comes Naturally
If a client sits down in the chair and starts questioning the green credentials of Hive Natural Beauty Collective in San Luis Obispo, CA, owner Kelsey Tikker loves it. She has spent the past 10 years...
View ArticleSparrow Hair Salon Flying High
Stepping into Sparrow Hair Salon, in Santa Rosa, CA, visitors are instantly immersed in the gorgeous scent of lavender, frangipani and more, while their eyes soak up the plants covering every surface...
View ArticleEvolving into a Non-Toxic and Eco-Friendly Salon
In the 50 years since Donald and Barbara Maestas opened Casa Verde it has gone through more facelifts than any celebrity, according to the family inside joke. Now run by their daughter Donna Rodrigue,...
View ArticlePartnerships that Strengthen Sustainable Success
A salon picked as one of just 50 nationwide to test new eco packaging for Kérastase Illuminate is certainly no small fry, especially just three years into its own sustainability journey. In that short...
View ArticleBuilding in AWARE-ness of zero waste
Years before she opened her own salon in Wilmington, NC, Rebecca Oazem began experimenting with various potions at her kitchen table, aiming to create cleaner, more natural shampoos, and conditioners...
View ArticleIs the Universe Telling You to Go Green?
The inaugural Sustainable Salon Summit in Dallas, TX, this May proved that not only has the appetite for sustainability moved mainstream, but that its organizer, Kelley Swing is a powerhouse worth...
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