NEWS BRIEFS: Natural Awakenings Magazine July 2009
Green is Gorgeous
Tamara Marshall, owner of Portland’s successful Fusion Cut and Color Salon,
was given a tough choice by her doctor: stop using chemicals or shut down
her salon. After years of working with hair color, Marshall had become increasingly
sensitive to breathing its harsh chemicals. Coupled with
the negative effects she had seen on her clients’ skin, Marshall
decided it was time for a change and transformed Fusion Cut
and Color into an entirely organic salon.
Now not only are Fusion’s customers free of the burning
and itching often caused by traditional hair color, they enjoy
a salon environment absent of chemical fumes. Yes, it actually
smells good at Fusion Cut and Color! And because the
salon does no perms, relaxers, bleaches or nail services,
it’s safe for those with compromised immune systems or
allergies, as well as pregnant and nursing mothers.
None of Fusion Cut and Color’s products is tested on
animals and most are vegan. One of Marshall’s best finds
is the all-nutrient hair color from the U.K., Organic Color
Systems, an excellent new product low in PPD (Para-Phenyline
Diamine) and PH-balanced. It’s both safe for her salon’s clients and easy on
the environment.
“It’s important for consumers to understand the truth behind what’s on the market
and realize they have options,” says
Marshall. “At Fusion, everyone can get
gorgeous without the guilt.”
Additionally, Fusion Cut and Color is
socially conscious, donating long hair
to Locks of Love, an organization that
creates wigs for children with cancer.
The salon also recycles hair clippings
for Matter of Trust, which uses the hair
to help clean up oil spills. Marshall and
her clients are now making important
contributions while looking and feeling
fabulous.
246-7940 or fusioncutandcolor.com. Or go online to find out more about the
organizations mentioned at matteroftrust.org, locksoflove.org, and organiccolorsystems.
com
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