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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