Green Hair: Not Just for Punks and Freaks

When one thinks of green businesses, or businesses that would find the transition to more sustainable practices easier than most, a fully operational beauty salon doesn't necessarily spring to mind. Why with all the sprays, soaps, and truckloads of hair -- not to mention those ghastly looking machines you had to watch your mom sit under for two hours at a time -- it seems the most any greenie could hope to get out of a visit to their local barber or stylist is a new look... and a free Dum-Dum at the counter never hurts.

But for Laura MacKay and Allison Degan of Acorn Organic Salon in Dover, theirs is the new look that is changing the way you think about your hair. From chemical-free products to recycling and donating excess shag, to "free"-cycled furniture and beyond, these two Dover natives are offering a unique, refreshing, truly green alternative to the business-as-usual approach that defines most stylists and salons. Click here to read more about Acorn and their goals as they do what only a handful of salons nationwide have been able to accomplish: make green hair a reality, and not just an adolescent cry for help...