You don’t have to be a girl to go to Green Hair Beauty, London’s ethical beauty salon on Old Street in Shoreditch. They also do a good price on a blokes hair-do… excuse me… cut, and it won’t cost you an arm and a leg, nor an environmental catastrophe either. The award-winning Green salon, which specialises in organic hair and skin care was opened by Paula Bedwell and Dominic Green after Paula researched the effects of petro-chemicals and pesticides after the birth of her first child. She was determined to use only the purest products on her child’s skin, which developed a passion for the natural beauty industry. They also have organic colour and all their facials and body treatments are 99% Organic.
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The UK cosmetics industry, which employs more than 20,000 people and accounts for £4.5 billion in sales each year, is regulated under the Department of Trade and Industry's Cosmetic Products Regulations. Compared to the other household chemicals hair products and other cosmetics seem a trivial contributor to environmental issues. But did you know that many of the same poisons that pollute our environment, from dioxins to petrochemicals, can be found in the jars and bottles that line our bathroom shelves.
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