Salon Aponte uses Organic Colour Systems (OCS) from England. Moroccan Organics shampoos, conditioners and oils are also available.
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The salon now offers organic beauty aids including New Jersey-made Karma Organic nail polish and polish remover, free of toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl phalate, as well as Kettle Care all-natural shampoos, conditioners, hair sprays and gels made in Montana from ingredients grown without herbicides or pesticides. Salon Aponte, awarded as the number one eco-friendly salon in Fairfield County in 2012 by the New Haven Advocate, has offered natural products to its clients for more than a decade, when owner Nancy Aponte realized the dangers of being exposed to ammonia. Here are the stories from a few local salons that have made the change. Several salons in Fairfield County have proactively chosen natural and organic products after realizing the dangers of exposing their staff and clients to the dangerous ingredients in conventional products. It is now possible to enhance appearance without endangering the environment, or ourselves thanks to a number of safer alternatives to chemical-laden products. EWG offers a guide to chemicals to avoid in hair care products and rates a large number of brands according to the safety of their ingredients ( ewg.org/SkinDeep/top-tips-for-safer-products). However, it is always important to research claims and read ingredient labels carefully. Commercially available brands such as Herbatint, Light Mountain, Aveda, and Morrocco Method Int’l proclaim an organic and holistic approach to hair care. Most manufacturers changed the ingredients in hair dye products to eliminate some of these chemicals, but many of the substitutes, like ammonia and parabens, have since been linked to a variety of medical conditions.Īmmonia-free hair dyes are becoming more popular. Also in 2011, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published a report about long-lasting keratin hair straighteners and smoothers that expose people to a significant amount of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen and potent allergen.Ĭoncerns about the contents of hair color date back to the 1970s, when consumers were alerted to the dangers of ingredients such as coal tar and benzidine, both known carcinogens. For example, a 2011 study completed at Brigham Women’s Hospital, in Boston, suggests a link between the childhood use of hair oils and perms and the early onset of puberty in girls due to exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
These days choosing to color may not be such an easy decision, once people consider the harmful chemicals found in many conventional hair products. According to, an estimated 75 percent of American women color their hair and increasingly, men are following this trend. Every woman has experienced the proverbial bad hair day and many women struggle to find the right hair color and products.
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