The gossip on global warming - Bold Strokes - environmental education for hairdressers - Brief Article

Sierra, July-August, 2002

Getting your hair done is fun, not least because someone massages your head while dishing out the latest gossip. But now there's a way to get your fill of fluff and get educated. Last April, the Aveda Corporation, which makes eco-friendly beauty products and runs more than 100 salons across the country, teamed up with the grassroots group Clean Air-Cool Planet.

The beauty boutiques held a month-long environmental salon for employees--who were taught about the causes of, and cost-effective solutions to, global warming. Now, hairdressers are not only able to tell clients the latest fashion "don'ts," they can spout off about greenhouse gases and smart appliances.--M.B.S.