Simple Steps to Make Your Salon Green

Running a salon takes up a lot of energy – literally and figuratively speaking. If you want to maintain the reputation of your salon, you should not do it at the expense of the environment. The effort to make your salon green is easier than you think. Even the smallest of baby steps can contribute in an effort to maintain environmental-friendly practices within your salon.

Assess Your Salon

This is an important first step if you want to make your salon green. You need to re-evaluate the current hairdressing practices and products you use to determine if you are doing good (or harm) to the environment. When you make this assessment, you will gain a clear perspective on your salon’s carbon footprint and the adequate changes you need to make. The other reason why this step is important is because you do not have to completely overhaul your current practices. You just need to make tweaks where necessary.

Steps to Make Your Salon Green

Once you have done an assessment of your salon, the next logical step is to make improvements so you can make your salon green. If you think it’s hard, think again. Here are some things you could start with:

• Re-think your salon design. Simple changes you make to your salon design can make it eco-friendly. For instance, switch to large glass walls so that you can allow natural light to come in. It will significantly reduce the amount of energy you use since you can utilize the power of natural lighting inside your salon. In the end, it will also save you a lot of money on utility bills.
• Find an eco partner or products supplier. When you truly care about the environment, as well as your clients, it is important to choose what products (or brands) you use carefully. Opt for brands that are known to use eco-friendly and sustainable practices to produce their hair care and styling products.



• Choose recycled. You will probably be dealing with a variety of paperworks in your salon. For your business cards, receipts, and other printable materials, switch to using recycled paper.
• Switch to CFLs or LEDs for your lighting system. According to experts, CFLs or compact flourescent lights consume up to 75% less energy when compared to traditional light bulbs. Aside from consuming less energy, they can also last 10 times longer. You can enjoy energy-efficiency and longevity to help you save in the long run.
• Use non-toxic cleaning agents. It is not enough that you use sustainable salon products on your clients; you have to use the same approach for your cleaning products in the salon. As a bonus, it will leave your salon smelling fresh and vibrant as compared to the antiseptic odor that toxic cleaning agents leave behind (and that customers loathe).

How do you make your salon green?