Anchorage hair salons pitch in for spill cleanup – June 2010

If you’ve been fretting about the ever-worsening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it’s time to stop wringing your hands and start trimming your hair. At least two Anchorage hair salons — Marie’s Beauty Salon & Supply and Salon Ivy —...
Alpacas Donate Hair To Clean Up Gulf Oil Spill

Alpacas Donate Hair To Clean Up Gulf Oil Spill

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) – Indiana’s NewsCenter received a special demonstration from Sports Clips Haircuts on how hair can be used to help clean up the massive oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. Most every weekend… the Allen County...

Local businesses donate hair to oil clean-up – June 2010

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster is fouling miles of beaches and water in the Gulf of Mexico, and there is no indication that British Petroleum (BP) will have the flow of millions of gallons of oil stopped anytime soon. Two local business owners decided to do...

Making a Difference in the Gulf the Paul Mitchell Way – June 2010

As oil continues to gush into the Gulf with no end in sight, a premium has been put on finding sustainable methods of oil absorption. For John Paul DeJoria, the answer is obvious. Three years ago, the co-founder of Paul Mitchell was approached by Phillip McCrory, an...

Cutting hair for a cause – June 2010

“When the spill happened, we dove right in,” said Christina Lynch, salon manager at Dillard’s Salon and Spa at Colonial Mall. The salon has sent out two bags of hair since the spill, and Lynch said they’re busy collecting hair for the next...