John Masters Organics

During activity period on the 15, Sarah took Gaia and I to her salon, John Masters Organics. It is a salon that uses natural products instead of chemicals like most companies. John Masters sells his products in many places. The salon is a very cosy, Greenwich Village-y place, with warm colors and flowers everywhere. There are also many mismatched gold mirrors all over. There is even an outdoor area where customers can get their hair cut in the summer. And unlike most salons, which smell good, albeit kind of fake, this one smelled completely natural, as do all the products. While Sarah chatted with the staff, and John was on the phone, Gaia and I tryed out many of the products. They use interesting ingredients such as lavender and seasalt, blood orange, hibiscus, and pomegranate. There are also a wide variety of products, such as face oil and something to make your hair look like you’ve been at the beach. It all felt good and smelled AMAZING.

Eventually, John came and talked to us. He liked our project and readily agreed to talk to us more in-depth sometime. He told us how he was disgusted by the idea of putting chemicals in his hair, so he began mixing his own soaps and lotions in the basement. He told us that many, more widely-produced products have unhealthy ingredients. For example, Chanel lipstick has lead in it. Also, he gave us several organizations that fight against unnatural ingredients in cosmetics.

– Talia