Considered by nature.
The environmental impact of a hair studio comes from hundreds of ordinary decisions.
The energy it uses. The water it heats. What it buys. What it throws away. What can be used again.
We consider those decisions part of running Cuttlefish well.
What we use. Four working studios use energy, water and materials every day. Our electricity comes from renewable sources. Water-saving systems reduce unnecessary consumption, particularly at the backwash. We continue to look at how our spaces operate, what they consume and where less will do.
What remains. Hair. Foil. Colour tubes. Empty containers. Wherever possible, the waste created by our work is separated and collected through specialist recycling schemes rather than entering general waste. Even cut hair has another use. It can be repurposed into hair booms designed to help absorb oil from waterways.
What we choose. A product has to work. That comes first. We also consider how it is formulated, made, packaged and transported, and what remains when it is finished. It is one of the reasons we work with Davines, whose approach to product, packaging and production continues to move towards lower-impact and more circular systems.
Beyond the chair. The same consideration extends to the less obvious things. Paper and print. Cleaning products. Refill systems. Packaging. Equipment. The materials used within our studios. Where something can be reduced, reused, refilled or replaced with a better alternative, we consider it.
There is no finished version of sustainable. Better materials emerge. Better systems become possible. What was considered responsible ten years ago may not be the best choice today. So we keep looking. Not for perfection. For better decisions, made repeatedly.