Sustainability in Hairdressing Workshop | Lymington

Hi! I'm Steph. I've been researching the hairdressing industry for over five years trying to understand how salons, barbershops, freelance businesses and co-working spaces can reduce, reuse and recycle what they use. Essentially, that's your industry in the circular economy! This two-part session is great because I get to share some key findings from my research while also turning your experiences and opinions into new evidence.

This is the simple bit: you talk, I listen, and we capture what real salon life looks like.

Together with other hairdressing professionals, we’ll discuss how materials are used in and what helps or hinders reducing, reusing, and recycling on busy days. I’ll also share a snapshot of early survey results, and you’ll have the chance to weigh in, challenge them, and add the context that numbers can’t show. With your consent, the conversation will be audio-recorded and used as research data.

No presentations. No “right answers”. Just honest experiences and your professional judgement.

Lunch is provided and it’s a chance to chat, reset, and fill up.

After lunch, we’ll do a fun masterclass on eco labels and product claims. The aim is not to turn you into a label expert. It’s to help you feel confident spotting what’s meaningful, what’s vague, and what questions to ask before you spend money or make promises to clients. We then apply the same logic to salon marketing.

You’ll leave with a simple way to assess labels fast, plus clearer language for talking about what you do!

No prep required. No prior knowledge needed, whether that’s sustainability, circular economy, or eco labels. If you’ve ever been unsure what to believe, you’re in the right place.

Salon owners, managers, employed stylists, freelancers, and educators. If you use professional products and materials in your work, you’ll fit right in.

• A full belly
• A clearer picture of what new research is showing so far
• The chance to have your experience counted in the evidence base
• A quick, practical “claim-check” approach for eco labels and sustainability marketing
• A cheat sheet you can keep using after the session
• A few new connections with people facing the same day-to-day trade-offs

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Stephanie Hodgson