Natural style

Sweet Seven Organic Salon, Debra Dickey

Debra Dickey has been doing hair for 25 years. After many years working for Aveda, she opened Sweet Seven Organic Salon on 8th Avenue in 2004. But about eight years ago, it was looking like she was going to have to find a new profession. Debra began developing asthma symptoms, and her doctor told her the chemicals she had been using at her salon were the culprits.

Since Debra loved her job, she wasn’t one to go quietly into the night. She started doing research on more natural products until she discovered Organic Color Systems out of the UK. It has the lowest chemical content of any professional hair color on the market, so it is healthier not only for Debra, but for her clients as well. “I think it’s really important that people pay attention to the chemicals they are putting on their hair and scalps,” Debra says. Organic color also lasts longer and makes hair shinier than most other products.

The hair color she uses isn’t the only thing different about Sweet Seven Organic Salon. Debrais the only stylist at the salon, with an apprentice who just started taking haircuts, so the atmosphere is intimate (not to mention it doesn’t smell like chemicals!). Debra takes pride in really listening to her clients, and while she likes to stay up on trends, she typically appeals to a more balanced clientele. She also houses a small wellness center including two Ayurvedic practitioners who offer consultations on natural healing and a neurofeedback practitioner who offers holistic psychotherapy. She loves supporting local artisans, so you’ll often find locally made jewelry and other items in the salon.

If you like to be conscious of what’s in the products you use and how they affect your body, don’t let hair dye be the exception. Visit sweetsevenorganicsalon.com to book an appointment with Debra and start treating your hair right.

By Wesley H. GallagherWesley is a Nashville native who does most of her best writing in her journal. But like any good writer, she is also working on a novel.