Northwest Portland · Organic Salon

Your hair, the way nature intended.

A small, plant-forward salon on NW Thurman, where ammonia-free color, slow consultations and ridiculously good head massages share the same chair.

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hand-mixed, low-waste, never rushed.

Woman with natural curly hair smiling in a sunlit boho salon with hanging plants

Trusted partners in plant-based craft

Our philosophy

Quietly considered, from root to rinse.

Three small commitments shape every appointment — they're the reason we opened, and the reason our clients keep coming back from across the river.

Plant-based

Color lines hand-picked for low VOC, no ammonia, and pigments milled from beet, henna and indigo. Your scalp can tell the difference.

Salon-wide recycling

Foils, color tubes, hair clippings, even rinse water — diverted via Green Circle. We chase 95%+ landfill diversion every quarter.

Vegan & cruelty-free

Every product on our shelf is Leaping Bunny verified. No animal-derived keratin, no waxes, no silicones we wouldn't put on our own kids.

The menu, in short

Slow services, honest prices.

Pricing starts at the level of training. Every service includes a no-obligation consult, scalp massage, and a cup of Steven Smith tea.

01 — Cut

Precise, lived-in

Dry-cut method, never the same twice. Curl and texture welcome.

from $75

02 — Color

Hand-mixed, plant-first

Plant color, balayage, vivids — gentle on the scalp, kind to the river.

from $145

03 — Treatment

A proper scalp ritual

Olaplex, K18, plant masks. Steam, silence, and zero upsell.

from $70

04 — Bridal

Trial, tea, the day-of

Quiet preparation, on-location welcome, your people taken care of.

from $275
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The hands behind the chair

Four stylists. One quiet little room.

We hire slowly, train forever, and pay everyone properly. You're never seeing an apprentice unless you ask for one — and they're worth asking for.

Maya Linden, owner and master colourist, smiling softly

Maya Linden

Owner · Color

@maya.linden
Theo Park, senior stylist, in a relaxed pose

Theo Park

Senior · Cut + Curl

@theo.park.cuts
Avery Reyes, color specialist, with bright styled hair

Avery Reyes

Color · Vivids

@avery.does.color
Noor Khalid, cut specialist, looking thoughtfully

Noor Khalid

Cut · Bridal

@noor.cuts.hair

The chair, the room, the work

A small museum of good days.

Curly natural hair after cut, lit from a window
Plant-filled boho salon interior with rattan chairs
Honey blonde balayage from behind in soft daylight
Stylist trimming long hair under warm light
Soft updo with sprigs of greenery
Hair color mixing on a small ceramic dish
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of our color lines are plant-based and ammonia-free.

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years on NW Thurman, four stylists, one quiet room.

Notes from the chair

What our regulars say.

Maya took an hour just to talk before touching my hair. I've never had a colorist ask about my scalp the way a doctor would. I drive across the river for this.

— Hana M., Alberta Arts

Theo cut my 4c curls dry, in pieces, like he was sculpting. Two months later it's still shaped — and my scalp doesn't itch anymore from the dye. Worth every dollar.

— Devon R., Sellwood

Avery did my wedding at Pittock Mansion. Trial, tea, two hairpins of dried lavender. My mom cried. I cried. The photographer cried. Honestly the best money we spent on the day.

— Lina K., Mississippi District

Noor gave me a French bob and now strangers stop me in New Seasons. Also they remember my dog's name on the second visit. That's the whole experience right there.

— Sam P., Northwest District

Come on by

We put the kettle on at ten.

Book your visit Find the green door
parking out back, off Wilson