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Scisters Salon

Scisters Salon

Hair salon in La Mesa, CA

Rated 4.9 out of 5 (122 on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab)

Melissa Parker and Easton Bajsec founded Scisters Salon in 2010. The two met while working at a previous salon and wrote their business plan together in a business class. The salon has since marked its 15th anniversary and says it launched its zero-waste hair care work more than 12 years ago. It describes itself as a pioneer in zero-waste business and says readers of San Diego Magazine voted it Best Salon in San Diego in the 2023 Reader's Picks. Its listed core values are exemplary service, connection, continuous improvement, social responsibility and a wealth mindset.

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About

Melissa Parker and Easton Bajsec founded Scisters Salon in 2010. The two met while working at a previous salon and wrote their business plan together in a business class. The salon has since marked its 15th anniversary and says it launched its zero-waste hair care work more than 12 years ago. It describes itself as a pioneer in zero-waste business and says readers of San Diego Magazine voted it Best Salon in San Diego in the 2023 Reader's Picks. Its listed core values are exemplary service, connection, continuous improvement, social responsibility and a wealth mindset.

The salon describes its approach as low waste rather than zero waste, aiming to keep as close to zero waste to landfill as possible. It states that it has reduced its waste by 99 percent and that a CBS segment reported it reuses or recycles 99 percent of what it uses. Salon waste such as aluminum color tubes, color waste, gloves and hair clippings goes to Green Circle, and the salon ships about one box twice a year against a monthly expectation of one. It is a 1% For The Planet member, donates a portion of proceeds each year to an approved environmental nonprofit, and gives its empty five-gallon Element buckets to I Love A Clean SD for community clean-ups.

Element is the salon's in-house line of natural hair care and beauty products, sent in bulk from its lab. Its formulas are free of parabens, sulfates, phthalates, mineral oils and GMOs, and are cruelty-free and palm oil free. A fragrance-free option is offered in the laundry line. Ingredients are described as sustainably harvested and worker-friendly, with organic chosen where possible. Shampoos and styling aids are bought in bulk and sold by the ounce, so guests can buy any amount. Guests can bring their own bottles to refill or buy glass or aluminum bottles in two sizes, and a jar library lets them take a donated, sanitized jar and fill it. The salon says its bulk program diverts 80 plastic bottles for every five-gallon bucket of product.

New guests arrive 10 minutes early for their first service and add the New Guest service when booking, since the salon reviews each booking before confirming. A first visit includes a salon tour, a consultation, custom color blending for color services, and styling with at-home care recommendations. Color formulas are saved to the guest's online profile for future visits. Shampoo services take place in a Sanctuary room and include a hot towel head and neck massage. Guests 10 and older are welcome, and online booking is available through the Book Here tab on the website. Cancellations or changes need 48 hours notice, and a no-charge correction is offered for cut or color concerns reported within 7 days of the visit.

Aims to reduce waste and offer toxin-free, sustainable beauty products and services, using sugaring instead of waxing for fewer disposables.

Guests are offered complimentary coffee, tea, water and snacks in a calm space that includes a Sanctuary room for shampoo and rest.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Partial and full highlights, balayage, and full highlights with end brightening, starting at $165.

  • Partial Highlight $165+
  • Balayage $225+
  • Full Highlight $225+
  • Full Highlight with End Brightening $275+

Base touch-ups, touch-ups with refreshed ends, solid color from roots to ends, and base color with a partial highlight, starting at $125.

  • Base Touch Up $125+
  • Base Touch Up & Refresh Ends $155+
  • Solid Color $200+
  • Base Color and Partial Highlight $225+
  • Soild Color $200+

Clipper haircuts and haircuts, the latter including a shampoo experience and blow-dry, starting at $55.

  • Clipper Haircut $55+
  • Haircut $85+

Gloss and toner to refresh color tone, and face framing highlights, starting at $100.

  • Gloss/Toner $100+
  • Face Framing Highlight $125+

A New Guest Consultation and a Vivid's Color Consultation, both listed without a price.

  • New Guest Consultation Price at booking
  • Vivid's Color Consultation Price at booking

One-hour and one-and-a-half-hour Reiki energy healing sessions at $100 and $150.

  • Reiki 1 Hour $100
  • Reiki 1.5 Hours $150
  • 1 Hour $100
  • 1.5 Hours $150

Add-ons including A Taste of Reiki, a bewitched oil treatment, a scalp treatment and a keratin repair treatment, from $20 to $40.

  • A Taste of Reiki $20
  • Bewitched Oil Treatment $25
  • Scalp Treatment $25
  • Keratin Repair Treatment $40

Sugaring hair removal for face, body and leg areas, from $15 to $85.

  • Chin Sugaring $15
  • Lip Sugaring $15
  • Eyebrows Sugaring $20
  • Underarm Sugaring $25
  • Bikini Sugaring $45
  • Half Leg Sugaring $50
  • Brazilian Sugaring $65
  • Full Face Sugaring $65
  • Full Leg Sugaring $85
  • Chin $15
  • Lip $15
  • Eyebrows $20
  • Underarm $25
  • Bikini $45
  • Half Leg $50
  • Brazilian $65
  • Full Face $65
  • Full Leg $85

Photos

  • Stylist blow-drying a client's hair at the mirror
  • Two women seated outside the storefront with zero waste sign
  • Apothecary shelves with products in the shop
  • Long brunette hair with caramel highlights
  • Two staff laughing on a couch playing a game
  • Two stylists laughing on a couch, with a text overlay
  • Two stylists posing against a pink backdrop for the 16-year anniversary
  • Copper red hairstyle result on a client
  • Two women embracing inside the salon space near a moon-phase poster

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.scisters.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Low-waste practices, including a Green Circle partnership for hard-to-recycle salon waste
  • Element refillable hair care line, sold in bulk and by the ounce
  • Bulk refills and a jar library for guests bringing their own containers
  • Sugaring chosen over waxing for fewer disposables
  • Saved color formulas and custom grey transition plans
  • No-charge correction for cut or color concerns reported within 7 days
Good for
  • First-time guests
  • New guests who want a tour and consultation
  • Guests interested in low-waste routines
  • Grey transition planning
  • Ongoing color maintenance
  • Guests 10 and older
  • Sugaring clients
  • Reiki sessions
Treats
  • Grey coverage
  • Root regrowth
  • Hair color maintenance
  • Tone refresh
  • Unwanted hair
  • Scalp care
  • Hair repair
Techniques
  • Balayage
  • Partial and full highlights
  • Full highlight with end brightening
  • Base touch-ups
  • Solid color
  • Base color with partial highlight
  • Gloss and toner
  • Face framing highlights
  • Grey blending highlights and lowlights
  • Demi-permanent grey softening

Products & treatments

  • Element
  • Element Neuro Dry+ hair dryer
  • Element Neuro Curl+ curling iron
  • Element Neuro Style+ straightening iron
  • Earth Harbor
  • Mad Hippie
  • Elate

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