When she returned to Blenheim in 2012, she said she did not want to work for anyone in New Zealand that used products tested on animals or with chemicals. “I wanted to use products that I agreed with and have my own niche market really,” she said.
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Cresswell said when she moved back to Blenheim in 2011, she didn’t want to work for a salon that used products that were tested on animals. Cresswell said a lot of her clients were vegans or wanted to steer away from toxins or chemical use in their hair. “When I first thought about doing it, it took me a year from the training to decide, because I thought Blenheim would be a little too conservative to change over to it,” she said.