Written by Shaz Memon
After reading about the roughly two million Londoners living in parts of the city that have dangerously high—not to mention illegal—levels of air pollution, I recalled a woman in a London hair salon who turned to me one day and exclaimed, “Getting my hair and nails done is the only way I can cope with the economic and ecological disaster out there.” Since hearing this, I have wondered if cosmetic treatments are how many Londoners react to the toxicity of their environment and the economic downturn.
