Ever look at your hair and think the color is a little … metallic? Not quite your own? A new Lehigh Valley salon can help restore and rejuvenate that hair back with some head spa treatment.
The salon, Mane tHAIRapy Head Spa, opened in late June at 5930 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 5, in Lower Macungie Township.
Owner Nastassia Lee, a hair stylist with over a decade of experience, works with other stylists to provide one-one-one appointments for head spa treatments, haircuts, coloring and extensions. She first opened in 2023 at 7150 Hamilton Blvd., but the newer space is bigger and will soon allow for groups of clients like couples or families.
The head spa treatments fight against the effects of “hard water” on one’s hair and skin using halo-like water dispensers, specialized shampoos, brushing and massages.
Look under a microscope and you’ll see the difference, Lee said.
“I’ve been doing blonding for a long time, so I do a lot of highlights for women, and a lot of them would complain that their old stylist couldn’t get them really blonde for too long, like they’d be blonde when they leave and not after a few weeks,” she said. “And I’m like, well, that’s actually just all the copper, the rust, the minerals and the sediment basically absorbing into your hair and collecting in its hair stands and in its fibers, and it’s reflecting this yellow and orange, and it’s actually just the water.”
The treatments will not only leave clients’ scalps feeling exfoliated and clean with more vibrant hair, Lee said, but also help protect against issues like hair dryness and itchiness, and avoid exacerbating dandruff and eczema.
The salon and its head spa treatments also provide a more relaxing experience than other, more busy salons through the one-on-one appointments, the massages, aroma therapy and music — enough that some have suggested that Lee should sell a “nap time” service afterward.
“Some people, I think, just have the hardest time relaxing,” she said. “And to have somebody put their hands to your head … and to really get into massaging you like that … I just think that people really need that type of an escape, where they can go and they can feel like they’re in a trusted and very tranquil environment.”
Customers can make appointments for mornings and evenings all week.
Lehigh Valley retail and restaurant news in brief
Rios Brazilian Steakhouse will close after Sunday at 127 S. Broad St. in Nazareth to move and reopen Wednesday at the Easton Circle in Easton.
The Barbecue Boys will open Tuesday at 306 S. New St. in South Bethlehem, where it will serve smoked meats, sandwiches, burgers, and macaroni and cheese.
After a fire forced it to closer over the summer, The Gemeral Store will reopen in early November at 216 W. Broad St. in Bethlehem.
It will sell minerals, crystals, jewelry, stones, pinned butterflies and “coddiwomples” created from combining materials like Bethlehem Steel fragments, fossils, Alaskan rum, flower seeds, gold and rubies.
The sunglasses store Sunglass Hut will open this fall at Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township, a news release announced, next to Bath & Body Works.
Founded in 1971, the chain sells brands such as Prada and Ray-Ban, and also operates at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township.
AG Yoga & Spin Lab will hold a grand opening event at 5 p.m. Thursday at 623 E. Broad Street in Bethlehem, the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce announced in a news release, where it’ll offer classes for aerial yoga and Pilates.
7 Brew received conditional approval to build a two-lane drive thru at a former Boston Market restaurant at 385 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. in Allentown, where it would serve coffee, teas, lemonade, slushies and energy drinks.
The city will need to consider a resubmitted proposal before 7 Brew can move forward for opening.
Ruffino’s Italian Kitchen has temporarily closed until further notice after it lost power at 5840 Chestnut St. in Upper Milford Township, it announced online.
In other news
For the release of her new album, rapper Cardi B will hold a meet-and-greet at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Spin Me Round record store in the Palmer Park Mall in Palmer Township.
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