Melissa Tornay | Owner
Much of Melissa Tornay's life has been dedicated to helping others.
Raised vegetarian and concerned about animal rights and social issues
from a young age, she wrote hundreds of letters to political figures
and organizations. Calling Melissa a "flower child," her parents
always said she was born in the wrong era.
After a rewarding but emotionally taxing career in the home health
care industry, Melissa transitioned to work in the beauty industry.
Trained in topics including essential oils, natural and synthetic
beauty ingredients, and chemicals, Melissa managed an eco-friendly,
organic, vegan business for more than four years.
Melissa's goal is again to help people, this time educating them to
navigate the organic/natural beauty industry she increasingly finds
deceiving with regard to labeling, hidden ingredients, and misleading
claims.
"People are trying to do the right thing... I want to tell people what
to look for," Melissa said. "Helping people decipher what is becoming
a big industry... I would like people to know what things mean beyond
marketing words."
In carefully researching and selecting eco-friendly products for use
and sale in Primrose Organic Salon, Melissa invites dialogue with
customers about the ingredients and companies behind them. She makes
every effort to extend the eco-friendly lifestyle throughout all
aspects of the business, down to details like the pencils at the front
desk. "If there is an eco-friendly option, I like to try to make it
work."