Salon Chair of Hope: AZ salon owner provides free styling services to cancer patients

The beauty salon is bright and cheerful. Painted above the door is the phrase, “Miracles are what seem impossible but happen anyway!” along with a happy, bright yellow sun.

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This is not an ordinary salon, however — the Allisons’ beauty salon caters to cancer patients. As Robert Allison said, the clients get to be “queen or king for a day” at the salon. He gently helps them as they get their head shaved — he estimates he’s had his head shaved five times along with clients. He teaches them how to create head wraps, apply makeup or style their wigs. All of these services are offered free to cancer patients.

When asked how he can afford to offer these free services, Allison answered, “I can’t afford it … I just believe in purpose. I would do it if I had to go to someone’s house and do it. (When you are working with someone and you are in somebody else’s salon) and you get to that stage where they have to shave their head they don’t want everybody gawking at them while they are crying.”

To provide the services, he works side jobs and also offers standard services for regular clients, including haircuts, color services, styling and facial waxing for women and haircuts and a shave for men. Through paid services, they hope to finance free care for cancer patients. On their handout they estimate if everyone in Flagstaff visited once they would be able to meet the needs of all cancer patients in the community.


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