Aveda Salon and Spa

Specialties

We are a full service Aveda Concept Salon and Spa offering Hair, Makeup, Body, Skin and natural nail services. Includes Highlights, Color, Massage, Facials, Body Treatments and Nail services. We offer all Aveda Hair, Skin and Body products as well as Aveda’s signature mineral based makeup. Open 7 days a week. Located in the Dillard’s department store on the second level.

History

Established in 1978.

Aveda (pronounced ah-​vay-​da) was founded by Horst Rechelbacher in 1978. In 1970, Horst, on a trip to India, was introduced to the science of Ayurveda (the traditional holistic system of medicine and surgery from India), and suddenly his vision for his company (thus the name Aveda) was born. Horst formulated the first product, a clove shampoo, in his kitchen sink. Today Aveda is part of Estée Lauder Companies Inc., based in New York. Rechelbacher sold Aveda to Estée Lauder in 1997 for $ 300 million, although Aveda continues to be run as a separate entity. In 2004, Aveda was awarded the prestigious Corporate Achievement Award at the Smithsonian Cooper-​Hewitt National Design Museum. Aveda was one of the first beauty companies to endorse a set of principles designed to encourage greater environmental responsibility in business, known as The Ceres Principles. According to the company’s website, «Aveda» is Sanskrit for «all knowledge».