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Beautiful Women Salon stands out as an independent, female and immigrant-owned business. Mufadhella Al Badeh opened the salon in 2018, as Nefertiti Beauty Salon, when she recognized there was a need for beauty services friendly to immigrant women. Last November, the salon rebranded and changed locations.
Al Badeh strives to provide a safe space for women who are uncomfortable in standard, co-ed, open-to-the-public salons. The Salon prioritizes customers from the Arab diaspora, many of whom wear the hijab and consider themselves modest. It can be difficult to find beauty salons that guarantee the privacy required by Muslim custom.
The products and services provides immigrant women in Berkeley, Oakland and other East Bay neighborhoods the goods and services they need from home, all in one store. Profitability is less important to Al Badeh than the quality of goods and services. She asks her friends from overseas to find the best producers, and she imports oils and perfumes directly from where they are pressed in the Gulf or North Africa.
Al Badeh strives to provide a safe space for women who are uncomfortable in standard, co-ed, open-to-the-public salons. The Salon prioritizes customers from the Arab diaspora, many of whom wear the hijab and consider themselves modest. It can be difficult to find beauty salons that guarantee the privacy required by Muslim custom.
The products and services provides immigrant women in Berkeley, Oakland and other East Bay neighborhoods the goods and services they need from home, all in one store. Profitability is less important to Al Badeh than the quality of goods and services. She asks her friends from overseas to find the best producers, and she imports oils and perfumes directly from where they are pressed in the Gulf or North Africa.
