Ivy Natural Health & Beauty ★10

About the salon

Ivy Natural Health & Beauty opened in 2011 with one stated idea — to be genuinely different. It occupies a quaint listed building near the top of Leith Walk, and the brief has not shifted since: a boutique salon with a natural twist, built on organic, cruelty-free products.

Services

Regulars come for waxing, massage, lashes and brows, and nails done with BIAB, gel extensions or Shellac. Alongside these sit results-led skin treatments: CACI facials, Eminence facials, and two in-house signatures — the Ivy Jelly Facial and the Ivy Bacial, reworked for the back and shoulders. Laser hair removal follows consultation and a patch test.

Technology and brands

Skincare is led by Eminence, the organic house whose philosophy matches the salon’s natural-first approach. The equipment list is short but serious: CACI microcurrent for lifting, SkinPen for professional skin needling, radiofrequency microneedling for texture and scarring, and laser with skin typing agreed beforehand. Sterile, single-use consumables throughout.

Team and stylists

Ivy runs as a small team of qualified therapists rather than a rotating floor of juniors, and clients tend to rebook with the same person for years. CACI, SkinPen and laser each require manufacturer training, so those belong to specifically certified therapists.

The Space

The listed building gives a period feel a modern unit cannot fake — high ceilings, deep windows, quiet. Treatments happen behind closed doors rather than in an open bay, so waxing stays properly private. The mood is closer to a small day spa than a busy salon floor: low lighting, warm couches, little noise.

Who it’s for

A good fit for anyone who reads ingredient lists and wants organic, cruelty-free skincare with real results behind it. It suits people keeping maintenance and a skin plan under one roof, and those swapping years of waxing for a course of laser.

Questions and answers

Can I book online? Yes, through the salon’s own site and its booking partners. Phone suits course treatments needing consultation.

How long do treatments take? Brows or a single wax run fifteen to thirty minutes, most facials an hour, microneedling or a full nail set ninety.

Do you treat men and children? Men are welcome across massage, waxing, facials and laser. Under-sixteens are limited and need a parent present.

Can I combine treatments in one visit? Yes — massage plus brows, or a facial plus nails. Say so when booking so enough time is blocked.

Do you sell gift vouchers? Yes, by value or for a named treatment, and they can be spent across the whole menu.

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