Things you never thought you'd hear about hairdressing part two.

Following on from the salon that raised a fox cub, there is another example of the resourcefulness of hairdressers.

Across the States, hairdressers, barbers and beauty salon workers have tirelessly been sweeping up and saving clients' hair and saving it to mop up the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico.

Current news reports suggest that the hard work will prove fruitless, but you just have to admire the spirit of people who can't bring themselves to just sit back and do nothing.