These guides answer what people ask before and after a hair smoothing or repair treatment, a brow service or a lash lift. Each one starts with the answer and links to the page where you can book: nanoplasty, keratin and the other services.
kruLA does keratin treatment in Century City for $220 to $550, by hair length: call (949) 883-8301.
What nanoplasty is, how the appointment goes, aftercare, safety, hair types and how it compares with keratin, Brazilian Blowout and hair botox.
What a Brazilian Blowout is, the appointment, safety, aftercare, troubleshooting, hair types and how it compares with keratin and other options.
What keratin does to hair, the appointment, how long it lasts, safety, aftercare, upkeep, troubleshooting and hair types.
How damage is diagnosed, whether it can be repaired, and which treatment fits: reconstruction, deep conditioning and collagen, bond repair and protein, bleached, frizzy or heat-damaged hair, split ends and dusting.
What hair botox is and is not, the appointment, safety, aftercare, hair types and how it compares with keratin and other treatments.
What brow lamination is, how long it lasts, safety, aftercare, results, tint and shaping, and how it compares with microblading and nano brows.
What a lash lift is, how long it holds, safety, aftercare, results and how it compares with lash extensions.
Hair botox, keratin, Brazilian Blowout, nanoplasty, silk press and chemical straighteners side by side, and what to ask before you book.
A smoothing treatment that straightens and cuts frizz; the appointment takes 3 h to 4 h at kruLA.
Brands describe it as semi-permanent: it smooths the hair already grown and fades gradually while new growth comes in natural.
It depends on your hair and scalp; the hair is assessed first, and nanoplasty does not treat hair loss.
Follow the sheet your specialist gives you; brands typically ask you to wait before washing and to keep the hair loose at first.
It is used for thick hair, afro curls, tight coils and stubborn waves, and works on grey hair too.
Nanoplasty is the stronger straightening; each pair has its own comparison page.
A smoothing treatment that cuts frizz; the visit takes 2 h 30 min to 3 h 30 min at kruLA.
Brands describe results in weeks to a few months, fading gradually; how often to repeat depends on your hair.
It depends on your hair and scalp; ask for the product name and safety data sheet, and tell the specialist your hair history.
Follow the sheet your specialist gives you; brands typically ask you to wait before washing and to keep the hair loose at first.
Frizz, smell and scalp flaking after a treatment each have usual causes, and your specialist can look at the hair.
Curly, thin, bleached, permed or relaxed hair: what to tell the specialist and what to expect.
Keratin, hair botox, nanoplasty and a silk press: how each differs, with links to the full comparisons.
What keratin is, what a treatment does to the hair, whether it straightens, and what before and after look like.
What to ask and how to prepare, what happens in the chair, and how long the visit takes: 2 h to 3 h 30 min at kruLA.
Brands describe results in weeks to a few months, fading gradually; how often to repeat depends on your hair.
Damage, hair loss, downsides and who should skip it; ask for the product name and safety data sheet and tell the specialist your hair history.
When to wash, combing, ties, sleep and shampoo; follow the sheet your specialist gives you.
Swimming, heat, dry shampoo, masks, ties and curls once the first days are over.
Frizz, smell, curls that changed and a result that seems not to have worked, and what to do about each.
Lightened, dyed or henna-treated hair, gray hair, and curly, thin, Black or short hair: what to tell the specialist.
How to tell what kind of damage you have: signs, what trichoscopy and scalp analysis are, and when to see a dermatologist.
Hair that is badly damaged cannot be made new, but it can be made much better; what repairs, what smooths and what only a cut fixes.
A treatment of the hair strands, not a transplant: collagen restoration followed by keratin or nanoplasty straightening, $270 to $650 at kruLA.
What a deep conditioning treatment does, what collagen adds, and how it differs from a mask: $150 to $400 at kruLA.
What bond repair and protein treatments are for, how to tell which your hair needs, and how they differ from a smoothing treatment.
Why bleach leaves hair like straw, what not to do, and how to bring back softness and strength.
What makes hair frizz, why some hair is frizzy by nature, and which treatment fits dry, frizzy, curly or heat-damaged hair.
A split end cannot be sealed, only cut; hair dusting removes the splits and keeps the length, from $120 at kruLA.
Chlorine, ocean salt and sun dry the strand; wet hair with fresh water before a swim, rinse after, and repair what is already dry, from $150 at kruLA.
Hard water leaves minerals on the hair, so it feels dull and straw-like; a clarifying wash clears them and a repair treatment restores moisture, from $150 at kruLA.
Breakage is hair snapping along the length, not falling out; what causes it, how to stop it from sleep to heat, and what repairs it, from $120 at kruLA.
Lightened hair loses shine and snaps without a routine; how kruLA alternates a repair visit and a smoothing visit to keep it strong, from $150.
Hair keeps growing; long hair is length you keep, by protecting the ends and cutting only the splits. Hair dusting from $120 at kruLA.
A conditioning and smoothing treatment, not an injection: it softens hair and cuts frizz, and it does not straighten tight curls.
The appointment takes 2 h 30 min to 3 h 30 min; brands describe the result as gradual fading, and how often to repeat it depends on your hair.
It depends on your hair and scalp: the hair is assessed first, and hair botox does not treat hair loss.
Follow the sheet your specialist gives you; brands typically ask you to wait before washing and to keep the hair loose at first.
It suits light waves, thin and fine hair and damaged hair; tight curls stay curly, and your hair history is worth mentioning.
Keratin tames frizz and keeps root volume, hair botox smooths and keeps your wave; each pair has its own comparison page.
A treatment that sets your own brow hairs in position; the appointment takes 1 h at kruLA, and it does not add hair where there is none.
Brands quote results in weeks; the result fades gradually as the hairs grow out, and the guide covers rebooking and regrowth.
Low risk for most people when a trained specialist does it; skin and eye conditions, allergies and certain medications are the reasons to ask first.
Keep the brows dry and hands off at first, as brands advise; the guide covers washing, sleeping, makeup, trimming and tint.
What the result looks like, why brows can look dark at first, what to do if you do not like it and whether it is worth it.
Tint deepens and defines the brow, shaping cleans the outline; the guide covers preparation, risks, aftercare and how tint differs from lamination.
Microblading and nano brows put pigment in the skin and are not offered at kruLA; the guide sets them next to lamination.
A lift curls your own lashes from the root; the guide covers the types, the names salons use and how to prepare.
Brands quote results in weeks; the result fades gradually as lashes shed, and the guide covers rebooking.
Low risk for most people when a trained specialist does it; eye conditions, allergies and extensions on the lashes are the reasons to ask first.
Keep the lashes dry and oil-free at first, as brands advise; the guide covers water, mascara, sleep and products.
What a lift looks like, what to do about an over-curl, how to spot damaged lashes and whether a lift is worth it.
Lash extensions are not offered at kruLA; the guide explains what they are and how damage and upkeep compare with a lift.
Smoothing treatments coat the hair and fade, a silk press is heat only, and chemical straighteners change the hair's bonds; three-way comparisons included.
Wavy, curly, coily, fine, thick, bleached and grey hair and humid weather: which method fits, and which is the least damaging.
Chemical straighteners that stay on the treated hair; kruLA does not offer them, and the page compares them with keratin and the silk press.
Heat-only straightening that holds until the next wash, why it goes frizzy and puffy, and how it compares with keratin and a blowout.
A common guideline from brow artists is a shade lighter than the hair for dark hair and a shade darker for blonde hair, and the most reliable guide is your own natural brow.
Brows that are much darker than the hair read as heavy, and brows that are much lighter disappear. A custom tint is matched to your natural brow; see brow shaping and tint or brow lamination.