The best smoothing treatment is the one that matches your hair and the result you want: hair botox to keep curl and cut frizz, keratin to straighten, nanoplasty for thick hair and tight coils, and a silk press for straight hair until the next wash. At kruLA the specialist looks at your hair first, and the consultation is where that choice is made. If your curls are gorgeous but a struggle to style, that is the usual reason to smooth them.
kruLA does hair botox in Century City for $200 to $450, by hair length: call (949) 883-8301.
What is the best hair smoothing treatment?
There is no single best treatment: the best one fits your texture, your hair's condition and how straight you want it.
Light waves and frizz suit hair botox, hair you want straight and strengthened suits keratin, thick hair and tight coils suit nanoplasty, and straight-for-now suits a silk press. The comparisons set the options side by side.
What is the healthiest hair straightening treatment?
The healthiest choice is the lightest treatment that gives you the result you want, applied to hair that is strong enough for it.
Hair botox is the conditioning option, and keratin and nanoplasty straighten more. Chemical straighteners change the hair's bonds and carry the most risk of dryness and breakage, and kruLA does not offer them. Whatever you choose, tell the specialist what has been done to your hair.
What is the least damaging hair treatment?
No treatment that uses heat and a smoothing product is free of any effect on the hair, and the least damaging is the one the hair can take, which the specialist judges after looking at it.
Of the options at kruLA, hair botox is the conditioning treatment, and hair that is dry or brittle may do better with cold hair recovery first. The damaged hair repair guides explain how damage is judged.
What is the best hair smoothing treatment for wavy hair?
For waves you want to keep, hair botox, which cuts frizz and relaxes the wave a little; for waves you want straight, keratin.
See hair botox vs keratin for the two side by side.
What is the best hair smoothing treatment for curly hair?
For curls you want to keep, hair botox, which softens them and cuts frizz without flattening tight curls; for curls you want straight, keratin or, for thick, tight curls, nanoplasty.
A silk press straightens curls until the next wash and is the way to try straight hair without a treatment.
What is the best smoothing treatment for coily 4c hair?
For straight, sleek 4c hair, nanoplasty is the strongest straightening on the menu, and a silk press is the heat style that holds until the next wash.
A keratin treatment can also be done on coily hair, and the specialist decides after looking at the density and condition of the hair. For coils you want to keep with less frizz, ask about hair botox. The silk press guide covers the heat style.
What is the best smoothing treatment for fine hair, and what do you recommend for thin hair?
For fine and thin hair, hair botox or the keratin treatment: hair botox is a conditioning treatment, and kruLA's keratin treatment, BIO keratin, is described as keeping natural volume at the root.
Fine hair can feel heavier if too much product is used, so say that you want to keep lift when you book. A smoothing treatment smooths the surface of the hair; it does not add hair or treat thinning. See the keratin treatment.
What is the best smoothing treatment for thick hair?
For thick hair, nanoplasty, the strongest straightening treatment on the menu, or keratin if you want a softer change.
Thick hair takes more product and time, and the density surcharge of $30 to $90 is measured before the treatment. The nanoplasty page has the details.
What is the best smoothing treatment for bleached hair?
For bleached hair, repair first: bleached hair is often dry and porous, and the specialist checks whether it is strong enough for a smoothing treatment.
If it is, hair botox is the gentler smoothing, and keratin can be done on bleached hair that is in good enough condition. Very damaged hair may need cold hair recovery first, and the bleached hair guide goes through it.
What is the best smoothing treatment for colored hair?
Hair that has been colored can be smoothed, and hair botox and keratin are the usual choices, with the specialist checking the condition first.
Heat and products can shift the tone slightly in some hair, most often hair that has been lightened. Tell the specialist about all your past color work, and talk to your colorist before you book, because timing around a smoothing treatment depends on the product used.
What is the best smoothing treatment for grey hair?
Keratin and hair botox both work on grey hair, which is often coarser and drier and frizzes easily.
A smoothing treatment coats the strand the same way whatever its shade, and the specialist chooses by texture and condition. Tell them if your grey hair feels wiry or resistant.
What is the best smoothing treatment for humid weather?
A smoothing treatment is the answer to humidity frizz, because it smooths the surface of the hair so it takes up less moisture from the air; a silk press is the method that humidity undoes first.
Choose hair botox if you want to keep your wave and cut frizz, and keratin or nanoplasty if you want straight hair. A silk press is for days and events when you can keep the hair dry. The silk press guide explains why humidity makes it puff.
What drives the price of a smoothing treatment? Hair length and hair thickness set the price: at kruLA keratin is $220 to $550, nanoplasty is $220 to $550 and hair botox is $200 to $450, and thick hair adds $30 to $50 on keratin and $30 to $90 on the others.
Thickness is measured before the treatment, and a silk press is $95 to $140 by curl pattern. Every length step and session time is on the prices page, and the consultation is $0 for 20 min.
Smoothing by hair type FAQ
Which hair treatment is better for curly hair?
For curly hair you want to keep, hair botox; for curls you want loosened, keratin; for tight coils you want straight, nanoplasty. The consultation ($0) picks one.
Is hair straightening good for thin hair?
It can be, though thin hair can look flatter once it is sleek. BIO keratin ($220 to $550) is the kruLA smoothing described as keeping natural volume.
Which straightening treatment is best for thin hair?
For thin hair, the smoothing that keeps root volume: BIO keratin at kruLA. A specialist checks the hair and scalp first.
What is the best way to straighten frizzy hair naturally?
A silk press or a blow-dry and flat-iron straightens frizzy hair with heat, until the next wash. A smoothing treatment holds the effect through washing.
What not to use for curly hair?
Avoid heavy, drying products and harsh shampoos on curly hair; curly hair needs moisture, gentle handling and a wide-tooth comb. Ask the specialist which products suit your hair.
Does it change my hair texture?
Smoothing treatments change how the hair behaves: keratin loosens curls, nanoplasty straightens them, hair botox keeps the wave. They do not change the way new hair grows.
Which smoothing is best for fine hair?
The one that keeps lift at the roots: BIO keratin ($220 to $550), or hair botox, which softens without flattening. The specialist checks your hair first.
Which smoothing is best for thick hair?
Nanoplasty ($220 to $550) for pin-straight, keratin ($220 to $550) for smooth and manageable. Thick hair adds $30 to $50 on keratin and $30 to $90 on the others.
Which smoothing is best for coily hair?
Nanoplasty is the strongest straightening for afro curls and tight coils, hair botox keeps the coil with less frizz, and a silk press straightens until the next wash. The consultation ($0) picks one for your hair.
Which smoothing is least damaging for wavy hair?
Hair botox smooths light waves and keeps your movement, and keratin smooths and straightens. A silk press uses only heat.