Brazilian Blowout: Questions Answered

A Brazilian Blowout is a salon smoothing treatment that coats the hair with a keratin-based product and seals it with heat. Frizz drops, and the hair is smoother and straighter. At kruLA it is its own service, done with the Brazilian Blowout brand product, $200 to $450.

It is a smoothing treatment: it cuts frizz and makes hair easier to style. It is not a repair treatment, a hair-loss treatment or a way to keep tight curls, and kruLA points those needs to reconstruction, a dermatologist or hair botox.

It is for hair that is frizzy, hard to style or slow to dry, and it gives a smoother, shinier, straighter finish. The visit takes 2 h 30 min to 3 h 30 min at kruLA.

A Brazilian Blowout hair treatment is a smoothing applied in the salon and sealed with heat. At kruLA it is its own service, $200 to $450, and the keratin treatment is BIO keratin.

Brazilian Blowout comes in named versions, each with the maker's own instructions, and kruLA's Brazilian Blowout is $200 to $450. Ask the specialist at the consultation which version suits your hair.

A luxury blowout is a styled blow-dry, and kruLA does not list one. Its Brazilian blowout is a smoothing treatment, $200 to $450 by hair length.

If you want smoother, less frizzy hair and a shorter routine, yes: at kruLA it is $200 to $450 for a visit of 2 h 30 min to 3 h 30 min. For repair or for keeping tight curls, ask about reconstruction or hair botox.

It is worth it for frizzy, hard-to-style hair when you want a shorter routine. It is the wrong tool for repairing damage or treating hair loss, and the consultation ($0) says which fits your hair.

The pros are less frizz, smoother and shinier hair and a shorter routine; the cons are that roots grow in with your natural texture, aftercare is needed and the visit is long. At kruLA it is 2 h 30 min to 3 h 30 min.

kruLA ((949) 883-8301) in Century City: Rated 5.0 from 34 reviews on Google. A Brazilian blowout is $200 to $450 by hair length, done by a licensed hair specialist with 5+ years of experience. Call or book online.

For long hair a Brazilian blowout at kruLA is $380 at waist length and $450 at butt length and longer. Thick hair adds $30 to $90.

After the wait your specialist gives you, yes. Wash gently with a sulfate-free shampoo and condition. Washing early can take the smoothing out faster.

Wait as long as your sheet says, then wash gently with lukewarm water and a smoothing-safe shampoo, working it into the scalp, and condition. Pat the hair dry.

Brands typically ask you to wait several days, and your specialist gives you the exact wait for the product used. Ask before you leave the chair.

Wait as long as your aftercare sheet says, since the wait depends on the product used. Washing early can take the smoothing out faster.