Treatments, explained.
Start with “Which smoothing is right?”, then press Play on any treatment. Under a minute each, with captions.
Which smoothing is right?
Brazilian Blowout, Cezanne or Liscio, side by side, with a quick guide.
Cezanne softening
Softens frizz and curl. Safe on color and blonde hair.
From $550 · Book
Liscio by Milbon
Japanese thermal straightening. Only new growth is touched up.
From $550 · Book
Restoration
Rebuilds strength in over-processed and extension-worn hair.
From $125 · Book
Opti 3-step · Collagen repair · Moroccan mask · Protein rebuild
Your artist chooses what your hair needs that day and confirms the price before applying.
Lye vs. thio
Two kinds of relaxer that must never overlap. Here is how we keep your hair safe.
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Frizz-free for months.
Smoothing that lasts twelve weeks or for good, and repair rituals that put back what color and heat take out.
What we use, and why.
Professional systems only, applied the way each brand trains it.
The original professional smoothing treatment. It seals the cuticle so hair dries smoother and shinier, and keeps its movement for about 12 weeks.
From $550 · BookA smoothing treatment marketed as formaldehyde-free. Softens curl and frizz, and is gentle enough for colored and blonde hair.
From $550 · BookFrom Milbon, Japan’s leading professional hair company. A thio-based thermal straightener: straight for good on the hair it treats, then only new growth is touched up.
From $550 · BookHeat protection and smoothing styling from Rusk to keep treated hair sleek between visits. Ask your artist what to use at home.
Shop hair careOther systems you may have heard of: Yuko and Shiseido Crystallizing Straight (Japanese straightening), Goldwell Kerasilk, Keratin Complex, GK Hair and Coppola (keratin smoothing). Already had one of these? Tell us at your consultation, it changes what is safe to do next.
Lye vs. thio.
Hydroxide
Sodium hydroxide (“lye”), or calcium, guanidine or lithium hydroxide (“no-lye”). Very strong: it rearranges the bonds in the hair for good. Made for very tightly coiled hair. We don’t do lye relaxers.
Thioglycolate
Used in Japanese straightening like Liscio. It opens the bonds, the hair is straightened with heat, then the bonds are closed again in their new shape.
Never overlap them
Thio on top of hair that has had a hydroxide relaxer can break it, sometimes right off. The same goes the other way. That’s why we always ask what’s already in your hair.
Not sure what you’ve had? We test first.
- Your history. What you used, and when. Bring the box or a photo if you have it.
- Strand test. On a small hidden section, at your consultation, before anything else.
- Protect. A bond-protecting pre-treatment to shield the hair.
- Then decide. We go ahead with a thio treatment only if the test passes. If it doesn’t, we recommend smoothing instead, like a Brazilian Blowout or Cezanne.