Smoothing · Arlington, MA
One appointment buys you months of hair that dries faster, styles easier and stops reacting to New England humidity — without giving up your natural movement.
A keratin treatment works on the cuticle, not the structure. Smoothing product is worked through clean hair section by section, then sealed in with heat, which flattens the raised cuticle that lets moisture in and frizz out. Nothing is permanently altered — which is why the effect fades gradually over a few months rather than growing out in a hard line, and why your curl pattern and body survive the process instead of being flattened out of existence.
If you own a flat iron you use every single morning, this is the service that gives you your time back. It suits thick, coarse, wavy or frizz-prone hair best, and it’s especially worth it if humidity undoes your styling by lunchtime. Most clients report cutting their blow-dry time roughly in half.
We assess texture, density and color history, then agree on the result you actually want.
Hair is cleansed and the treatment worked through evenly, section by section.
We blow out and seal with heat, which is what locks the smoothing in.
You leave with sulfate-free product picks and the short list of things that shorten results.
Why Jacqui's
A keratin result is decided by two things: whether the treatment matches the hair, and how carefully it’s sealed. Coarse, resistant hair and fine, already-straight hair need completely different handling, and hair that’s been lightened needs a gentler approach than hair that hasn’t. We assess all of that before anything is opened.
The sealing is where results are usually lost. Rushed heat sealing gives you three weeks of smooth hair instead of four months. We take the time it takes, and we send you home knowing which products will protect the work — because washing a fresh keratin treatment with the wrong shampoo undoes it faster than anything else.
Good To Know
A Keratin Express smoothing treatment is $190. Adding a cut and blowout brings it to $310. Very long or very dense hair may price higher, which we confirm at a free consultation before we start.
Most clients get three to five months. How long it holds depends on your hair, how often you wash it, and whether you switch to a sulfate-free shampoo — which makes a bigger difference than anything else you do.
No, and that’s the point. It smooths the cuticle so frizz stops and drying gets faster, while your natural movement and body stay intact. You can still blow it straight if you want to — it’ll just take a fraction of the time.
Plan on ninety minutes to two and a half hours depending on your length and density. Most of that is application and sealing, and neither can be rushed without costing you months of result.
Areas We Serve
New England humidity doesn’t respect town lines, and neither do our clients. Whether you’re coming down Route 2, across Route 16 or straight up Massachusetts Avenue, you’ll find us easy to reach at 280 Broadway in Arlington — with free parking right at the door.
Not sure if we’re convenient to you? Give us a call — chances are we’re closer than you think.
Book online in under a minute, or call the studio and we’ll tell you honestly whether smoothing is the right call for your hair. Pair it with a fresh haircut and do it all in one visit.
