Frizz is a surface problem. The outer layer of each strand stands up instead of lying flat. Raised edges scatter light, which is why frizzy hair also reads as dull, and they grab moisture straight out of the air, which is why the same head is sleek indoors and a halo the moment you step outside in July.
The De-Frizz Treatment smooths that surface down. Hair sits flat, a blow-dry holds a great deal longer, and the flyaways around your hairline stop standing to attention. It does not change your hair type. It changes how the hair you have behaves.
It is $45 for 45 minutes, and it is regularly added onto a cut or blow-dry, or booked in the week before something you want your hair to look right for.
De-Frizz or keratin? The honest version.
These are two sizes of the same idea. We would rather you picked the right one than the expensive one, and both are on our menu, so we are happy either way.
The De-Frizz Treatment is $45 and 45 minutes. It smooths what you already have and lasts a handful of washes. Nothing about it is a commitment. Right choice if your frizz is seasonal, if you want your hair behaving for one particular week, or if you have never had smoothing done and do not fancy spending $200 to find out you dislike it.
A keratin treatment is from $200, takes 2 hr 30 and holds for about three to four months. Right choice if frizz is your year-round default rather than a July problem, if you blow-dry every morning and want that time back, or if you have had one before and know you like living with it.
The blunt maths: if you would realistically book de-frizz more than about four times in three months, keratin costs less and gives a better result. If you would book it twice a year, before a wedding and a holiday, it does not.
Frizz is not the same as damage — or curl.
Three different things get called frizz, and only one of them is fixed here.
If short broken pieces are standing up out of the length, that is breakage, not frizz, and smoothing the surface will not stop it — that is FORTIFY. If the hair is fluffy but also rough and straw-like to touch, the underlying complaint is dryness. Start with hydration and see how much frizz goes with it.
And if your hair is curly, be clear on what this is: a smoothing treatment, not a relaxer and not a straightener. It calms the halo and helps curls clump and define instead of separating into fluff. Your curl pattern stays your curl pattern.
What actually happens in the chair.
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Your artist works out which frizz this is
Surface frizz, dryness or breakage. They look and touch before agreeing the booking, because the treatment only does something useful for the first of the three.
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Washed and towel-dried
Build-up and yesterday's styling product prop the surface open and block the treatment. Hair is washed first so it goes onto a clean shaft.
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Applied through the lengths
Worked through in sections and left to work with heat. Even coverage matters more here than anywhere: a patch missed at the crown is where flyaways come back first.
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Rinsed and blow-dried smooth
The blow-dry is part of the point. You leave seeing how the hair sits, and you are told honestly what will and will not survive rain.
Questions we get asked.
How much is a de-frizz treatment in Winnipeg?
The De-Frizz Treatment is $45 for 45 minutes of salon time. That is the treatment on its own. Added onto a cut or a blow-dry, those are priced separately and you get the total before the appointment starts.
How long does it last?
A handful of washes for most people — a few weeks rather than a few months. It fades gradually rather than stopping dead, so hair gets slowly less cooperative instead of reverting overnight. If you want months instead of weeks, that is the keratin treatment, from $200 and 2 hr 30.
Should I get de-frizz or keratin?
Frequency decides it. If frizz is a summer problem, or you want your hair behaving for one particular week, take the $45 de-frizz. If frizz is how your hair is all year and you blow-dry it into submission every morning, keratin from $200 lasts three to four months and works out cheaper than repeating a $45 treatment every few weeks.
Will it make my hair straight?
No. It is not a straightener and it is not a relaxer. It smooths the surface so hair lies flat and stops fluffing, but your natural texture stays. Curly hair comes out as calmer, more defined curls rather than straight hair, and wavy hair keeps its wave.
Will my hair still frizz in humidity?
Less, but it is not immune. Frizz happens because raised hair grabs moisture from the air, and smoothing the surface gives it less to grab with, so a muggy Winnipeg July day is noticeably better rather than cancelled. If humidity is your year-round complaint, keratin holds up longer.
Do you take walk-ins?
We do take walk-ins, but please call 431-844-5500 first to check availability before coming in. A de-frizz treatment is a 45-minute booking with a specific artist, and if you want a blow-dry with it you will need more time than a walk-in slot usually allows.
De-frizz and keratin are done by Karan, Noor, RV and Zahara. You choose your artist when you book.
Every service and starting price is listed on the booking page. Nothing is "price on request", and your exact price is confirmed in the chair before work starts.
567 St Anne's Rd, Unit 2, Winnipeg — in St Vital, minutes from Southdale, Windsor Park, Island Lakes and St Boniface. 431-844-5500
Monday 10–7 · Tuesday to Saturday 10–8 · Sunday 10–6. See directions and hours.