Keratin & Brazilian Blowout — Smooth Hair That Survives Miami

There are two kinds of smooth hair in Miami Beach: the kind that lasts until you step outside, and the kind that lasts until Thanksgiving. The first comes from a flat iron. The second comes from a professional smoothing treatment — and choosing the right one matters more than most people realize, because they are not interchangeable.

Why one treatment doesn't fit every head

Smoothing systems differ in chemistry, intensity, and what they ask of your hair. A treatment that transforms coarse, resistant frizz can be more than fine, color-treated hair needs; a gentler formula that protects delicate blonde work might not fully tame heavy texture. That's why we carry a full menu of systems instead of one — and publish every price, so the decision happens in the open:

• Express Keratin Blowout by Keratin Complex — $275. The entry point: faster in the chair, smoothing that eases daily styling without fundamentally altering texture.
• Brazilian Blowout Smoothing Treatment — $350. The famous one, and famous for a reason — it builds a protective protein layer around each strand, cuts frizz dramatically, and you can wash, exercise, and tie your hair up immediately. No waiting period.
• Keratin Treatment by Keratin Complex — $350. The classic deep-smoothing system for stubborn frizz and hard-to-manage texture, with results that run months.
• Goldwell Kerasilk Keratin Smoothing — $350. Goldwell's luxury take on long-wear smoothing — a natural pairing if your color already lives on the Goldwell spectrum, as most color at this house does.
• KC Max by Keratin Complex — $380. The maximum-strength option for the most resistant hair — when everything else has been a half-measure.

What they all have in common

Every system on that list turns down frizz, cuts blow-dry time meaningfully, and makes humidity a spectator instead of a participant in your day. None of them are "straighteners" in the old chemical-relaxer sense — modern smoothing preserves body and movement while removing the fight. And every one of them starts the same way at McAllister Spa: a free consultation where your stylist assesses your hair's condition, color history, and texture before recommending a system — because the honest answer depends on your hair, not on what's easiest to sell.

The Miami math

A smoothing treatment is one of the few beauty services that pays you back in time: if daily heat styling takes you thirty minutes and a treatment cuts that in half for three-plus months, the hours return faster than almost anything else on the menu. In a city where the humidity undoes an at-home blowout by lunch, that math is even more lopsided. It's why smoothing treatments are among the most rebooked services in the building — the deeper comparison lives on our keratin & smoothing page, and the full hair menu with every published price is on our hair salon page.

Free consultation before any treatment, seven days a week — including the Sundays and Mondays when much of Miami Beach goes dark — at 1301 Alton Road, with free parking while your hair gets easier to live with.