The Smoothbar can help tame your frizz

Looking to control your frizz, or just want your curls to look a little smoother? Check out The Smooth-bar, 10175 Rancho Carmel Drive in Carmel Mountain Ranch.

This is the second location for The Smoothbar, opening about two months ago. Its original storefront is in North Park/Hillcrest, where it has been in business for two years.

“We were getting a lot of customers from (North County), so when we decided to expand, we looked up here. It’s an awesome neighborhood and it’s easy to get to,” said Stacey Zayas, owner of The Smoothbar.

The Smoothbar is a salon that specializes in hair smoothing treatments using keratin. It’s not a hair straightening or relaxing salon, said Zayas.

“We offer 10 different types of treatments, ranging from removing frizz and strengthening hair to removing nearly 100 percent of curl and frizz from hair,” she said. Treatments last from one to five months, depending on the treatment and your type of hair.

Smoothing treatments are the only thing The Smoothbar offers, making it unique not only in San Diego, but the rest of the country, said Zayas. “As far as I know, we’re the only place in the country that only does smoothing treatments.”

The Smoothbar was born out of necessity. Zayas, who has 25 years of experience in the industry, owns a salon in Hillcrest, where she found more and more customers were requesting Brazilian keratin smoothing treatments.

The treatments do produce fumes, however, and Zayas said her non-smoothing treatment customers were complaining about the smell and stinging eyes.

She ended up opening the first The Smoothbar next to her salon, with a special modification: a huge fume extractor on the ceiling, which made it safer and easier to get smoothing treatments without dealing with fumes. A similar fume extractor is on the ceiling of the new Carmel Mountain Ranch location as well.

“All the fumes (go up into the extractor), so there’s no burning eyes. This is the safest way to do smoothing treatments,” said Zayas.

The Smoothbar also features a highly trained staff, said Zayas, who trains her employees in treatments through her own system.

The salon is offering a deal on express blowouts, which is like a mini-keratin treatment, said Zayas. “It leaves hair with more body and less frizz, and last about a month,” she said. “It’s a great way to give smoothing treatments a try.” While this treatment is normall $89, it is on special for $55 throughout July.

The Smoothbar is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. It is closed Mondays.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 858-521-0999 or visit thesmoothbar.com.