Amika Smooth Over Frizz-Fighting Treatment Mask
Amika Smooth Over Frizz-Fighting Treatment Mask
Amika Smooth Over Frizz-Fighting Treatment: a 60-second rinse-out for frizz, hair types 1 to 4c
This in-shower, rinse-out treatment is for all hair types, 1 to 4c, looking to smooth unwanted frizz. Use it on wash day after conditioning, and leave it on for one minute.
It is vegan, cruelty free and color safe.
What the brand says it does
Its product page reports that, after one use, it:
- Instantly reduces frizz by 73%, even in high humidity (the headline on the same page reads "up to 73%")
- Leaves hair 2.2x smoother
- Keeps frizz reduced for up to 72 hours, which the page credits to time-released humidity protection
- Leaves hair softer, shinier and more manageable
A footnote marks these as results after one use. The page gives no participant count.
On the ingredients behind it:
- Glycolic acid: helps form a barrier that seals and smooths the hair cuticle, creating an umbrella-like effect to reduce frizz.
- Water lily extract: helps tame frizz and improve manageability.
- Sea buckthorn: loaded with vitamins C and A, the fatty acid omega 7 and antioxidants.
Flash, Soulfood and The Kure mask sit with it on the Amika hair care shelf at Nava, masks included.
Product specification
| Size | 6.7 fl oz (200 ml) |
| Form | In-shower, rinse-out frizz-fighting treatment mask |
| Hair type | All hair types, 1 to 4c, looking to smooth unwanted frizz |
| Wear time | One minute, then rinse |
| Where to apply | Mid-lengths to ends of wet hair, after cleansing and conditioning |
| Named ingredients | Glycolic acid; water lily extract; sea buckthorn |
| Silicones | Yes: silicone quaternium-8 and phenyl trimethicone are on the ingredient list |
| Free from | Labelled sulfate and paraben free; mineral oil free; no gluten contributors; vegan; cruelty free; color safe |
How to use it
After cleansing and conditioning, squeeze excess water from hair. Fully saturate from mid-lengths to ends. Wait one minute, then rinse. Finish with heat styling. Avoid contact with eyes.
For wash day, its product page lists Forget Frizz anti-frizz shampoo as a partner.
For styling, the same list names Amika The Shield Anti-Humidity Spray, which goes on damp or dry hair before heat styling, and the Frizz-Me-Not treatment.
Before you buy
Is this the salon Smooth Over service? No. The brand's pro site lists Pro Smooth Over as a separate, salon-only service. This one is the in-shower, rinse-out treatment for use at home.
What else is on the ingredient list? Silicone quaternium-8 and phenyl trimethicone, with lactic acid, coconut oil and fragrance.
Can the ingredient list change? It can, as its product page notes. To confirm the formula suits you, check the list printed on the packaging.