Helmet Hair Studio
Darwin City, NT4.8 on Google from 214 reviewsStarworks score 91/100
We use the Global Keratin Straightening System, a quick and cost-effective method of straightening your hair.
Updated October 2026
Best Keratin Smoothing in Darwin, NT
10 Darwin salons whose own websites or booking menus offer keratin smoothing or straightening, ranked by Starworks reputation score. No business can pay to be listed or ranked.
The short answer
As of October 2026, the three highest-ranked of the 10 Darwin salons whose own websites or booking menus offer keratin smoothing or straightening are Helmet Hair Studio (4.8 stars from 214 Google reviews), Fuse Hair and Beauty (4.8 stars from 116 Google reviews) and Larkspur Hair Studio (4.8 stars from 82 Google reviews), ranked by Starworks reputation score.
Starworks holds 46 rated hair salons whose own address is in the City of Darwin, leaving out listings Google files as barbershops. We read the websites and booking menus of 24 of them; 17 have no website of their own on file and 5 sites could not be read, so those 22 salons cannot appear on these pages.
Every listing quotes the salon's own website or the booking menu it links to, read on 17 October 2026. Google ratings and review counts are Google's, as Starworks holds them; the Starworks score is the same one shown on each salon's score page. No business can pay to be listed or ranked.
Darwin salons offering keratin smoothing or straightening
Salons whose own website or booking menu offers keratin, smoothing or straightening treatments.
Number 1 On its own website: helmethairstudio.com.au/services (opens in a new tab) Number 2 Fuse Hair and Beauty
Darwin City, NT4.8 on Google from 116 reviewsStarworks score 82/100
Expert colouring, extensions and keratin treatments are our specialty.
On its own website: fusehairandbeauty.com.au (opens in a new tab) Number 3 Larkspur Hair Studio
Darwin 0820, NT4.8 on Google from 82 reviewsStarworks score 72/100
Nanoplasty, $450
On its own price list: larkspurhairstudio.com.au (opens in a new tab) Number 4 Kabuki Haircutters
Darwin City, NT4.7 on Google from 190 reviewsStarworks score 70/100
Bhave Keratin infuses hair with keratin, the protein we rely on to build stronger, shiner, bouncier hair without altering the natural texture of your hair.
On its own website: kabukihaircutters.com.au/salon-services (opens in a new tab) Number 5 Comb Culture
Fannie Bay, NT4.9 on Google from 49 reviewsStarworks score 64/100
We also offer Keratin smoothing treatments, tape extensions and weft extensions.
On its own website: combculture.com.au/our-services-1 (opens in a new tab) Number 6 Miilan Hair
Darwin City, NT4.6 on Google from 86 reviewsStarworks score 60/100
Our keratin treatments smooth and strengthen hair, reducing frizz while enhancing shine, leaving your hair more manageable, polished and resilient in Darwin's humid climate conditions.
On its own website: miilan.com.au/hair-services (opens in a new tab) Number 7 Carlee Hair Design
Darwin 0812, NT4.5 on Google from 54 reviewsStarworks score 60/100
Whether it's a keratin smoothing session, a bold colour transformation, or an intricate upstyle, you can trust that we have the tools and expertise to deliver exceptional results.
On its own website: carleehairdesign.com.au (opens in a new tab) Number 8 Studio 8
Rapid Creek, NT4.9 on Google from 15 reviewsStarworks score 57/100
We offer personalised cuts and colours to men and women, Keratin Smoothing Treatment, bridal and special occasion hairstyling so you look and feel amazing.
On its own website: studio8darwin.com (opens in a new tab) Number 9 Uzuri Hair Studio
Darwin City, NT4.6 on Google from 22 reviewsStarworks score 52/100
If you prefer straight hair, our straightening services can help you achieve a sleek and smooth look, with our Keratin Smoothing treatment suitable for all hair types, including thick, curly, and coarse hair.
On its own website: uzurihair.com.au (opens in a new tab) Number 10 Darwin Hair Collective
Darwin City, NT4.3 on Google from 18 reviewsStarworks score 33/100
KERATIN SMOOTHING TREATMENT, $260 to $345
On its Fresha booking menu, under Treatments: fresha.com/a/darwin-hair-collective-city-darwin-city-32-smith-street-h (opens in a new tab)
How this list is made
- We start from every rated hair salon on the Starworks directory (Google category hairdresser or hair salon) and place each one by the postcode in its own Google listing's address, or, where the listing has none, the one Northern Territory postcode its own website prints. Darwin here means the City of Darwin, by the postcode in each salon's own address: Darwin City (0800) and the inner, northern and eastern suburbs (0810, 0812 and 0820, with their post office box codes). Palmerston, Berrimah, Holtze and the rural area are not included. Listings Google files as barbershops are left out; barbers have their own list. 18 Northern Territory listings carry no address we could place.
- We read each salon's own website: the home page and up to eight of its pages about services, menus, prices, colour, cuts, styling or the salon itself, never blogs, reviews, galleries or shop pages, with robots.txt respected. We also read the online booking menu the site (or its Google listing) links to, when the booking venue is that salon by name and the menu can be read without running the booking page's scripts: Kitomba booking pages, Fresha venue pages and Square Appointments pages that robots.txt opens to us.
- A salon is listed when its own words offer keratin smoothing or straightening: a full sentence about its own services, an item on its own price list, or an item on its booking menu. The line is quoted with a link to the page it is on. A review, a sentence in the first person singular (read as a review), a product for sale or a job ad does not count.
- The order is the Starworks reputation score (from the Google rating, the number of Google reviews, a website and a phone number: the same score as every Starworks list and score page), then the number of Google reviews, then the name. Nothing else changes a position. No business can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is placed by hand.
- A page is published only when at least three salons qualify.
Read on 17 October 2026. Looking for Palmerston? Its salons are on the Palmerston hair salons page. How Starworks scores work.
Questions about keratin smoothing in Darwin
Who does the best keratin smoothing in Darwin?
As of October 2026, the three highest-ranked of the 10 Darwin salons whose own websites or booking menus offer keratin smoothing or straightening are Helmet Hair Studio (4.8 stars from 214 Google reviews), Fuse Hair and Beauty (4.8 stars from 116 Google reviews) and Larkspur Hair Studio (4.8 stars from 82 Google reviews), ranked by Starworks reputation score. Each listing on this page quotes the salon's own website or booking menu.
How much does keratin smoothing cost in Darwin?
Two of the 10 listed salons print a price in the line we quote, as of 17 October 2026. Larkspur Hair Studio: "Nanoplasty, $450"; Darwin Hair Collective: "KERATIN SMOOTHING TREATMENT, $260 to $345". The other 8 do not print one there. These are the salons' own published prices, which can depend on hair length and stylist; confirm when you book.
How is this list ordered?
The order is the Starworks reputation score (from the Google rating, the number of Google reviews, a website and a phone number: the same score as every Starworks list and score page), then the number of Google reviews, then the name. Nothing else changes a position. No business can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is placed by hand.
What counts as a salon offering keratin smoothing or straightening?
The salon's own website has to offer keratin smoothing or straightening in a full sentence about its own services or on its own price list, or the online booking menu its site links to has to list it. Each listing quotes that line and links to where it was published. A review, a product for sale or a job ad does not count.
Can a salon pay to be listed or to rank higher?
No. No business can pay to be listed or ranked on Starworks, and nothing on this page is placed by hand. A salon is listed because its own website or booking menu offers the service, and its position comes only from the published order.
Does this include Palmerston?
No. Darwin here means the City of Darwin, by the postcode in each salon's own address: Darwin City (0800) and the inner, northern and eastern suburbs (0810, 0812 and 0820, with their post office box codes). Palmerston, Berrimah, Holtze and the rural area are not included. Palmerston's hair salons are ranked on the Starworks Palmerston hair-salon page, starworks.com.au/best/hair-salons/palmerston.
My salon offers keratin smoothing or straightening but is not listed. Why?
The list is built from what each salon's own website and booking menu say. 17 of the 46 Darwin salons Starworks holds have no website of their own on file, and 5 sites could not be read. If your site does not name the service in a sentence about your services or on a price list we read (a sentence that says "I" is read as a review), or your salon's Google listing is outside the City of Darwin, it will not appear. Say it on your site and it is picked up the next time the list is rebuilt.
How often is this list updated?
This list was built from the salons' websites as read on 17 October 2026, with Google ratings as Starworks held them that day. It is rebuilt from scratch, by the same rules, whenever it is updated.
Every hair salon and barber in Darwin
Darwin here means the City of Darwin, by the postcode in each salon's own address: Darwin City (0800) and the inner, northern and eastern suburbs (0810, 0812 and 0820, with their post office box codes). Palmerston, Berrimah, Holtze and the rural area are not included.