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Raki Loves Hair
Raki Loves Hair

Raki Loves Hair

Hair salon in Chicago, IL

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Raki Loves Hair is a studio salon in Chicago that focuses on the health of both hair and scalp. It serves clients of all hair and scalp types, and the business describes itself as health-centered.

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About

Raki Loves Hair is a studio salon in Chicago that focuses on the health of both hair and scalp. It serves clients of all hair and scalp types, and the business describes itself as health-centered.

Its founder, Raki (Rakiah Polk), leads the studio as CEO and works as its hair and scalp therapist. Her approach centers on a customized regimen and routine built for each client, with regular maintenance visits.

A first visit usually starts with a consultation. New clients and anyone not seen in six months book a New Client Consult, which can be a Discovery Session to talk through goals before services or a New Guest Experience that starts service while consulting. Premium Consultations are a longer option for hair and scalp concerns or for learning to care for hair at home, using a trichoscope to assess scalp and hair health and ending with a personalized care plan and photos to track progress.

The studio's service menu includes detangling and style removal for hair coming out of previous styles, scalp exfoliation, clay masks, protein treatments, braids, twists, and thermal finishing such as blow-dries and presses. Each style includes a shampoo, and a Premium Hair Bath can be booked on its own.

Raki Loves Hair also offers a Priority Reservation membership that sets one rate for ongoing care, including trims and a hair or scalp treatment as needed.

Focused on healthy hair and scalp, pursued through honest communication, regular salon visits and treatments customized to each client.

Specials & promotions

  • Priority Reservation membership with one set rate, trims and treatments

    $150

    Reservation fee for 6 month term: $150 (one time, non-refundable)

    On their website as of Oct 28, 2026 · Where we saw it

Services

Final prices may vary.

New Client Consults for first-time clients and clients not seen in six months, plus longer Premium Consultations with a trichoscope assessment and a personalized care plan.

  • New Client Consult (1st timers only) $50+
  • Premium Consultations $300+
  • New Consult (1St Timers Only) Price at booking

Priority Reservation, a membership with one set rate for ongoing care that includes trims and a hair or scalp treatment as needed.

  • Priority Reservation $150+

Protective braided styles, including wig braids, a braided updo and a crown braid worn in natural hair.

  • Braided Updo Price at booking
  • Crown Braid Price at booking
  • Premium Wig Braids Price at booking

Hair care services covering the Premium Hair Bath, thermal finishing, presses and blow-dries.

  • Shampoo Premium Hair Bath Price at booking
  • Thermal Finish Price at booking

Scalp and hair treatments including scalp exfoliation, a clay mask, a two-step protein treatment, a pre-cleansing scalp treatment and detangling take-downs.

  • Detangle + Take Downs $35+
  • Detoxifying Clay Mask Price at booking
  • Protein+Protect (2 step) Price at booking
  • Scalp Exfoliation Price at booking
  • Scalp Soothing Pre-Poo Price at booking

Twist styles made with the client's own hair, including double strand twists, flat twists and a twisted updo.

  • Double Strand Twists $150+
  • Flat Twists $150+
  • Twisted Updo $150+

A Premium Hair Bath, offered as a shampoo service on its own.

  • Premium Hair Bath Price at booking

Heat finishing with a premium blow-dry or a gentle silking press for natural, relaxed or colored hair.

  • Premium Blowdry $125+
  • Premium Press $125+
  • Detangling $35+
  • Style Removal $50+

Photos

  • Blow-dried and pressed curled hair result on a client seated in salon chair
  • Twists with gold beads on natural hair, back view of client in salon
  • Silky blow-dried shoulder-length hair on client in salon chair
  • Stylist shampooing a client's hair at a salon backwash sink
  • Twists with gold beads on natural hair, back view of client holding phone
  • Child's cornrows with gold beads, shot in the salon
  • Back view of client's braided updo
  • Client's high bun with curly and sleek sections
  • Client's two-strand twists under a dryer
  • Client's sleek braided style with a side braid
  • Client's sleek side braid with a braided halo
  • Child's braids pulled up with a Minecraft shirt

Meet the team

Team members listed on their website. Individual roles, credentials, and current employment have not been independently verified.rakiloveshair.com (opens in a new tab)

Highlights
  • Premium Consultations use a trichoscope and end with a personalized care plan and progress photos
  • Priority Reservation membership with one set rate for ongoing care, trims included
  • Every style includes a shampoo, and Premium Hair Bath is available as a stand-alone service
  • Scalp-focused treatments such as exfoliation, clay masks and a pre-cleansing treatment for clients prescribed a medical shampoo
  • Buy Now, Pay Later available in person for bookings from $50 to $4,000, with approval needed before the appointment
  • Cancellations made 24 or more hours ahead carry no fee
Good for
  • First-time clients
  • Clients not seen in six months
  • Natural hair
  • Relaxed hair
  • Colored hair
  • Protective styles
  • Braids and extensions preparation
  • Learning at-home hair care
  • Ongoing scalp care
  • Clients wanting a regular maintenance plan
Treats
  • Breakage
  • Heat damage
  • Thinning or hair loss
  • Shedding
  • Flaky scalp
  • Oily scalp
  • Dry scalp
  • Itching
  • Dandruff
  • Product build-up
Techniques
  • Trichoscope scalp assessment
  • Customized regimens
  • Scalp exfoliation
  • Clay mask
  • Protein treatment
  • Scalp pre-cleansing treatment
  • Detangling and style removal
  • Double strand twists
  • Flat twists
  • Crown braid

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