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California-based hair care brand OLAPLEX came onto the beauty scene in 2014 and has been turning heads ever since with its ground-breaking hair repair technology. With numbered formulas ranging from No. 0 all the way up to No. 9, there are tons of hair care solutions to choose from. If you haven’t yet had the chance to give the brand a try, you might not know where to start.
Whether you want to trade your frizzy locks for smoother strands or fend off brassiness to keep your blonde hair looking bright, OLAPLEX has a formula that can help you achieve your hair goals. Follow along as we answer some popular questions about OLAPLEX, including:
Yes, OLAPLEX products help improve the health and appearance of damaged hair. When your hair is damaged from factors such as heat styling, chemical treatments or environmental stress, it can develop split ends, leaving you with hair that can look dry, dull and frizzy. OLAPLEX products contain bond-building technology that’s crafted to work on a molecular level to help repair these kinds of hair damage. The key ingredient behind this repair is called bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate, and it works by strengthening and repairing the broken disulfide bonds in each strand of your hair that are responsible for hair damage.
A recent lawsuit filed in California by a group of women who claim OLAPLEX products caused hair loss might have you wondering, “Is OLAPLEX bad for your hair?” We asked board-certified dermatologist and LovelySkin CEO Dr. Joel Schlessinger to weigh in. “Baseless lawsuits are just an unfortunate reality of the world we live in,” Dr. Schlessinger says. “I’ve thoroughly researched this issue and feel quite confident that we are on solid ground from a safety angle. From what I can see, the products in question were used completely against the recommended protocol and then the end-users made a complaint. Anything can and will be dangerous if misused or used against recommended guidelines.”
OLAPLEX’s formulas are clinically proven to help improve the condition of dry, damaged and frizzy hair, and the safety and efficacy of OLAPLEX products have been proven through independent third-party testing. If you’re interested in learning more, you can read more of Dr. Schlessinger’s thoughts on the safety and efficacy of OLAPLEX products.
Hair damage can be hard to avoid, whether it’s mechanical stress from brushing or combing your hair on a daily basis, UV damage from sun exposure over time, heat styling with blow dryers or ongoing treatments at the salon such as relaxers or bleaching. As a result, disulfide bonds in each strand of your hair become damaged. This can make your hair quick to tangle and harder to style, and you may also have split ends and dryness. Once ends have split, seeing your hair stylist for a trim is the only way to get rid of them. However, using OLAPLEX can help strengthen your strands and prevent split ends from forming in the future.
OLAPLEX Intensive Bond Treatment Set is a great place to start to help improve the appearance of dry, damaged hair. This hair care trio contains OLAPLEX’s two-step hair strengthening treatment, OLAPLEX No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment and No. 3 Hair Perfector. These treatments are designed to use before you shampoo, and together, they help visibly strengthen your hair and reduce future breakage. The third product, OLAPLEX No. 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask, helps repair broken bonds, infuse hair with moisture and improve smoothness and body.
If you have blonde, gray or silver hair, battling brassy tones can feel like a full-time job. OLAPLEX Bond Maintenance Intense Hydration Set for Blonde Hair contains the brand’s sulfate-free purple shampoo, No. 4P Blonde Enhancer Toning Shampoo, which is specifically formulated to help neutralize brassy tones and help blonde, gray or silver shades look brighter. It is a great choice for hair that is naturally light as well as color-treated with root-to-tip color, highlights or balayage. This set also includes the OLAPLEX No. 3 Hair Perfector, which works on all hair colors to help repair damaged hair and make it more shiny and manageable, and the OLAPLEX No. 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask, which contains ceramides, vitamin B5 and avocado oil to help boost softness and shine.
If your hair is looking dull, a deep cleanse might be in order. OLAPLEX Complete Cleansing Set has everything your hair needs for wash day. The OLAPLEX 4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo is designed to be used once a week to help remove any build-up you might have on your hair from styling products, chlorine or showering with hard water.
For daily use, this set also includes the OLAPLEX No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo and No. 5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner. Both feature OLAPLEX’s patented bond-building technology to help hair feel shinier and more manageable with every wash. The shampoo helps keep strands moisturized with ingredients such as argan oil and apricot kernel oil, while the conditioner helps nourish hair with biotin, vitamin B5 and vitamin E.
Whether you air dry or heat style, the OLAPLEX Anti-Frizz Smooth & Shine Set has all you need to help tame frizz and flyaways. All three products contain OLAPLEX’s patented ingredient, bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate, to help leave your hair looking softer and shinier.
The OLAPLEX No. 6 Bond Smoother helps speed up dry time as well as reduce frizz for up to 72 hours with coconut oil and aloe vera, while OLAPLEX No. 7 Bonding Oil is a multi-benefit styling oil that helps provide heat protection up to 450 degrees as well as improve color vibrancy with sunflower seed oil, moringa oil and pomegranate seed oil. Last but not least, the OLAPLEX No. 9 Bonding Protector Nourishing Hair Serum helps reduce tangles, breakage and static while also boosting moisture content with hyaluronic acid and a nourishing algae extract.
Is OLAPLEX good for curly hair? You bet! You can learn how to create your own OLAPLEX hair care routine for curls on the LovelySkin Blog.
Aaron serves as Editor at LovelySkin. Since graduating from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2016 with degrees in Creative Writing and English, he has immersed himself in the beauty industry. When he’s not writing about the latest beauty trends, he spends time cuddling his dogs, scouring antique stores, playing tennis and hiking.
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