Olaplex Hair Perfector No 3 Repairing Treatment

Buy it????❤❤❤

Jan 15 2019

I do not know if it is the real Olaplex or not.
But I love this stuff. I started bleaching sessions since October 2018. I probably bleached 9x since. I reached to a point of extreme damage where my hair felt soo weak it would not even air dry on its own. It felt & looked like noodles & very gummy. It would take me maybe an hr to brush out my hair because of all the damage/breakage.

I started taking better care for my hair.
I stopped using 10$ shampoos & started buying quality shampoos & deep hair conditioners + hair masks + oils + oraganic virgin oils.

All these products did work for saving my hair , I did see improvement in time.

But with one use of OLAPLEX ❤
Made my hair very soft & silky + healthier looking .
I usually use a special detangling brush because of all the knots I get from breakage & from all the bleaching I’ve done to my hair.

With Olaplex 3 I no longer struggle to brush my hair or run my fingers without them getting stuck in my hair from tangles of dryed brittle hair.
This stuff is just what my damaged hair needed.
This was just half the bottle used on my 26inches of hair. I still have half left.

At first I was hesitant on buying because not only was it very expensive but it is a very small bottle.
I am soo glad I bought this.

Favorite hair products for damaged bleached hair

◼Olaplex 3
◼Redken Ph Bonder
◼Redken Extreme Conditioner
◼Redken Shampoo for damage hair
◼Redken Diamond Oil
◼Redken Heat Protectant
◼Loreal Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm
◼One n Only Argan Oil
◼One n Only Aragan Oil Repair Mask
◼Herbal Essence Deep Moisturizer Conditioner
◼Hair Food Sulfate Free
◼Redken Extreme Anti Snap
◼Silk Elements Mega Silk heat protectant spray
◼Organic Virgin Coconut Oil (HELPED ME ALOT)

Hope this helps someone, good luck!
Thanks for reading ???? — Saul A. Gonzalez-Batres reviewed

READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!

READ THIS!!!

I first have to say, I don’t typically write reviews UNLESS the product blows me away, which is rare. To give you a little background about my hair. I had extremely HEALTHY, LONG, THICK blonde hair! It fell to the middle of my back, It was absolutely beautiful. I went to get it colored to give it a break from the highlights, I was going to change it to a strawberry blonde, which I have been many times before and other than blonde, its the only other color I like on me. When I went to the salon, they messed up the color. I ended up with hot pinkish, purple roots and a grayish auburn, mid-shaft to ends. I was in the salon that day for 7 and a half hours. They had to bleach my entire head and leave it on to get all of the screwed up colors out of my hair, resulting to EXTREME chemical damage and breakage. I went in with my hair being all one length to having bangs that were never even cut into my hair. My hair was destroyed and they had to take over 5inches off just to get the ends to LOOK healthy. My hair now sits on my shoulders and has broken pieces all over the top and mid section and all around my hair line. I have literally cried about this since it happened 5 weeks ago. It took me forever to get my hair exactly the way I wanted it and now I am starting over. My hair is no longer manageable, it is kinky and dry and looks it! The salon I had gone to was a new salon closer to where I moved. Prior to this salon I had been going to my original hairstylist for 15 years (I’m 30) so half of my life one person has touched my hair. I live two hours from her now so I decided to give a different salon a try and it was a mistake. I will now be driving 2 hours to go to her every 8 weeks. I texted her about 2 weeks after this all happened and she told me right away to order this product. I didn’t hesitate. I ordered it and received it the beginning of this week. I have used it twice so far and I will tell you what, after the first time I noticed a difference! I am excited to see after a couple months and using this 3 times a week (Extremely damaged hair should use it more than once a week). I also have been sleeping with it on over night which I notice gives me better results. This is not a conditioning treatment, so it does need to be shampooed out. I have a feeling this product will be what saves my hair. I will post before and after pictures once I actually do my hair so you can see the difference! — Saul A. Gonzalez-Batres reviewed

Saved My Hair!

After my stylist left the bleach on entirely too long, my hair needed major help. My ends felt stringy, rough, and mostly just broke when touched/brushed/were wet. It was a mess.

I ordered this product from Amazon rather than the olaplex website because I needed it NOW. When I read some of the reviews that said it was fake and counterfeit, I got nervous and ordered the other one directly from the company.

This is the exact same product. Both this and the one I ordered direct have significantly improved the condition of my hair. I can actually touch it again and it feels like hair instead of hay.

Oddly, the label on the one from the company was bubbly and looked more fake than the Amazon bottle. I don’t know if ALL these come from the same distributor but I’m glad I got the real thing.

I would definitely recommend trying this if you have damaged hair! If your hair is generally in good condition, I’m not sure the type of results you would get. I imagine it wouldn’t be as drastically different as mine. — Amazon Customer reviewed

Legit

I bought this bc the hype about Olaplex, and my hair is normally black and lifted to a level 9, so I do have breakage, damage, split ends etc. So I used this about 3x now and my hair is softer, shinier, but still has some breakage, and you know those white ends at the end of my hair shaft from prior breakage at the bottom. So I got paranoid reading some reviews that it’s not real blah blah. So I bought 2 from the Olaplex website and they are the same, same consistency, same smell, same bottle, same effect. So unless they manufacture dupes better than professional knockoffs this is legit Olaplex and you just have to keep doing the treatment until your hair is at your desired health.

BTW: AMAZON OLAPLEX ON THE LEFT, OLAPLEX DIRECT FROM WEBSITE ON THE RIGHT — Jaclyn DeGorter reviewed

This product saved my hair. This is the real deal!

I was foolish and tried to bleach my hair myself and dye it purple. Of course that didn’t turn out so great. I bleached it twice in one day because I couldn’t get my natural dark hair light enough. After it dried I was horrified at the damage I had done and my hair wasn’t even blonde lol. My hair was FRIED. When I touched the ends it felt like pubic hair. Sorry for my description but that’s the best way I can describe it.

I took the risk buying this on Amazon. I was worried it wouldn’t work since I never did step 1 and 2 but oh my gosh it worked. After watching tutorials on youtube on how to properly apply it to damp hair I was surprised at how much better it felt. It’s not a miracle product, ladies and gentleman. I still had to cut some of my ends but I didn’t have to cut as much as I originally anticipated. I may update pictures when i’m in better lighting so you can see proof.

Piece of advice. Apply on damp hair. This helps you use less product. Section your hair and make sure your hair is saturated. Trust me, you don’t have to use the whole bottle even if you have long hair. A small amount will coat your hair. I have hair past my shoulders and have done three treatments and still have a lot in my bottle. Also, use a wide tooth brush on your hair to make sure it is coated evenly.

I left it on for about 15 to 20 minutes and then added a hair mask on top of it and waited about 10 more minutes with it wrapped. After that I rinsed it with cool water with a tiny bit of shampoo at the scalp area.

I did not towel dry my hair since it can be harsh on brittle hair. Instead I gently twisted my hair to remove excess water. While my hair was damp I applied oil only to my ends and let it air dry.

My hair feels amazing! Good luck guys! If you guys have just dry hair you probably don’t need to do all the steps I did but I totally destroyed my hair. And i’m telling you, just the product alone made my hair feel soft. — V. Ulibas reviewed

WOW!!!!!

Let me start by saying this thing is a miracle worker! I’ve been hearing about this for years but never had a damaging chemical process that I’d need to use it, until now. I decided to dye my hair blue, it’s something I have been wanting to do for years but didn’t want to bleach my full head, I have reddish brown hair, a medium to dark brown, that I dye with permanent hair color, so I bleached my entire head with 40 volume peroxide and bleach powder, luckily my hair bleached easily to a very pale blonde that I didn’t need to bleach again, but that first round destroyed my curly hair. I have loose curls/waves and my hair looked like brillo when it was dry. I was so nervous, I couldn’t comb through, it was elastic, it was a mess. I then dyed it using Arctic fox hair dye which is vegan, no chemicals and moisturizes the hair. My hair then looked great color wise, it was soft but looked fried, and I mean fried!!! That was Last Monday, so I spent the week doing loads of Argan oil, had to flat iron it to help hide the extreme damage, but still the ends would look super dry and pretty much like brillo, and we had the worst week in NYC, hot and very humid, which didn’t help at all. So I decided to buy this, was skeptical about the "Fake" reviews, so I bought directly from amazon and not third party sellers, just to be extra sure. I received the product sealed, looking fine. The consistency is thick, its very concentrated. I washed my hair with sulfate free shampoo to remove all the Argan oil i used and then put Olaplex all over my hair, combed, put a shower cap and let it stay for 2 hours. Then rinsed, shampooed and put a "It’s a 10" hair mask for about 10 minutes and massaged it on my hair. And wow, just wow, my hair felt like hair again, I was able to blow dry it straight with a comb, and NO and I mean Not a single hair got stuck or broke off on the brush! My hair is back to life! It’s soft, shiny, super strong and I"m so happy again!!! This pic is from a couple of hours after I used it and you can see it looks like hair and not a steel sponge! Only one application and it already did that, can you imagine with regular use? — Zizi reviewed

Magic! Saved my hair!

MAGIC!!!! I swear this stuff is made from Unicorns. I was doubtful, given that I have tried the gamut of hair conditioning treatments (yes, yes, I know this is NOT a conditioner, but a bonder) and all I have to say is WOWZA! After some really harsh processing (got my hair from dark dark brown to very very blonde so I could add funky colors (currently pink), my hair more closely resembled hay than it did actual hair and as the weeks went on, the breakage started getting worse. I tried this at my last feeble attempt to salvage my locks after a friend recommended it and I am BLOWN AWAY by the results! It really does work. I won’t lie and tell you my hair is back to it’s normal state, but it is SIGNIFICANTLY improved. It is smoother, softer, and even has some of the weight back! This was just after 1 application (I left it in for an hour as the website suggested for my level of damage). I can’t wait to see if it gets better with the next application. I am definitely sold. — LeonaX reviewed

Use a clarifying shampoo prior to applying Olaplex 3

I purchased Olaplex after reading tons of both positive and negative reviews. What I learned: 1) You must was your hair with a clarifying shampoo prior to using Olaplex 3. The chemical bonds can’t reconnect if your hair has build up from product or hard water. 2) Olaplex needs to be washed out of your hair with a clarifying shampoo. 3). Olaplex is not a conditioner so it will not hydrate your hair. If you have dry damaged hair you must apply a conditioner after using Olaplex. If you follow these three steps you should have a successful outcome. I’m 48 years old and have been bleaching my hair since high school (30 years). I am pleased that my natural waves have returned and the frizz is gone after using Olaplex ???? — shel.b.phd. reviewed

It (probably) works!

Just bleached my hair pale ash blonde from a virgin level 2 black. Only shampoo once or twice a month, no or VERY rare heat, hair masks in lieu of washing about once a week. So my hair started out pretty healthy and stayed pretty healthy through the bleaching and toning but it got a bit dry on the ends.

I used it after bleaching and before toning. I’ve only used it once but have also been doing hair oil treatments and some other hair masks I’ve never used before through the whole ordeal so it’s hard to pinpoint what helped most. I’ll update after a few weeks of use but whatever the cause, my hair is 99% back to its former glory (1% taken off because it’s got way more volume now which I’m assuming is due to some inevitable damage that I cannot feel with my fingers) even after 3 bleaching processes with 30 volume and one toning session with 20 volume. If you’ve already got unhealthy hair and you don’t take care of it, I doubt it’ll help you but it will probably help maintain healthy hair through something like bleaching.
Note: I gave it 5 stars because it’s worth investing in but ideally I’d knock off a star because the bottle is so small (expected this. added carmex to a picture for scale) and you have to use so much even for a guy like me with shortish hair. Just not cost effective enough for me to buy it more than once seeing as I take good care of my hair. — Jenny867x5309 reviewed

Don’t know if real or not

But… 1 had used my bottle twice and my hair did take to bleaching much better. Now saying that…. it didnt make my hair shiny or bouncy or moisturized as it just helps to protect the hair in between or after a bleach process. This is NOT a conditioner or miracle mask. If your hair was dry before… it will be dry afterwards that is why I would suggest (and instructions say) a deep conditioner after you wash out this formula.

What I did try was the overnight process. Seemed silly. I’m a level 2 color and processed to a level 9. over the course of 4 years I have bleached and colored and removed color to add color and strip color and bleach some more, etc. I’m a bleach b. Cant help it. I’m also a 3A/B hair texture… half black and Asian. By year 4…. i had stopped going to the salon which uses olaplex 1 and 2 in my hair (which explains why I was able to bleach and dye my hair so much with barely any damage at all). … and I would say 98% of ends are breaking off… i had cut about 4 inches of hair off and i still see i need to cut another 4!

I pulled out my olaplex and said what the heck and kept it on overnight with my heating cap on. Wash it out the next day and deep conditioned.

I used my regular oil and heat protectant, blow dry on cool setting and flat ironed my hair (which I stopped doing for a week) and my split ends literally looked like they disappeared! I wish I did a before and after. Much better results than just leaving it on for 10 minutes (which helped but I got an even better result leaving it on overnight). My hair looks healthy and it actually feels stronger. Yu have to personalize what you use after using this product to get the best results.

Really good stuff!

UPDATE: uploaded a few pictures of the changes in hair color I go through.. my hair has remained long and strong using olaplex. Its incredible how often I can change my color now. — Tavi reviewed

Amazing. It’s literally the best thing I’ve used for …

Amazing. It’s literally the best thing I’ve used for my hair. I have silver hair so I mix in my pravana silver with it and leave it in overnight. My hair was a level 6 and I had to lighten to a 10 almost 11 to get my hair this color and I’ve lightened close to half a dozen times. My hair has never felt better. — MB Padfield reviewed

Really Works (Read Instructions or Watch A Video On How To Use It)

Yes, it is worth it! This really works, and has done wonders for my hair. I went to the salon and they overprocessed my hair to the point of frying it. I have used this product twice to fix the damage. I still add my normal products after shampooing & conditioning, and find they penetrate better. My ends still look dry (albeit less so), so I still add oil to them every night. However, when I wake, I cannot help but be satisfied that my hair looks like hair and not hay.
***I would recommend watching a YouTube video on how to use this. It is expensive and you don’t want to incorrectly use it or waste the product. Stephanie Nicole has a good segment on how to use this properly and not waste the product (Just google her name and Olaplex). I have tons of product left after using this twice, much more than what even Olaplex indicates and my hair looks incredible.
My hair type: Super fine. — laritza reviewed

My hair has been very dry and damaged from too much straightening and curling from hot tools and my ends were starting to look terrible. To be honest

Works wonders on my hair. My hair has been very dry and damaged from too much straightening and curling from hot tools and my ends were starting to look terrible. To be honest, I have thin hair, do not get hair cuts often, and I blow dry and straighten or curl my hair almost every single day so my hair goes through a lot on a daily basis. I heard about this product from a relative who is a hair stylist and she said she uses it often and it is amazing for your hair. I used it for the first time a few days ago but I did not have much time to keep it on for very long so I left it on around 15-20 mins and after blow drying my hair it looked much healthier. My hair was silky and soft with less visible damage and that was only after 1 use. I am very positive it will only get better the more I use it and the longer I keep in on my hair if it worked well after only one 15 min use. — Disappointed costumer reviewed

Works wonders!

I love this stuff! I’ve got overprocessed hair and wish I had started using this stuff sooner. It brought my curls back to life after just one use. I’ll be purchasing this product again and using it a couple times a month. I will probably get 3-4 uses out of this bottle. I do wish it came in a larger size.

**This is not a conditioner. It’s a protein treatment. Do a strand test before you purchase. If you pull on a wet hair and it stretches, you need more protein in your hair. — Gina reviewed

Miracle product

My daughter is very into all of her instagram beauty gurus , and one of her favorites has been using this product. She also wants to try all the different colored hair dyes they use. She has dark dark brown hair , so she’s had to bleach her hair a few times . We went to a salon and had an Olaplex treatment and were amazed by how soft and healthy her super damaged hair looked and felt. This isn’t the entire treatment that you get in a salon, it’s the product to use at home to maintain the treatment , or skip the treatment and use on its own. I recently had most of my really long , dark brown hair bleached and colored and I could barely comb through my hair. I thought I was going to have to cut a lot of it off. I bought this to see if I could salavage my hair . Without having the salon treatment , just using this on my own , my hair was super soft and silky ! Even healthier than before I bleached it. I have to use it two to three times a week to maintain the perfect smoothness , but I only used it once this week and my hair still looks pretty good . — Imareader reviewed

Love it, but a little pricey for how little you get

 I always recommend this product to my other friends who bleach their hair. My hair is extremely damaged and all of Plex save my hair. The only thing I don’t like is that Ola Plex doesn’t come with a very large bottle. It is a little bit expensive and you don’t get that much. I wish we could have a little bit more for the money we spend on it. However I do really like this product and I have recommended it to two of my friends this week. — LBurleson reviewed

The real deal!!

I’ve had olaplex before in my salon after a lightening treatment, so after my latest bleaching, I decided to purchase an olaplex product. My hair was finally long and healthy and I thought it could handle a lightening for summer. I was really upset to find my hair was suddenly dry and frizzy and felt like straw. I was a little hesitant buying this product from Amazon as opposed to the actual website, but after reading mostly good reviews, I figured I would try it out. I was also leaning towards buying it here since, as a prime member, I got free ONE DAY shipping. My package came the next day and I was a little skeptical. My package looked as though it had been opened a bit and there was no packing slip. But the bottle looked okay and still had the tamper-proof seal so I decided to try it out. I could tell it was the real deal almost instantly. My hair felt soooo much better even before I dried it! Really happy I decided to ignore the few reviews on here that claimed the product was fake since it definitly isn’t!! Will absolutely buy again when I run out!! — Kaylin D reviewed

A miracle product, worth every penny, the real

Nothing short of a miracle product! I went to a stylist to dye and color my hair (no, not box dye!)…something I usually do myself but thought I deserved a treat! Anyway, many friends go to her, I’ve seen her work so trusted her. She knew most of my hair was already bleached under the fading pink. Turns out she used a 40vol bleach, leaving it on too long as well. I never use anything over 20. My virgin roots went from near black to a light blonde so quickly…I said “woah, how’d that happen so quick!” And asked her about the volume she used.
Anyway, now i know what that “straw like”
Hair is I’ve heard people refer to. Now I know extreme brittle and extreme breakage.
It’s never been so damaged in my life … started treating it with various products that helped some but not much. A friend recommended this, I trusted her and , omg. I’ve only used it once, leaving it on for about 2.5 hours…and my hair already feels like hair again. Still damaged of course, but hair, not straw!! Can’t wait to use it again! My hair is saved!!!
——It’s legit (a stylist friend of a friend told me
that i COULD buy the real thing (as offered on their website) off amazon…but to be sure amazon was the distributor)
—-Worth every penny
—-Is the best product for damaged hair I’ve ever used (and I’ve used almost all of them— all salon grade, expensive, well known quality brands ).
I seriously want to write them a thank you letter. — KHenn reviewed

If there was an impostor problem before, it is gone now. It’s the real deal

Some of the reviews said their product was fake and watered down. This was not the case for me. I recently lifted my natural almost-black hair to platinum blonde/silver. It took 3 salon visits to lift me this much, so parts of my hair were damaged and stretchy. I received this yesterday and immediately got my hair wet, and put this all over my head, concentrating on the fuzzier parts. I put on a disposable shower cap, and wrapped my hair in a towel. I left it on for about four hours. I have very thick, coarse, shoulder length hair and used 1/4-1/5 of the bottle. It was not watered down, and it smelled very nice-not like chemicals. After 4 hours, I washed and conditioned my hair as normal. When I got out of the shower, I combed my hair and could already see a huge difference! No more stretchy-ness in the damaged areas. Now that it is dry, it is much less fuzzy in the more processed areas. My hair doesn’t feel softer (which is fine, my hair doesn’t really soften anyways), but it LOOKS way healthier. I am amazed by this product. I would recommend it to anyone. I think by the time I am done with the bottle, my hair will be back to normal. I would also recommend to just dampen your hair, not completely saturate it. I feel that I was able to get more coverage with damp hair than soaked hair. — KHenn reviewed

Holy cow it works!!!

My hair has been incredibly dry and brittle for years. I’ve tried everything!!! I’ve even changed medications as my hair stylist said that could be the problem. Diet, supplements, treatments, masks, you name it. I was about to give up. My hair is incredibly damaged and I started to think I would be doomed with this hay for the rest of my life. I read reviews of this product and I thought, why not?

I honestly am still shocked at how well this works. Even professional treatments have not had this kind of impact. After 3 uses I saw a dramatic shift in my hair. I can’t wait to continue using it more regularly to see the full results. If you’re over 25 with very damaged hair, just try it! — anon reviewed

Needless to say that caused a pretty decent amount of damage in my hair

Olaplex is a lifesaver for my hair. In the last 4 months I’ve had my hair bleached from almost black boxed hair dye to a blonde bayalage. Needless to say that caused a pretty decent amount of damage in my hair. I have used the olaplex system twice and it has done wonders for my hair. It looks so much more healthy and shiny now. It feels stronger. The number 3 is perfect for upkeep. Highly recommend for fellow bleach blondes. — H reviewed

OMG!!

Middle aged women who has been lightening (ok, bleaching) her hair for decades also blow drying and curling iron. Had a short round of chemotherapy 3 years ago and my hair was DEAD. Completely brittle and split ends, it didn’t even look like hair anymore. I was about to give up on trying to grow it out to pony tail length and thought I’d give this product a try as a last ditch effort.
I’m a skeptic, but honestly after one use my hair looks fantastic (stranger compliments fantastic). I am currently pretending that my hair is in a bob hairstyle and I like my hair FLUFFY so when I hear ‘this product makes my hair so silky’ I hear ‘flat’. Not the case with this product, my hair look healthy and had so much body. If this is what one use does- I’m a believer.

Follow Up after 2 months: Still love this product. I have done 3 treatment now and my hair looks fantastic. Healthy, shiny and fluffy- no more dead hair. I have barely used a quarter of the bottle, so one bottle lasts quite awhile. I’ll make it to shoulder length now. — Nikki Maher reviewed

Olaplex NO3 is Amazing, & WAS LEGIT!

1st & foremost , This olaplex NO3 is the EXACT olaplex NO3 I purchased from a sephora store on vacation in Las Vegas✔ The bottle DID have a seal on it✔ & the fragrance & the consistency is the EXACT same IF NOT actually a bit more potent (& I’m not sure if that may be the case because of the Vegas heat/traveling etc) BUT this is a ???? thumbs up! I was WORRIED due to other reviews BUT PERSONALLY this was great. ALSO AS A HAIRDRESSER Myself OLAPLEX NO3 is NOT a miracle product, it’s ALSO NOT A CONDITIONER is a BOND REPAIR, which pretty much puts a so called “coating” on the hair while moisturizing, to keep the hair STRONG when styling to prevent FURTHER breakage , Split ends etc…. it ALSO adds SIGNIFICANT Healthier Hair Luster and Shine. But the KEY to this product working is **READ DIRECTIONS** you HAVE TO leave this in your hair for about 10 mins or longer AND THEN SHAMPOO/CONDITION your hair, its TRULY amazing of the Significant shine✔ movement✔ , Bounce✔ if seen after doing this treatment on MY hair, AS WELL as Human Hair Extensions/Human hair Wigs (which is of course longer hair!) & REALLY made the hair AFTER letting it Air dry &/or blow drying/styling LOOK AND FEEL BEAUTIFUL & pretty much REVIVED. Is it permanent? NO, but just RE Treat your hair! No product IN THIS WORLD “gets rid of split ends” BESIDES A SCISSOR Trimming them off! Your hair will be revived with protein and using a decent shampoo (I personally use Schwarzkopf Gliss Fiber Therapy Shampoo) and a VERY NICE Conditioner (I either use NEXXUS OR Schwarzkopf Gliss Conditioner) AND AFTER doing the entire process CORRECTLY, it is Significant difference… some people may look for a BRAND NEW head of hair, NO! But it DEFINITELY REVIVES and you will not regret it! Just use it CORRECTLY and ONCE A WEEK! You will not regret it! — Christina reviewed

I love the results!

If you bleach your hair to make it blonde, you simply must use olaplex because it justnplaun works. Bleaching strips each hair shaft, makes it thinner, brittle and dry. Olaplex number three helps build it back up, repairing weak spots. You end up with hair that almost feels as if you hadn’t bleached it. Your hair is stringer and sleeker again, instead of “fried”. I remember long ago Kim Kardashian saidnshe leaves it on under a shower cap overnight and washes it off in the morning. I tried that and the sound of the shower cap woke me up too much and was coming off and messy. So now I just put it on generously and out it all up in a clip for several hours as I hang out around the house and wash it out, condition and air dry. I love this stuff and have bought it many times now. I have sort of long and thick hair- so I get three treatments out of one of these little bottles. It is so worth every penny for me. P.s. it does not add moisture to hair, but rather adds proteins etc to build and heal hair. — Deshawn reviewed

Incredible

THIS IS NOT A CONDITIONER. If you still think this product is a conditioner or expect it to perform like one, stop reading. I have been getting my hair done professionally since 2008 and am very conscientious/knowledgeable about hair products/processes. I hadn’t been able to find a hair stylist who is multi-talented (past typical hair color/balayage knowledge) and have been to 5 different stylists since May. I went to a different hair stylist for a full set of highlights 1 week after getting color/balayage done that was not done how I asked. The salon does not have Olaplex or any conditioning treatments, so my hair was subjected to 100% bleach. It looked and felt fried. My hair was no where near what I was looking for, so I booked with yet a different stylist for a new full set of highlights, color etc. I knew if I didn’t do something to condition my hair before then that it would not tolerate any more chemicals without breaking off. I used the Olaplex 3 for 3 days straight. I left it on for 4 hours then washed with Amika Normacore shampoo followed by Marc Anthony Damage Repair Mask. My hair looked and felt incredible. My stylist confirmed that whatever I did helped and that it allowed her to spend 6 hours on my hair. I would recommend Olaplex 3 to anyone with severely damaged hair from lightening/chemical treatments. I would not use it more than 3 times per week as too much protein will cause damage. — dreamartbyheidijones on IG/FB reviewed

Really excited about how well this works!

I used this for the first time yesterday, slept with it in my hair and woke up this morning and washed it out. I can’t believe how much better my hair looks and feels after the first use! I went from brown to platinum really fast and fried the heck out of my hair. My hair is still breaking a little but nothing like it was before I used this. I would have broken hairs all over my shoulders by the end of the day… no more! I can’t wait to use this again! I will add an update after a few more uses with photos! — Naurel reviewed

It really is a miracle, worth every penny!

First of all, I was nervous about possibly receiving a knock-off product. I believe that what I received is genuine, based on the results I have gotten thus far.

I ordered this after I severely damaged my hair through bleaching. Certain sections of my hair literally felt like gum. I knew if I combed through those sections, the hair would literally break right off, and some of it did!. I panicked but did some research and ordered this product. I read other reviews/instructions and here is how I used it.

1. Wash your hair very gently (because it is already presumably damaged, like mine was) to get rid of any product build-up and oil. The olaplex needs to be able to penetrate the hair, so your hair should have NO PRODUCT of any kind in it when you apply the olaplex. If your hair is clean, just rinse it so that it is wet. Do not use conditioner, leave-in conditioner, or any oils. Just wash it and rinse out the soap with water. (My hair is already so damaged that I don’t like the idea of washing before AND after, but it is necessary with this product. So when I wash before applying the olaplex, I will wet my hair in the shower, apply a little sulfate-free natural type shampoo onto the actual hair–whereas when I usually wash, I concentrate on the scalp and just let the suds fall down the length of the hair–and gentle suds the product, then rinse with water. I do this to just get the build-up off because when I rinse out the olaplex, I will wash it properly and I do not apply any olaplex directly on my scalp or roots. This is just another step I take to try to preserve what hair health I have left.)
2. Towel dry very gently so that it is damp, not soaking.
3. Concentrate the product where you have the most damage. Once you have saturated those areas of your hair, put a little on the rest, and gently comb through.
4. Immediately put on a plastic shower cap to keep the product from drying out. Also, this helps use the natural heat from your body to (presumably) assist the olaplex in penetrating your hair.
5. Sleep on it! I leave it on for 12 hours at a time.
6. In the morning, rinse out the olaplex, wash your hair, and then use a good conditioner.

I did this twice, then did a variation where I did steps 1-6 above, but after applying the olaplex and before applying the shower cap, I also applied a hair mask over top, slept on it for about 11 hours, and finished up the steps as written above.

(This is my variation on getting the best results, so be sure to adapt this to what works best for you.)

The directions say to use this 2-3 times per week for severely damaged hair. I have used this three times so far and cannot believe the results. My hair is nowhere near 100% healthy, but the areas that felt gummy now either do not feel gummy at all, or are about 75% improved. I am pretty sure that if I did not purchase this, I would be sporting a pixie cut right now. I plan to continue using the olaplex 2-3 times per week and eventually drop the frequency when I feel my hair is healthy enough to do so.

I’ve read some reviews complaining about the cost of this product, and it is no doubt pricey. For me, it has been 100% worth it because my hair was literally about to fall off if the wind blew too hard. I am so grateful to have saved it. After 3 applications, I have barely made a dent in the product. I would estimate that I’ve used maybe 10% of the product? Maybe 15%. My hair would be categorized as long, it is past my shoulders by several inches (but not super long, like not down to my waist or anything.)

Other reviewers have pointed out that this is NOT a hair mask or deep conditioner, and it is not. My hair does appear shinier after using it, and it may be softer, but it is in a way that it feels healthier. Your hair will not feel like you just used a hair mask/deep conditioner. It will feel stronger, less frizzy, more manageable, and I have also noticed that what breakage I do have from the bleaching is not noticeable because those hairs are more weighed down (does that make sense?)

Overall, I am EXTREMELY happy with this purchase. I was skeptical, reading all of these reviews stating that this was THE MIRACLE product, but I am sold on it now. I will continue to use the product and update this review if needed. I would say that if your hair is severely damaged, the price is worth it, and the product does exactly what it claims to do. — MB reviewed