OLAPLEX reviews and discussion

4.1

77% of reviewers would recommend to a friend

Reviews mention

  • Noticeable bond-repair performance
  • Shine-boosting lightweight oil
  • Salon-fresh purple toning
  • Frizz-smoothing leave-in cream
  • Potential drying shampoo effects
  • Heavy, greasy feel on fine hair
  • Short-lived treatment results
  • Strong pigment staining risk

OLAPLEX earns polarized reviews: many report visibly stronger, smoother, shinier hair—especially with No.3 Hair Perfector, No.6 Bond Smoother, No.7 Bonding Oil, and the 4P Purple Shampoo—while others experience dryness, heaviness, greasiness, or no lasting improvement. Reviews suggest it can work brilliantly for bleached/blonde or damaged hair but may weigh down fine hair and effects may fade without consistent use; some users also mention fragrance concerns and allegations of hair loss or irritation.

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1,778 reviews and posts

  • I really love it for my dry bleached hair. Works wonders.

  • Shampoo and conditioner smell great, leave hair soft with great shine and manageability, purple shampoo works wonders as a toner for platinum and silvery blonde, not harsh on bleached hair.

  • Absolutely love this system, would recommend it to all my homies with compromised or hard to manage hair!

  • Opalex for blondes is a lifesaver! I have used so many products over the years for my icy blonde hair and none of them have come close to the quality of opalex! My hair feels so much healthier like I had a salon quality moisturizing mask done! My white hair looked so much whiter and cleaner after using it not even 2x! I am a stay at home mom so when I find a product that actually works and is worth the money, I love to share it's Quality! Love it!

  • I overall really enjoy Olaplex, however I do not believe this product is meant for multi use. I found the best results with Olaplex when I used it 1 time to every other week pairing with a second brand of shampoo and conditioner. Incredible product, just not meant for multiple times a week use.

  • I have very fine, thin and fragile hair, I have been using the Bond no 6 for about 5 months and I’ve definitely noticed an improvement and have been able to hold on to some length that would have normally broken off. A little bit goes a long way. I’m still on my first bottle.

  • really good products, on the pricy side but so worth it. makes my hair go from dry and damaged to nourished and repaired.

  • this worked well for me! i had platinum blonde hair for a more-than-brief stint and heavily relied on olaplex to keep my hair as healthy as possible. i don't think i would have been able to bleach my hair for so long without it.

  • I used to really love this product and use it religiously but the quality is just not the same. I feel like the marketing makes you think you need to use the entire line every time you wash your hair and the reality is that's not true!!! that's an overload of this type of protein makeup in your hair! I feel like I definitely irritated my scalp and dried out my hair overusing this. I do love the oil, it lasts forever and it's the perfect consistency if you're looking for something for your ends.

  • I've used the Olaplex No. 5 shampoo and conditioner and it's perfectly fine, but a bit expensive. They make great travel sizes that I buy for travel, but I wouldn't spend the money on the full sizes. I don't think the quality or size is good enough to warrant that price point.

  • Good products but don’t notice too much of a difference from these products to lower cost products.

  • do not work with my hair type, expensive too.

  • Great product for my highlighted hair. The shampoo and conditioner really repaired the damage I had and made my hair look and feel great.

  • Olaplex I have not had any fall out and I have been hooked, I recommend!!

  • I thought it was fine initially but I noticed my hair starting to thin a few weeks later and I had not changed any other part of my hair routine.

  • Definitely worth the money! I used the shampoo and conditioner to get my dry, brittle hair back to life and it worked so well alongside the oil. My hair went from thin and lifeless to strong and much thicker - it's like I have a new head of hair! I definitely recommend Olaplex to anyone who is struggling with compromised hair.

  • Used the clarifying shampoo to remove scalp build up monthly and didn’t love it tbh. It was hard to rinse out and gave my hair a weird texture once dry. Moved to Briogeo scalp repair scrub shampoo and LOVE it