Rated 4.49 out of 5 stars
1142 Reviews
I felt it for months. I researched. I dreamed. I knew I had to do it. I had to dye my hair teal. Specifically, Lime Crime's Unicorn Hair Full Coverage Dye in Sea Witch. However, my virgin hair is a medium-light brown, meaning I would need to bleach my hair first to achieve the color that was speaking so strongly to my soul. After spending a day bleaching and dying a test strand, I took the plunge and bleached my whole head of hair. As the smell and heat permeated the air around me, I'll admit, I had second thoughts. I could almost feel my hair cooking and I wasn't sure what the texture would be. As I hadn't dyed my hair in nearly a decade, with the exception of one semi-permanent purple applied without bleaching my hair, this was undeniably a scary process. After the Great Bleaching, my hair felt completely different. It was dry, brittle, straw-like, at least compared to my previous virgin hair. It was a texture I wasn't used to at all. Lime Crime's Unicorn Hair Dye is luckily almost like a colored hair mask, so that helped a little, but I knew I had to follow the advice I'd seen all over TikTok and from the hairstylist friends and family in my life: Olaplex. I was admittedly skeptical. Would it really be my Holy Grail product? Would it really make THAT much of a difference? Was it worth the price? The answer to all those questions is a bold, emphatic, from-the-chest YES. I purchased a trial-size duo of 3 and 0, but also purchased 8 in the full size, as it was recommended for best results. When I tell you I was floored, I. Was. Floored. My hair felt better after using Olaplex on bleached and dyed strands than it ever did before. Silky. Smooth. Frizz-free. Strong. Shiny. Every single promise every hair product has ever come with came true with this system. I haven't stopped preaching the gospel of Olaplex since. I immediately purchased these in full-size bottles and continue to use them. I feel like my color is lasting longer and my hair continues to feel rejuvenated with every application. There are not enough good things I can say about Olaplex. But I have to also mention the product vs the price. Because of the highly-concentrated, superior-quality formula, you only have to use a little. So having full-size bottles of product, they are lasting for weeks (with 1-2 treatments per week). I anticipate all three lasting probably around 2-3 months, and $60-$70 every 2-3 months comes down to $10-$30 per month for the BEST HAIR OF MY LIFE. If you ever question the price, I assure you, IT IS WORTH IT. In short, I'm in love. I will be a lifelong customer. I went on to purchase the hair oil as well and it's the only one that I've used in my LIFE that didn't feel like it weighed down my fine hair. Every product is incredible. Don't wait. Buy it.
Olaplex 0 and 3 completely destroyed my hair, so after telling the customer service team about it, they send me this deep conditioning treatment to help. First off, DO NOT FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS! You will need WAY MORE than 2 pumps unless you have a buzz cut. Also, rinsing it off after 10 minutes, NOPE. 10 minutes does not do anything, my hair was just as dry and brittle afterwards. Leaving it in for an hour or more was when I saw some results. My hair was definitely softer and hydrated. The feeling doesn't last very long though, the damage Olaplex 0 and 3 did to my hair is too much for a conditioner to fix. I bought some keratin based products from another company and will just have to let it grow out and cut off the dead bits. Olaplex wants you to waste your money, that's the only reason I can see for insanely wrong directions on the packaging in addition to the horrible results I got with 0 and 3 AND the bond maintenance shampoo and conditioner. I suppose it works for some people, people who already have healthy hair maybe? My over processed mane is dead, lifeless and breaking off constantly, but I get a few hours of softness using this leave in.
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Selma from Atlanta suburbs
Only because I received a trial size of this product did I even know the brand exists. Olaplex No 8 WORKS. It makes my hair softer and healthier.
Lesly from Denver,Co
this was super easy to use i got it for my birthday gift and i will be purchasing the full size. left my hair super smooth and shiny only down side is the smell a little overwhelming.
Angela from Maryland
This is my first time using Olaplex. I have very fine, straight, thin hair. If you have this type of hair (plus color it) you might have fuzzy, breakage looking, flyaways like I do. After one use of this, my hair looked like normal hair again! No fuzz, no flyaways, it didn't look like it had breakage either. It made my hair lay better and was still soft. Also, I was worried about it feeling greasy or heavy after the treatment & it did not. I even had body to my hair.
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Non-disclosed from California
Got product as my free birthday product for March. After the first use my hair was silky smooth, it didn't do much for the frizziness of my hair, but i wasn't expecting it to. Not much tames my frizz. My only complaint is that the smell was a bit overwhelming and perfumy, and for me personally the next morning the scent the mask left behind smelt almost stale on my hair.
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Beth from New England
I got this as March's bday gift from Ulta. I used it once & it's amazing. My hair is super soft & shiny. I'll definitely be buying the full size of this.
Elizabeth from Acworth, Georgia
Improvements after first use!
Ulta Addict from Sandusky Michigan
I was looking for a hair mask that could repair the heat damage I cause with the flat iron. Olaplex is amazing! It makes my hair silky soft and oh so hydrated. I will definitely continue to purchase over and over.
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NJRN from NJ
I too love the shampoo, conditioner and the #3 but this one dries my hair out and leaves it hard to even comb through. I have gone, straight color processed hair.
R from TX
I have type 4C hair - very coily & curly. This was my 1st time using this product. It provided great moisture. I would definitely recommend this product and will purchase it again.
from Maryland
I was under the impression that all Olaplex products were silicone free. Obviously I was wrong. This was very drying on my curly hair.
Charlotte from VA
I have coarse hair. This product does make it softer and also makes it shine.
Monique from Pittsburgh
My hair was dry so the lady at Ulta recommended this product. My hair did become shinier but got very very thin and started to lose a lot of hair. I have always had Larry thick hair so this has been very unusual. My hair stylist noticed it too and she said she has noticed that Olaplex causes hair loss and hair thinning.
Carolin from Jacksonville NC
This is the first and only Olaplex that is NOT working for MY hair. Returning it tomorrow and re washing my hair. I do love all the other Olaplex products, just not this one.
Mandy from Boston ma
No moisturize it left my hair feeling brittle and dry and didn't even help to detangle and I have naturally straight healthy hair I was very surprised by this after reading all the good reviews .
Claudia from CT
Great product. Indeed, all the Olaplex products are.
from orlando, fl
My hair looks good after 1 use. Cant believe with just 1 application and the tiny amount of it, how beautiful my hair turned into . Love this brand will definitely buy again and again.
Ireland from Iowa
My hair was done son😂 I went black from blonde. Blonde for 6 yrs so you know.. I alternated between bleaching and dying blonde in the 6 yrs for keep up. When I went black, my hair was done. This 100% brought it back to life. So thankful for it!
Devon F. from Dallas, Texas
Will leave your hair feeling silky smooth, helps with frizz and helps repair damaged hair. Couldn't handle my long hair without it.
Mlo from Wheeling, IL
It's no super moisturizing. I think it might still have protein in it which could be why it didn't work for me.
Chelsea from Queens, NY
This really did nothing for my 3C hair. I was hoping to help strengthen and moisturize my hair and it made it feel drier. I used with the whole olaplex line and I'm tossing it all in the garbage. The design on this bottle in particular - you can't tell how much product you have left. Not worth the money.
Rachel from tennessee
This absolutely makes my hair feel so amazing. I have natural curly hair and i use the 3 and the 8 with the 4 and 5 about every 2 weeks and my hair feels like silk. I have got so many ppl at work on this and we all love it.
Smashley from Cleveland
This left my hair even dryer than when I started. My hair was like straw. My husband even asked what was going on with my hair. It was frizzy and a tangled mess. I'm so confused. I've watched people do this on TikTok a million times. So yes, I did it correctly. It's definitely getting returned. I'm sad. I wanted to love this
Miranda from Virginia
I dont think this mask is good for super damaged hair. If you're like me and have thick bleached hair - this won't cut it. You'll be using so many pumps just trying to get your hair to detangle when they only recommend like 2 or 3 pumps. Then your hair ends up greasy 24 hours later. I dont think this product would be bad to mix in with another mask/conditioner. Alone this just wasn't enough moisture for me. I much prefer the pureology hydrate mask over this. If your hair is not super damaged this product may be enough for you. You really have to consider the thickness of your hair and level of damage you have. I'd probably have loved this if my hair didn't need as much moisture as it does.
Meg from Chicago, IL
This is the best hairmask i have ever used, it leaves my hair feeling like silk or butter once i rinse it out. It does have alot of protein though so if you have low porosity hair or are someone whos suseptible to protein overload this might not be the mask for you
Dy'Avean from Virginia
I did like this mask a lot but the dispenser is horrible.