How to use Olaplex
Go beyond the surface with the only salon system that rebuilds broken hair bonds. The simple three-step process includes a patented active ingredient that works on a molecular level to seek out broken bonds in the hair that are caused by chemical, thermal, and mechanical damage. You can use OLAPLEX to restore compromised hair or add it to another service to provide the ultimate breakage insurance for your client’s hair. This guide will give you advice on how to use Olaplex products to give your clients unbeatable hair. Whether you’re using Olaplex 1, Olaplex 2, or any other variation, our how to guides will have what you need.
What Does Olaplex Do?
Olaplex is the complete solution to repair, rebuild and restore broken hair bonds. This is all thanks to a single molecule: Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate. This patented ingredient is designed to seek out broken hair bonds in your client’s hair caused by heat, chemical, mechanical and colour damage. How does it work? Olaplex’s six-step process goes beyond the surface by finding single sulphur hydrogen bonds and cross-linking them back together to form disulphide bonds. The perfect addition to your salon or freelance menu, Olaplex gives all of your customers healthier, stronger and shinier hair with long-lasting results.
What are the Benefits of Using Olaplex?
Olaplex offers everything you need to give your clients strong, beautiful hair, while adding a stunning shine. This revolutionary formula works on all hair types and caters to vegan customers and those with nut allergies. In this guide, we will break down the benefits of each product to assist you in curating the right selection of products for your clients.
What Type of Hair Does the
Olaplex Range Work For?
Virgin Hair
Colour Treated Hair
Straight Hair
Texture Services
Curly & Textured Hair
Human Hair Extensions & Wigs
The Olaplex Range Repairs the 5 Types of Damage Listed Below
Chemical services such as colouring, perms, relaxers and keratin treatments
Thermal damage from electrical tools such as straighteners, curlers and hairdryers
Mechanical damage from brushing, tugging and styling hair
Environmental damage including the sun and humidity, extreme weather and pollution
Lifestyle or Physiological changes including age, stress, undergoing medical treatment, hormone changes
How do you use OLAPLEX for best results?
In this guide, you can find a breakdown of the benefits and best practices for OLAPLEX products. Simply locate the products you are planning on using and review the “how to use” section.
In Salon Olaplex Treatments
How to use OLAPLEX 4-IN-1 Moisture Mask
TEN MINUTES, FOUR BENEFITS, ONE PRODUCT
What is it:
A professional strength treatment unique to the Salon with elevated levels of Ceramides, Oils and 11 vital Amino Acids for a luxurious deep conditioning treatment, with or without a chemical service. Powered by Olaplex's patented Bond Building technology, it repairs broken bonds and restores damage, addressing dryness in even the most severe cases. The intensely concentrated formula provides up to 100 uses per bottle, and it suitable for all hair types and textures.
How to use:
Apply 1-3 pumps to freshly washed hair. Work into fragile ends by detangling with your fingers. Comb through and allow to process for 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and style as desired.
How to use OLAPLEX No1 Bond Multiplier®
BEGIN THE REBUILDING
What is it:
Exclusive to professionals, the Olaplex No.1 Bond Multiplier is a concentrated first salon step that rebuilds broken disulphide bonds and begins the process of preventing damage and repairing hair.
How to use:
Mix Olaplex No.1 with your client’s chosen hair colour, lightener or toner to help prevent hair damage and keep the hair in the best condition possible. Please note that this product isn’t available as a single product and comes as part of the Salon Intro kit.
How to use OLAPLEX No2 Bond Perfector®
REBUILD & RESTORE
What is it:
Exclusive to professionals, Olaplex No2 Bond Perfector works to rebuild and restore broken bonds, ensuring the strongest, shiniest, and healthiest hair possible. It works by finding single sulfur hydrogen bonds and cross linking them back together to form disulfide bonds. Use in conjunction with Olaplex No1 as a standalone treatment, or before, during and after a colour service.
How to use:
As a standalone treatment. mix 15ml No.1 with 90ml of water in a non-spraying applicator bottle. Take client to the shampoo bowl and saturate thoroughly. Process for 5 minutes. Without rinsing, apply a generous amount of No.2 from roots to ends and comb through thoroughly. Process for a minimum of 10-20 minutes. Rinse, shampoo and condition.
How to use OLAPLEX Broad Spectrum Chelating Treatment
Cleanse, Purify, Prepare
What is it:
Exclusive to professionals, the Olaplex Broad Spectrum Chelating Treatment is a high-potency, Vitamin C rich, purifying salon treatment for your client’s hair. Powered by Kakadu Plum Extract and Olaplex’s patented Bond-Building Technology™, the non-drying formula removes cortex and surface-level deposits of hard water minerals, heavy metals, chlorine, pollutants, as well as iron and copper.
How to use:
Ideal for use before keratin treatments, colours or perms, it provides the perfect foundation for optimal results.
How to use OLAPLEX Bond Shaper™ Curl Rebuilding Treatment
REPAIR, REBUILD & REDEFINE CURLS
What is it:
A professional 3-step curl-restoring salon service that helps to strengthen, shape and repair broken bonds responsible for providing curl shape and definition. It weightlessly shapes, defines and enhances all types of natural waves, curls and coils whilst improving curl retention and controlling frizz for up to 15 washes.
How to use:
Deeply cleanse hair. Dispense 50ml of ‘Step 1: Repair’ into an applicator bottle. Section hair into 4 quadrants and apply in small sections until hair is evenly saturated. Rake hair in a downward motion. Process for 10 minutes. Do not rinse. Taking small sections, spray ‘Step 2: Enhance’ until hair is fully saturated. Process for 10 minutes. Do not rinse. Starting with a small amount, evenly distribute ‘Step 3: Define’ section by section, root to tip. Mist with ‘Step 2: Enhance’ to re-wet hair if needed. Proceed with desired curl defining technique. Dry hair as desired. Do not wash hair for 48 hours.
How to Treat Hair With Olaplex
How to use OLAPLEX No8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask
MOISTURISE, SMOOTH, ADD BODY
What is it:
The Olaplex No. 8 Bond Intense Moisture Mask is a multi-benefit hair mask perfect for adding moisture, body and shine to all hair types. Infused with Olaplex’s bond-building technology, this mask is scientifically proven to add four times more moisture, twice as much shine and an unbelievable 96% more body than a regular hair mask.
How to use:
Capable of strengthening and repairing the most fragile of your client’s hair, all you have to do is apply the mask on damp hair from the mid-lengths to ends for ten minutes, and then rinse out. Once you see this mask’s more than visible results, your client will want to skip the styling stage!
How to use OLAPLEX No3 Hair Perfector®
REPAIR, PROTECT & STRENGTHEN
What is it:
The original take-home treatment is a global bestseller and the product that put Olaplex on the map. No.3 is not a conditioner, it’s an at-home treatment that reduces breakage and visibly strengthens hair by relinking broken bonds and reversing damage caused by heat styling, chemical treatments.
How to use:
Perfect to retail on to your clients, it’s advised to use it once or twice a week on damp hair, applying from roots to ends. Allow to process for a minimum of 10 minutes, then rinse.
How to use OLAPLEX No0 Intensive Bond Building Treatment
PREPS & PRIMES
What is it:
The No.0 is a professional-inspired treatment that primes hair for deeper repair with the highest dose of patented Olaplex technology of any of their take home treatments. This intensive, bond- building treatment is best used as a two-part system with No.3 Hair Perfector to further enhance, strengthen and repair all types of damaged hair by priming the hair for maximum absorption.
How to use:
For best results it is advised to use as the first step in a two-part system with No.3 Hair Perfector. Use once or twice a week, or three for severely damaged hair. Apply to dry hair, fully saturating each section and leave on for 10 minutes before applying the No.3, which must then be left on for a further 10 minutes before rinsing.
How to Maintain Your Hair With Olaplex
How to use OLAPLEX No4 Bond Maintenance™ Shampoo
REPAIR, STRENGTHEN & HYDRATE
What is it:
The No.4 protects and repairs hair from everyday stresses such as damage, split ends and unwanted frizz. How? It uses Olaplex’s bond rebuilding technology to repair and cleanse while also imparting moisture, strength, and manageability with every wash. Colour safe and perfect on all hair types, the No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo is available to purchase in two sizes.
How to use:
Ideal for salon treatments and selling on to clients for at-home use, we advise you to concentrate on the roots when applying. If required, it can be used daily on your client's hair.
How to use OLAPLEX No4P Blonde Enhancer™ Toning Shampoo
REPAIR, HYDRATE & BRIGHTEN
What is it:
The No.4P is designed to gently strengthen, hydrate and tone natural and lightened blonde, grey and highlighted hair. Its highly concentrated formula combines Olaplex’s patented bond-building technology with the toning properties of a purple shampoo to neutralise unwanted yellows and leave your client’s hair three times brighter than other leading purple shampoos. Available to purchase in two sizes.
How to use:
Apply to wet hair. Lather fully and let process 1-3 minutes. Rinse. For more intense toning, leave on up to 5 minutes. Follow with Olaplex N°5P Blonde Enhancer™ Toning Conditioner.
How to use OLAPLEX No4C Bond Maintenance™ Clarifying Shampoo
DEEP CLEANS, SOFTENS, RESTORES SHINE
What is it:
The Olaplex No.4C Bond Maintenance Clarifying Shampoo delivers a deep cleanse for your client’s hair, both in the salon and at home, thanks to its exclusive broad-spectrum clarifying system. The non-drying formula leaves hair soft, shiny and vibrant by completely removing hard water minerals, chlorine, excess oils, and product build-up. Available to purchase in two sizes.
How to use:
Still containing the patented Olaplex Bond-Building Technology™, using it once a week will clear the way for healthier hair.
How to use OLAPLEX No5 Bond Maintenance™ Conditioner
REPAIR, PROTECT & STRENGTHEN
What is it:
Ideally used in conjunction with No.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo, the Olaplex No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner restores, repairs, and hydrates without adding excess weight to hair. The highly moisturising reparative formula eliminates damaged frizz for strong, healthy, shiny hair. Perfect on all hair types, the No.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner is available to purchase in two sizes.
How to use:
Ideal for salon treatments and selling on to clients for at-home use, apply evenly to the ends of the hair. If required, it can be used daily on your client’s hair.
How to use OLAPLEX No.5P Blonde Enhancer™ Toning Conditioner
BRIGHTENS & HYDRATES
What is it:
The No.5P is a nourishing conditioner that locks in brightness and neutralizes unwanted yellow tones from root-to-tip as it softens, detangles, and strengthens. Suitable for all blonde, silver and grey hair types, the Olaplex Bond Building Technology™ maintains strong and healthy-looking blondes and greys, some of the most fragile hair types and often more vulnerable to damage. See brighter, shinier, more evenly toned blondes and greys with each use. Available to purchase in two sizes.
How to use:
Apply a generous amount to clean, damp hair. Leave on for for 1- 3 minutes. Rinse thoroughly. Use weekly or as needed for more toning effects.
How to use OLAPLEX Volumizing Blow Dry Mist
ELEVATE EVERY BLOWOUT
What is it:
Create faster, healthier-looking blowouts with lasting body and bounce plus the OLAPLEX signature benefits you
love. This lightweight mist has a non-sticky vegan formula and delivers optimum hold, heat protection* and
humidity resistance for long lasting results.
*protect from heat up to 450°F
How to use:
Mist a generous amount onto clean, damp hair from roots to tip. As you blow-dry, direct the hair away from the head for more body and bounce. To refresh second day hair, apply Volumizing Blow Dry Mist to dry hair, focusing on the roots. Use a round brush to lift roots as you blow dry.
How to use OLAPLEX No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo
SOFT, SHINY, FIRST-DAY FRESH
What is it:
The Olaplex No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo cleanses hair and maintains scalp health between washes, while also prolonging your client’s first-day style. Alongside Olaplex’s original bond-building technology, Rambutan Seed Extract neutralises odours while residue-free Micro Starch absorbs excess oils to leave hair refreshed, revitalised and hydrated.
How to use:
The perfect product to retail on to your clients following every salon service, advise them to separate hair into sections and, holding the well-shaken bottle 15-25cm away from the hair, spray onto the roots. After waiting 30 seconds, simply massage into the scalp and style as required.
How to Protect Your Hair With Olaplex
How to use Olaplex No9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum
SHIELD & PROTECT
What is it:
The Olaplex No.9 Bond Protector Hair Serum is designed to combat pollution thanks to its antioxidant-rich ingredients that shield hair from environmental damage. This means you can prevent breakage before it has a chance to take hold. Silicone-free, weightless, and suitable for all hair types, adding No.9 into your client’s routine guarantees expert protection, a satin shine and heat protection up to 230°C.
How to use:
Simply apply a small amount to damp, towel-dried hair, working upwards from ends to roots. Add more as needed and follow with No.6 Bond Smoother if hair is showing signs of damage.
How to use OLAPLEX No6 Bond Smoother Leave-In Treatment
STYLE & ANTI-FRIZZ
What is it:
The Olaplex No.6 Bond Smoother is a highly concentrated leave-in smoothing cream which prevents frizz and flyaways for up to 72 hours. Suitable for all hair types, including coloured, coiled and chemically treated, this silky cream strengthens and moisturises hair while also speeding up blow dry times, resulting in hair that feels smooth and silky.
How to use:
Apply a tiny amount to damp or dry hair, focusing on mid-lengths to ends. Comb and style as desired.
How to use OLAPLEX No7 Bonding Oil
REPAIR, PROTECT & SMOOTH
What is it:
The No.7 is a highly concentrated, ultra-lightweight, reparative styling oil that dramatically increases shine, adds softness, strength, and enhances all hair types and textures. Ideal for clients who use heat tools daily, the No.7 Bonding Oil provides heat protection up to 450°F/230°C. And that’s not all. This golden bottle also contains UVA/UVB protection, making it perfect for the summer months.
How to use:
Apply a few drops to wet or dry hair before styling. This small bottle is perfect to retail-on to your clients if they need a treatment to carry around and their hair needs a quick refresh!
How to use OLAPLEX No10 Bond Shaper™ Curl Defining Gel
REPAIR, STRENGTHEN & SHAPE CURLS
What is it:
The No10 is a reparative, curl-defining gel that repairs, relinks and strengthens the bonds responsible for forming natural curl patterns. With patented Bond Building Technology™ and Curl Retention Compound, it's clinically proven to improve curl retention by 52% and control frizz for up to 72 hours without crunch. All types of waves, curls and coils are revived and enhanced with touchable bounce and movement. Perfect for retailing-on to your clients to maintain their curls at home.
How to use:
Evenly distribute a small amount to clean, wet hair in sections. Scrunch in an upward motion to enhance the natural curl pattern, or use your desired curl-defining technique. Air dry or diffuse until dry. Once dry, gently scrunch to release curl cast for frizz-free curls.