OLAPLEX: Hair Game Changer?

I think it was the bang for my buck since salons charge $50+ for the treatment. I can also use it on my daughter and sister. The large #2 can be added to my conditioner for regular wash days.
 
Gave my dd a stand alone treatment today....she'd been experiencing a lot of shedding over the last few months even after a trim and protein treatment. While we still had shed hair, it was significantly less than the previous wash days. I will maintain with No.2 in her regular conditioner.
 
I purchased the travel pack and have done two treatments. I have noticed an improvement on my relaxed non color treated hair. Not a huge difference but enough to make it worth it for me as I will use it after a perm for 2 weeks doing a treatment once per week and that way it will last me around a year.
 
I learned about this product a few weeks ago. I have fine relaxed hair that is growing out well for the most part but I have had some breakage that has led to some unevenness. I did a relaxer in August but it did not straighten my hair (the relaxer I usually use was out of stock). I did one again this month and there is too much variance in the texture.

I bought the traveling stylist kit today and I will use #1 and #2 two days before and immediately after the corrective relaxer. I hope this helps me retain more length and minimize damage with relaxers.
 
I have been using #'s 1 (mixed in my semi color) , 2 ( after color) and 3 (weekly, during weekly wash), over the course of approx. 3 months. I have noticed a remarkable reduction in shedding. I will continue to use and I will definitely repurchase. FYI: I made my purchase at a pro. beauty supply store via a friend of a friend who is a licensed cosmetologist. HTH
 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00ZADH3CK

For those of you who are unlicensed and concerned about getting an authentic product, apparently a reviewer on amazon said she was able to sign up by putting in random numbers.

I used my license so I do not know if it's true. But there are 10 digits in a Virginia cosmetology license for those of you that want to try. Let anyone on here know if it worked for you so others on here can try.
 
Can anyone let me know the price for the olaplex trial kit and the large salon size bottles from a reputable seller please
 
I relaxed my hair yesterday and I had very little breakage. I applied a treatment under my conditioner and left it in my hair.
 
The numerous horror stories here in the comments put me off. I'd hate to have spent $65 dollars to make my hair worse.
http://www.labmuffin.com/how-does-olaplex-hair-treatment-work/

also this comment was interesting:

Bismaleimidoethoxyethane crosslinkers have been used in other industries for some time, and they do form stable thioether crosslinks that are not cleaved by reducing agents, and hair coloring is not a reducing process.
The reaction is very specific to pH 6.5 to 7.5 and 1,000 times slower at a pH above 8.0. Since oxidative haircoloring is performed at a pH well above pH 8.0, I question how bonds would form when the product is added to haircolor? The atomic weight seems to be about 246 amu. That’s big. Most haircolor ingredients are below 100 amu. I question how this can penetrate into the cortex and fix the bond?
So, as it seems it’s only coating the outside of cuticle. Basically, the whole system works just as an intense conditioner to give you less damage when coloring and nothing more.
 
I tried the knockoff Ion Absolute Perfection. It worked VERY well and cost only $1.40. I picked up 8 of them from Sallys and added 1/2 of the vial to my Motions Moisture Plus DC. It left my hair soft and silky. I will start using these once my Olaplex sample pack runs out.

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I swear by no3 especially having balayage highlights. I am able to go twice as long without trims and my hair is finally growing again. I order from the Olaplex website.
 
iluvmario said:
I tried the knockoff Ion Absolute Perfection. It worked VERY well and cost only $1.40. I picked up 8 of them from Sallys and added 1/2 of the vial to my Motions Moisture Plus DC. It left my hair soft and silky. I will start using these once my Olaplex sample pack runs out.

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Would you compare this to the strength of 1, 2, or 3? Is the consistency similar to 1? Are Directions similar?
 
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