Olaplex No.4 Maintenance Shampoo repairs, moisturizes, and strengthens hair.

About the product Olaplex shampoo repairs moisturizes and strengthens Olaplex 4 strengthens repairs and moisturizes all types of hair this shampoo from Olaplex is a daily cleanser for cleaning and repair, as it works to deeply moisturize and strengthen the hair, in addition to repairing the broken bonds of the hair between your salon or hair styling sessions, so you can continue to maintain your favorite hair color and hair shape without worrying about damaging your hair. Does not contain: sulfates - parabens - gluten free about the brand Olaplex was made to protect hair from chemical damage. Olaplex has become a favorite material for many colorists as a means to keep the client's hair in perfect condition during chemical processing, which is inevitably destructive. Yoshiko-Alexis Ogawa, a colorist at a salon in New York City, says: “Sometimes – most of the time when we use crazy colors – the safety of the client's hair is already severely damaged.” “Olaplex not only protects the hair from the process to get the desired color, but also prevents further damage, making the hair strong, healthy, shiny, and also helps repair some previous damage.” Due to the properties of this product, it is considered more beneficial, meaning it repairs the disulfide bonds that make up the hair, according to color specialist Tina Outen. “These bonds are often damaged, broken, or fragmented when over-lightening hair. Using Olaplex essentially means you can lighten your hair away from the light and leave this color longer without your hair breaking and ending up in the basin instead of your head.” 2. It is a three-part system. You may have seen bottles of Olaplex at Sephora, but this is only the third step of three that begins in the salon, each containing the main active ingredient, bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate, which works to repair the broken disulfide bonds mentioned above in the hair. “No.1 Bond Multiplier is an aqueous solution of active dimaleate aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate and is applied in the salon to repair damaged hair. It can also be added directly to the permanent dye solution used in the coloring process,” Jim Hammer, a cosmetology expert, recounts. Hammer says: “No.2 Bond Perfector contains less of the dimaleate aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate, along with a variety of conditioning agents, and is also applied in the salon.” “This is a moisturizing treatment for hair after coloring.” The Olaplex product you see in stores is No.3 Hair Perfector, which contains the smallest amount of the active ingredient, as Hammer says, along with a variety of moisturizing agents. It doesn’t add much time to the hair coloring process, especially when adding No.1 Bond directly to the color or bleach, as Outen prefers because it allows it to be transferred directly into the core of the hair strands. Then, “No.2 Bond Perfector will be applied to the hair when washing out the bleach or color and left for 20 minutes,” Outen explains. “If you feel your hair is more stiff or dry through this step, a super moisturizing conditioner can be used to soften the hair strands, which sometimes feel dry due to all the proteins added to your hair.” 3. Olaplex is not only for damage caused by lightening hair color. Because lightening hair color is more difficult on the bonds of the hair than any other process imaginable, the substance that works to repair those bonds, like Olaplex, is suitable. “The process of bleaching hair directly affects the disulfide bond, pushing the hair to maximum fragility,” Outen clarified. “Coloring hair with very light blonde shades pushes the hair to the maximum level of damage, which can completely damage the hair just like bleaching, so using Olaplex helps protect and repair broken bonds, leaving the hair in good, healthy condition again.” Even if you don’t color your hair – maybe you curl or style your hair often – you might notice a difference with Olaplex. “Heat effects from the flat iron you use vigorously over several years, or over-curling your hair with curling irons that don’t regulate heat well, or high-heat drying means you may cause permanent damage to the hair,” Outen says. “If you curl your hair, Olaplex is also useful because it’s a reparative solution that restructures the disulfide bonds.” Ogawa agrees: “Since Olaplex rebuilds broken hair bonds and helps maintain hair health and strength, there are definitely benefits.” As a standalone salon treatment without coloring or bleaching, Outen says that number 1 Bond Multiplier can be diluted with water, sprayed on the hair for five minutes, followed by layer No.2 Bond Perfector, left for 20 minutes, then rinsed. 4. It’s not the only product. Olaplex is arguably the most famous name for salon-used products, but many other commercial products are available, including GoldPro’s BondPro + system, L’Oréal’s Smartbond system, Schwarzkopf’s Fibreplex, and Brazilian Bond Builder. Ogawa says: “Olaplex may be a bit more expensive than other products, but since I had the chance to try it, I became addicted to this product.” “The great result is that the texture and quality of the hair improve dramatically. I changed the color of one strand and had to lighten the hair four times; with Olaplex, you can’t even tell that the hair has been touched by dye originally.” 5. Opinions of hair coloring specialists vary. Although many colorists, like Ogawa, are loyal Olaplex users, not all hairdressers are fans. Sharon Dorram said it not only slowed down the coloring process – but I also couldn’t achieve the right blonde shade as I always did – it changed the shade of the blonde dye. I was initially excited to get a product that could solve the problem of color damage. “I found Olaplex to be a huge disappointment. There was no obvious difference.” Hammer, a hair color designer, points out: “The nature of Olaplex can definitely make the hair coloring process a little slower. If we look at how this product works – by repairing broken disulfide bonds in the hair – and consider that bleaching/dyeing increases damage to these bonds already broken, it might seem that we have one process damaging and/or slowing the other, so it’s not hard to imagine that by helping prevent damage, Olaplex could have a slowing effect on the hair coloring process, especially in the more aggressive bleaching or blonde coloring processes.” Ogawa, a hair color designer, agrees that Olaplex can slow the bleaching process but doesn’t see it as a flaw. She says: “Sometimes, we need to use a slightly stronger peroxide. I thought this negates Olaplex’s purpose because we had to use a stronger chemical, but I was wrong.” “The unique technology allows us to work without worry, and we don’t have to tell the client that the desired color is impossible without significant damage. I trusted Outen to do wonders even with her family.” “My sister has been dyeing her dark brown hair for 10 years and wanted to bleach it to a silver color to match her natural gray roots. It took 24 hours over three days… We continued to get the lightest possible result, and every time I applied Olaplex, I literally saw the hair repairing itself before my eyes from brittle, broken hair to healthy, good strands,” she recalls. “I felt very relieved! It’s a big responsibility to lighten hair color, and this really made me believe in the miracle that Olaplex is. It changed the game.”