Olaplex was overhyped until a client proved me wrong

I was skeptical of Olaplex for years. Figured it was just expensive marketing hype that hairdressers pushed to upsell treatments. Then three months ago, a client came in with Level 9 bleach damage that snapped when you breathed on it. I did step 1 and 2 in the bowl for 20 minutes, followed by a bonding mask. Her hair went from feeling like hay straw to actual human texture after one session. She came back for touch-ups six weeks later and the ends still hadn't broken off. Has anyone else had a product flip your opinion like that?

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ninah106d ago

Took me a minute to get on board too, but I had a similar moment with a different product. I tried that K18 leave-in mask after a coworker swore by it for bleached hair that was literally stretchy. Did the whole thing with no rinse and just let it sit, and the next day the hair had actual bounce and didn't snap when I brushed it. Makes you realize sometimes the hype is Real but you gotta see it work on the right hair type. I think a lot of products get written off because people use them wrong or on hair that's not damaged enough to show the difference. Still don't love the price point though, feels like you need a second mortgage for a full bottle.

dylan_rodriguez6d ago

Gotta call out the elephant in the room though @ninah10 - most people don't actually know what their hair porosity is, and that's probably why half these products flop for them. A high porosity head will drink up K18 like crazy while low porosity folks just get a greasy mess, same product, totally different outcome. The real trick is matching the repair tech to your specific damage level, not just throwing expensive stuff at it and hoping.