Olaplex products were designed to be used in conjunction with any hair color. It allows stylists to lift hair color much higher before damage occurs, and its patented chemistry works on every type of hair (although the company recommends Olaplex 0, Olaplex 3, and Olaplex 8 for an ultimate hair repair). Even hair color that has been previously processed, bleached, highlighted or damaged can be treated with Olaplex's patented "Covalent Bond Multiplier" technology. The science behind Olaplex is pretty complex, but its main purpose is bond protection when processing color. In fact, the way it protects your hair from damage during chemical services was discovered when scientists at Princeton University were experimenting with molecular research for defense applications!
The use of Olaplex products is not limited to only color processing. It can also be used as a pre-shampoo treatment, a post-conditioning moisturizer for heat styling, or even as a reviving rinseout that helps replenish moisture and improve manageability after chemical processing. In fact, all three products have multiple uses – so feel free to experiment with any one of them!
Olaplex 0
The newest addition to Olaplex's hair repairing line is Olaplex No 0. This product is designed to be used as part of an everyday regimen that helps maintain your color and repair damage caused by previous services – without having to go through a full-on chemical service each time!
The "Intensive Bond Building" designation refers specifically to broken disulfide sulfur and covalent bonds, but both formulas also contain penetrative ingredients like hydrolyzed collagen and wheat amino acids that help push moisture into the innermost layers of the hair shaft. If you're someone who values their color treatment but doesn't want to have it compromised from external factors (like heat styling), then this product should definitely become a permanent fixture.
Olaplex 3
This "new-and-improved" Olaplex product is, by far, the most versatile of the three. It's not only used to rebuild broken disulfide sulfur bonds during a process color service, but it can also be applied as a heat protectant before flat ironing or curling to strengthen your hair before thermal styling. Olaplex No. 3 contains an ingredient called "nano-hydroxyapatite," which helps push moisture into your hair and bind water molecules inside each shaft for added softness. Like Olaplex 0 and Olaplex 8, you should always apply Olaplex 3 from midshaft down towards the ends of your hair strands.
Olaplex 8
Olaplex No.8 is a hair masque and moisturizing treatment which contains four types of Olaplex technology to strengthen and restore your hair back to optimal health. This product helps rebuild both demetalized (removal of metal ions from the disulfide bonds) and hydrogen (removal of hydrogen atoms from the covalent bonds).
Because it works on both kinds of atomic bonding, you will notice significant improvement in strength after just one application! Covalent bonds are very difficult to break (although they do occur from chemical damage), so they don't need as much attention as the easier-to-break types of atomic bonding.
Top 5 Olaplex Hair Color Tips To Remember:
Always start with a clean slate – make sure your hair is squeaky clean and free of any previous styling products or residues that could interfere with color processes before applying a new treatment.
Downward dog – always process products from midshaft down towards the ends to ensure that you don't miss any part of your hair.
Always err on the side of caution – if you're unsure about whether or not an extra treatment is necessary, it's better to be safe than sorry!
Stick with Olaplex No 0 and Olaplex No 3 strictly for color-treated hair – this will prevent other types of chemical processes (like relaxing treatments) from interfering with the bond reconstruction process.
Never use Olaplex without also using a heat defense product – these products contain an ingredient called "heat activated polymers" which allow them to spread evenly over wet hair during thermal styling.
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