How to use it
- Apply to wet hair, lather and rinse.
- The maker suggests following with Nº.5CURL Bond Shaper Hydrating Curl Conditioner or an OLAPLEX mask.
It can be used every wash day.
Start with one cleanser. A clarifying shampoo can replace it on a reset wash. See where this step fits .
What changes your choice
OLAPLEX says its ingredients are subject to change; the list on your bottle is the one that applies.
Ingredients and formula details
Makers change formulas now and then. If the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
- Fragrance / Parfum
- Listed
- Named protein ingredients
- sh-Oligopeptide-281 SP
- Curly Girl Method
- Lists Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax (a wax), which the method leaves out. Stricter lists also leave out Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate. What counts
Read the full ingredient list
Aqua (Water, Eau), Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, Decyl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, sh-Oligopeptide-281 SP, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Oleosomes, Panthenol, Polyquaternium-11, Polyquaternium-7, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax, Menthyl Lactate, Jojoba Esters, Tocopherol, Pentylene Glycol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Menthol, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Polyester-37, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethyl Linoleate, Ethyl Oleate, Caprylic Acid, Xylitol, Lactic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Bis-Hydroxyethyldimonium Chloride, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglycerin-3, Propylene Glycol, Phenethyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-t-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Gluconolactone, Sodium Metabisulfite, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Parfum (Fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citral, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene
These are formula details, not predictions of conditioning, hold or how your hair will respond. Read about ingredient comparisons .
What the maker doesn’t say
The maker doesn’t say how much to use. Measure your usual amount once, and the cost calculator does the rest.
Every fact here comes from what OLAPLEX publishes for this product; our sources page lists each one. Holding the product? Check its ingredient list.