09/10/2025
Olaplex absolutely destroyed my healthy hair — please be careful
I wanted to share my experience as a warning because I wish someone had told me this before I started using Olaplex.
I had long, healthy, untouched hair, no bleach, no heat, just natural hair that I had been growing out for years. Around the time Olaplex was blowing up on TikTok (2021–2023), I went into Sephora looking for something to help with dryness. A worker recommended Olaplex, and I bought into the hype. Everyone was raving about how magical it was stronger hair, shinier strands, salon-quality results at home. Sounded perfect.
I started using it consistently the shampoo, the leave-in, the oil. I spent hundreds of dollars over time replenishing it in my shower routine. At first, it did seem amazing. My hair felt smooth, looked shiny, and felt “stronger.” But then, slowly, things started to change.
My hair began breaking off, literally down to the scalp. It wasn’t falling out at the root it was snapping mid-shaft and near the roots. I had no clue why. It was horrifying. My once full, thick hair was suddenly fragile and thin. I finally saw my hairdresser in a panic and her reaction? “You’re not the first one this has happened to. It was Olaplex.”
She told me Olaplex shouldn’t be used on healthy, untreated hair. It’s heavily misunderstood and overused. According to her, it’s meant for damaged or color-treated hair, and when used on already healthy hair, it can over-proteinize the strands, making them brittle and leading to severe breakage. And she believes their marketing is completely misleading pushing it as a one-size-fits-all miracle product.
I’m devastated. I have to start all over. My hair is now severely damaged, shorter, thinner, and weaker. I trusted the product and the hype and wish I had done more research or been warned.
If your hair is healthy and untreated please think twice before using Olaplex. What works for someone with bleached or chemically processed hair might seriously harm yours. Just because it’s everywhere on social media doesn’t mean it’s right for you.
I’m sharing this because I don’t want anyone else to go through what I did. 💔
