
Olaplex's new version of No.3: three minutes on wet hair before shampoo, according to the maker. Most owners report softer hair, but fans of the old formula are angry.
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The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.
Worth knowing: contains fragrance, contains alcohol.
Aqua (Water, Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Propanediol, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Quaternium-91, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Sprout Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium PCA, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyester-37, Ethyl Linoleate, Ethyl Oleate, Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, C13-15 Alkane, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Phenethyl Benzoate, Sodium Bisulfite, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, CI 19140 (Yellow 5), CI 15985 (Yellow 6)
Long-time users say the new formula is thicker and drier-feeling, does little for fine hair, and falls short of the old one.Sephora and Ulta reviews
Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.
Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.