My mom bought the No.3 for me as a gift. Completely surprised me since I don’t recall ever doing a No.3 treatment. Let alone the entire 1-3 steps.
My Costco that I work at was selling them, and those bad boys flew right off the shelf in a matter of 2-3 days. I wasn’t gonna buy it because I felt like it has always overhyped. As I have always felt about it.
I like it. It’s a lot slippery than what I imagined, and it left my feeling like how a collagen treatment would. What I like the most is how it doesn’t irritate my scalp in any way, unlike almost any other product I use. My ends really like it. I even went so far as to use the No.3 as a leave in, even though you’re not supposed to, but my ends didn’t harden whatsoever. I just sealed them with Shea Butter.
I’m more or less concerned and interested in reading up on the active component that’s now been patented. Bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate is a very interesting compound to say the least. The chemical structure of it vaguely reminds me of a more simpler version of type 2 collagen chemical structure.
I wouldn’t call Olaplex a protein treatment in my opinion though. The way it’s structured and behaves on my hair personally, it feels like an elasticizer moreso. But that’s just my observations.