Olaplex is 100% cruelty free. None of their ingredients or finished products are tested on animals.
Additionally, Olaplex is 100% vegan. No animal-derived ingredients or by-products are used within any of their products.
Keep on reading if you want to learn more about this popular hair care brand.
And by the way, if you want to discover some of the best Olaplex products, check out the last section of this post where I’ve listed their best-sellers.
Let’s dive right in!
Is Olaplex cruelty free? Are Olaplex products tested on animals?
Olaplex doesn’t test on animals and is 100% cruelty free.
- Olaplex finished products aren’t tested on animals by anyone, anywhere in the world
- The ingredients used in their products are never tested on animals by anyone, anywhere in the world
- Third parties never test Olaplex products on animals
- Olaplex is not sold in mainland China, or in any country where animal testing is still required by law
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Is Olaplex sold in China?
No, Olaplex products are NOT sold in physical stores in mainland China.
Why can’t cruelty free brands sell in mainland China?
Animal testing is still happening for products sold in physical stores in mainland China.
Pre-market animal testing is required for all special-use imported products, and non-routine post-market testing on animals may also be done in cases of customer complaints.
However, please keep in mind that this doesn’t apply to products sold in stores at the airports, or in Hong Kong.
Also, products can be sold online and shipped to mainland China without being tested on animals.
Is Olaplex owned by a parent brand? If yes, is it cruelty free?
Olaplex is owned by Advent International, a private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies operating in different sectors.
Is Olaplex vegan?
Olaplex is 100% vegan.
None of their products contain any animal-derived ingredients or by-products.
Best Olaplex products
Olaplex is a popular hair care brand that focuses on products that aim to repair hair that has been damaged by bleaching & coloring, styling using heat, mechanically, etc.
Their products are different from what you usually see on the market because they’re not conditioning treatments.
Instead, Olaplex products repair hair on a molecular level by rebuilding and repairing the broken bonds within it, resulting in truly healthier and stronger hair from the inside out.
To achieve this, they use a patented ingredient (Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate) that restores the broken disulfide bonds in damaged hair.
Olaplex products are available on Amazon.
Does Olaplex work?
I’ve been using Olaplex No.0 Intensive Bond Building Treatment along with Olaplex Hair Perfector No 3 Repairing Treatment for about one month now, and I can truly see that I’m slowly starting to see the results!
My hair is bleached platinum blonde (almost white), and I also use my flat iron more than I’d like to admit. So, as you may have guessed, my hair is really damaged. Because I have so much breakage, my hair continuously gets shorter and it seems like it’s not growing at all.
So, I decided to try Olaplex. You can only get Olaplex No. 1 & No. 2 as treatments in a hair salon, but they’re pretty pricey. So, I got No. 0 & No. 3 (which have the highest concentration of the patented ingredient that repairs bonds within the retail product line) and I used them together according to the instructions, and left them in my hair overnight. I’ve been doing this for about a month now, and my hair definitely feels stronger and my breakage is reduced (I can really tell after brushing my hair).
I’ll continue using this Olaplex combo and I’ll write an update here with my results.
Now, I’d like to hear from you!
Have you tried any Olaplex products? If so, what are your favorites?
Tell me in the comments below!