The Shelf · Hair · The Breakup: Hair Repair for Breakage, Bleach and Heat Damage
Olaplex No.3 Plus Complete Repair Treatment
The product that invented the bond-building category, in its 2025 form: three minutes before shampoo instead of ten, the patented molecule plus a cationic complex, protein-free and color-safe. Thirty four dollars for the most copied hair product of the decade.
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Why we like the No.3 Plus Complete Repair Treatment
- Three minutes, in the shower
- The original bond molecule
- Protein-free, so it suits everyone
- Thirty four dollars
- Texture
- A cream you leave on wet hair for three minutes
- Key ingredients
- Bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate · Crambe abyssinica seed oil · Avocado oil · Sunflower seed oil
- Fragrance
- Not stated. The brand lists actives rather than a full INCI.
- Best for
- Every one to three washes · Bleached hair · The stretch before a salon visit
- Works on
- Breakage · Damage · Color fade
- Made in
- USA
- Where to buy
- Dermstore
- Price when checked
- $34 on 2026-09-09
- Listing checked
- 2026-09-06
Our verdict on the Olaplex No.3 Plus Complete Repair Treatment
Three minutes before shampoo, not after it.
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Reviewed 2026-09-06. Olaplex No.3 Plus Complete Repair Treatment appears in The Breakup: Hair Repair for Breakage, Bleach and Heat Damage. Every product on The Shelf is listed in the product index.