I Tried 16 Olaplex Dupes (2023)

Olaplex is a haircare brand that is a savior for damaged, dry, and frizzy hair. It works to repair damaged hair leaving it soft, smooth, shiny, and healthy.

Olaplex is a best-selling haircare line for a reason. It simply works. Olaplex’s current at-home haircare line is a bit pricey, but for those who love it, it is worth every penny.

With Olaplex’s success, many other haircare brands have come out with bond building haircare products that target damaged hair like Olaplex. A few brands have some excellent Olaplex dupes that are priced very reasonably.

So today, we’ll take a look at 16 affordable Olaplex dupes for frizzy & damaged hair.

Keep in mind that Olaplex has patents on their technology, processes, and formulations, so these haircare products won’t be spot-on alternatives, or dupes.

However, they are still very effective options that won’t break the bank.

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16 Affordable Olaplex Dupes For Frizzy & Damaged Hair

I’ve tested several haircare products to bring you the creme de la creme of Olaplex dupes.

In this section, we’ll discuss 16 exceptional products that promise to deliver the rejuvenating effects reminiscent of Olaplex, but with a friendlier price tag:

Revolution Plex products from Revolution Haircare are formulated with a triple molecular weight protein cascade system.

This means that the products work on the different layers of your hair fibers to repair damage and strengthen your hair.

The system is formulated with three types of plant protein that work on different parts of the hair fiber for stronger hair.

Phytantriol and provitamin B5 hydrate the hair while conditioning compounds soften and smooth your hair for more shine, less frizz, and healthier hair.

These Revolution Haircare hair products are suitable for all hair types, are free of SLS/SLES, and are cruelty-free and vegan. Please note there is added fragrance in these hair products.

The entire Revolution Haircare line is much more affordable than Olaplex. If you want to try four Revolution Haircare products as I did, you can get them in a discounted set on Revolution Beauty’s website.

Use this Olaplex 3 dupe one to two times per week for 10-15 minutes before shampooing and conditioning your hair. (You can also use it overnight if your hair is really parched and needs some extra TLC.)

This Olaplex shampoo dupe lathers well and smells great, too.

While it’s a much lighter weight formula than Olaplex, it leaves hair soft, smooth, and manageable without weighing my hair down.

It leaves your hair soft and smooth and helps reduce frizz.

Use this Olaplex 6 dupe on towel-dried clean hair and apply from mid-lengths to ends. Style as desired for a smooth and shiny but not stiff finish.

This Olaplex oil dupe combines concentrated pracaxi seed and babassu oils to soften, smooth, and strengthen hair fibers. It provides heat protection and helps reduce frizz and flyaways.

Carrot seed extract, carrot seed oil, and beta-carotene are rich in protective antioxidants that shield hair from environmental stress.

I agree with the 5-star ratings at Target. This affordable Olaplex bonding oil dupe is an excellent alternative to Olaplex No 7.

Revolution Haircare Bond Restore Products For Blonde Hair

Revolution Haircare also offers bond-restoring hair care products for blonde hair, including a bond restore treatment, shampoo (see below), conditioner, and styling cream.

This Olaplex dupe is a purple shampoo that neutralizes yellow and brassy hair tones.

The vegan formula contains Revolution’s Blonde Plex ingredients to repair hair while ensuring that hair stays cool and bright without unwanted warm tones.

The result? Softer, smoother, brighter, and healthier hair.

As an affordable alternative to Olaplex No.3, this fine spray mist hair treatment helps strengthen damaged hair bonds for softer, smoother, stronger hair with reduced frizz.

PCA (Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid) Bond Repair Hair Treatment is formulated with 10% Granrepair Powerbond that penetrates into the hair fiber to repair, strengthen and protect disulfide bonds from damage.

Per the manufacturer, the unique silicone composition helps reduce potential wash-off for better overall performance.

The treatment also contains:

• 0.2% Aquarich: A blend of black oats rich in nourishing polysaccharides, and amino acids, that improves shine, split ends, and hair manageability.
• 2% Crodasone P: Protects the hair cuticle from thermal damage due to heat damage from hot tools, blow drying, etc…
• 0.2% Heliogenol: This concentrated glycolic extract of sunflower seeds is rich in polyphenols, which are antioxidants that help protect hair from environmental damage.
• 2% Betaine: Conditions and enhances the softness of your hair and gives it a smooth and shiny feel.

This Olaplex No 3 dupe is suitable for all hair types, including colored hair, and is vegan, cruelty-free, and free from sulfates.

If your hair deals with damage from heat styling, dye, or bleach, this lightweight spray will improve shine, bounce, and hair health.

Unlike Olaplex 3, which is applied before washing your hair, this hair treatment is applied post-wash on damp, towel-dried hair.

L’Oreal EverPure Sulfate Free Bond Repair Pre Shampoo Treatment is a 5-10 minute rinse-off pre wash treatment designed for use prior to shampooing to strengthen hair and reduce breakage.

When you color and bleach your hair, damage occurs, causing your hair to become weaker and more fragile. L’Oreal EverPure Bond Strengthening Shampoo is an Olaplex shampoo dupe that helps rebuild the hair’s strength while nourishing and protecting it.

L’Oreal EverPure Bond Strengthening Conditioner repairs, strengthens and smooths hair with its lightweight formula.

The products are 100% sulfate-free and are also made without parabens, DMDM hydantoin, added phthalates, dye, and gluten ingredients.

They smell amazing with notes of White Tea, Cedar, Amber, Citrus, and Bergamot.

If you want to test out the trial sizes before purchasing the full size products, you can get this kit from Ulta.

BLONDME’s Integrated Bonding Technology helps create new bonds and strengthens hair. This Olaplex dupe balances moisture levels and helps to detangle hair, making it easier to comb.

Hydrolyzed keratin smooths the surface for optimum shine and helps to reduce frizz and hair breakage.

This is an excellent alternative to Olaplex Conditioner. It really does smooth my hair and makes it more manageable and easier to comb and brush through.

Related Post: The Best Conditioners for Frizzy Hair

• Step one, pH Plex 1 Protect*, is formulated to protect hair from damage from the coloring/ bleaching process. It is formulated to match the same pH as coloring/bleaching products: a pH of 9.
• Step two, pH Plex 2 Repair, is formulated to repair damage and to bring hair and skin back to a normal pH level: a ph of 5. A concentrated natural active ingredient boosts hair health.
• Step three, pH Plex 3 Stabilize, is formulated for weekly use on all hair types. Formulated at the natural pH of hair and skin, this step will fortify the hair structure and rebuild the 3D bonds of your hair. It can also be used as a deep treatment for hair, strengthening it from the inside out.

The natural active ingredient in pH Plex is malic acid (sodium malate). Malic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid, a type of acid often used in skincare to exfoliate the skin.

PH Plex is dermatologically tested and externally verified to not react with hair color or bleach. PH Plex is vegan, colorants-free, ammonia-free, peroxide-free, perfume-free, soy-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free.

The kit comes with (1) packet of pH Plex 1 Protect, (1) packet of pH Plex 2 Repair, and (4) packets of pH Plex 3 Stabilize.

NOTE: You don’t have to have colored or lightened hair to use this product. If your hair is damaged or stressed from environmental factors like sun exposure, this treatment will help improve hair resiliency.

You can combine steps 1 and 2 for an intensive treatment or apply step 3 once per week.

*You should never use Step 1 alone – you must mix it with other hair products. Please follow directions as instructed by the manufacturer.

Is pH plex as good as Olaplex? Personally, I see better results with Olaplex, but for the low price, pH Plex is worth trying.

This salon-strength three-step system is ideal for overly-processed and damaged hair and uses OGX’s proprietary ingredients to treat damaged hair:

11. OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Shampoo

OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Shampoo uses salon technology Cystine, a cross-linking polymer, plus vegetable proteins to smooth the hair cuticle and protect the hair from damage.

This OGX shampoo can be used by all hair types, including dry, oily, curly, frizzy, and fine hair.

Related Post: The Best OGX Shampoos

12. OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Conditioner

OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Conditioner helps to improve the look and texture of dry and damaged hair. This Olaplex alternative targets damage from hair color, chemical treatments, and over-processed hair and works to replenish and strengthen this damage.

Like the shampoo, this conditioner is formulated with Cystine and vegetable proteins and helps to boost bonds in the hair. You can use this vegan conditioner on all hair types.

This Olaplex conditioner dupe is color-safe and may be used daily or as often as you wash your hair.

13. OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Bonding Cream Leave-in Treatment

OGX Restoring + Bonding Plex Salon Technology Bonding Cream Leave-in Treatment is a lightweight cream that should be applied to damp, freshly washed, and conditioned hair from mid-shaft to ends.

It uses Cystine and vegetable proteins to help hair retain moisture and prevent future damage. The cream also provides a barrier to protect hair from continuous styling.

This leave-in cream smooths hair, adds a vibrant shine to my hair, and strengthens strands.

• Chaga Mushroom: Supports a healthy scalp.
• Jojoba Protein: Adds shine and helps to reduce breakage and split ends, and targets dryness with its moisturizing properties.
• Vitamin E: Supports a healthy scalp.
• Sunflower Seed Extract: Locks in moisture.
• Coconut/Linseed Oil: Contains fatty acids that help repair dry, damaged, brittle hair.
• Amla and Mongongo Oils: These moisturizing oils promote hair thickness and hair growth.

This Olaplex oil dupe is formulated for all hair types and is safe for color-treated hair.

While the oil feels slightly heavier on hair strands than Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil, this hair oil from Derma E leaves hair highly moisturized and replenishes frizzy, flyaway strands.

At less than half the price of Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil, this Olaplex alternative is affordable and effective and leaves my hair super shiny.

Related Posts: Paul Mitchell Clean Beauty Anti-Frizz Haircare Review, The Ordinary Hair Care Review

Elizavecca CER-100 Collagen Ceramide Coating Protein Treatment is formulated to repair damaged hair cuticles while hydrating your hair.

This protein-based treatment contains pig-derived collagen, hydrolyzed soy protein, and a ceramide that deliver nutrients to damaged hair. While the treatment is not vegan, keep in mind that many types of collagen-based hair treatments are derived from animals.

Herbal extracts, hydrolyzed milk, and silk amino acids stimulate your scalp and help improve hair elasticity and softness.

This Olaplex conditioner dupe leaves your hair super soft and shiny and tames frizz. It’s great for dry, damaged, and frizzy hair. And some users even find it helpful for hair loss.

It truly feels weightless and doesn’t leave my hair weighed down.

And the price…so affordable!!!

Perfect for dry, brittle, and damaged hair, the hair mask protects your hair against chemical and heat styling and reduces the risk of breakage.

It also helps reduce the look of split ends. The results? Softer, smoother, more voluminous hair.

Maleic acid, also found in Olaplex products, potentially helps repair disulfide bonds in the hair shaft, improving hair damage.

Copper tripeptide-34 is the peptide used in this product, strengthening the hair follicle and providing hair with nourishment while helping to protect it from future damage.

The vegan formula contains arginine, a building block of keratin, for improved strength and a reduction in the signs of breakage. Multiple other amino acids work together to nourish your strands.

Apply the hair mask after shampooing (you skip your regular conditioner). No rinsing required! The mask continues to work in between hair washes.

The nourishing formula leaves my hair feeling soft, smooth, and more manageable.

More Olaplex Alternatives

If Olaplex doesn’t work for your hair or if you are simply interested in the latest in at-home bond repair haircare products, many new products are giving Olaplex a run for its money.

I’ve been testing these bond repair products and am quite impressed.

No, the following products are not Olaplex dupes because my definition of a dupe includes an affordable price tag.

These Olaplex alternatives are no more affordable than Olaplex (and some are even more expensive than Olaplex), but they are some of the most effective and best at-home bond repair products available:

The treatment creates hair that is up to 8x stronger. It smoothes and softens your tresses while increasing shine.

This Living Proof treatment is a fantastic alternative to Olaplex No.3, as it builds all three types of hair bonds: hydrogen, ionic, and covalent bonds.

Its patent-pending technology creates a 3D network within hair strands. These newly built bonds create stronger hair that protects against future damage. Plus, it provides heat protection up to 450°F/232°C

You apply it AFTER shampooing and conditioning your hair, then wait 10 minutes before blow drying or using other hot tools so that it can penetrate the hair cortex.

After waiting 10 minutes, you can apply styling products. Heat activation (using a hair dryer) after the waiting period gives you the best results.

It’s suitable for all hair types and ideal for all kinds of hair damage, from virgin hair that is prone to breakage to damage due to overbleaching.

You’ll get immediate results and see reduced split ends, less breakage, and shinier, smoother, healthier hair.

It’s safe for color and chemically-treated hair. It’s safe for extensions, too.

Even though the bottle is only 1.5 oz, if used as suggested, the 1.5 oz Triple Bond Complex should last about 4 months. The pH is 4.3, and the scent is described as fresh citrus opening with a floral heart and a warm base.

Vegan, cruelty-free, silicon-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free.

Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate System

Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate System is an at-home bonding regimen that rebuilds and reinforces weakened bonds and strengthens all kinds of damaged hair.

The pH-balanced products work to bring your hair back into a healthy range of 4.5-5.5 and defend against heat-styling, chemical processing, and even water, which has a pH of 7.

While the pricing is comparable to Olaplex, the packaging is a bit larger than Olaplex, so you get more product for the price you pay per ounce.

I love the scent of these products, which have a light, fresh, almost fruity fragrance.

The fragrance is described as fresh citrus and floral fragrance with top notes of orange, bergamot, and marine, middle notes of freesia, peach and rose, and bottom notes of cedarwood, sandalwood, and amber.

NOTE: These products contain citric acid, an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), which can increase your skin’s sensitivity to the sun, so it is important to wear protective clothing and limit sun exposure while using this product.

Like Olaplex, this is a multi-step system, which currently has four steps:

This rinse-out treatment strengthens and repairs your tresses in just one application.

It contains 14% Redken’s Bonding Care Complex, which contains citric acid, an alpha hydroxy acid that strengthens weekend bonds.

The treatment creates smoother hair with reduced breakage and 2X stronger hair.

Apply it to wet hair, wait 5-10 minutes, rinse and then follow with Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo and Conditioner.

The rich shampoo creates a luxurious lather that rinses cleanly.

Formulated for all hair types, the shampoo’s concentrated bonding complex at a 7% concentration that contains citric acid, which strengthens your hair’s bonds for stronger, more resilient hair with less breakage and fewer visible split ends.

The shampoo is pH-balanced, specifically at an acidic pH, to protect against the effects of hair coloring, heat styling, water, and other environmental effects.

Like the shampoo, the conditioner is sulfate-free and designed to strengthen damaged hair with Redken’s concentrated bonding care complex at an 11% concentration that features citric acid.

Your hair will feel smoother, and you’ll have less breakage and softer, shinier, healthier hair. It helps tame frizz and protects from heat styling damage.

The conditioner is a great alternative to Olaplex Bond Maintenance Conditioner if it is too heavy for your hair.

Formulated with citric acid and Redken’s concentrated bonding care complex at a 5% concentration, this leave-in treatment repairs weakened bonds and improves hair health.

The treatment reduces frizz, increases shine, and decreases hair breakage. It’s formulated for all hair types and textures and offers heat protection up to 450 degrees F.

You apply it to clean damp hair as a leave-in product. It has the same luscious citrus and floral fragrance as the other products in the line, leaving your hair smelling as good as it looks.

It leaves hair soft, shiny, and sleek without weighing your hair down.

Acidic Bonding Concentrate Travel Kit for Damaged Hair

If you want to try these Redken products at a reduced price, you can buy Redken Acidic Bonding Concentrate Travel Kit for Damaged Hair.

This kit includes the shampoo, conditioner, and leave-in treatment in travel sizes without paying full price for each product. This is an excellent way to see if the products work for you without spending a lot of money!

The kit contains:

• Acidic Bonding Concentrate Shampoo (1.7 oz)
• Acidic Bonding Concentrate Conditioner (1.0 oz)
• Acidic Perfecting Concentrate Leave-In Treatment for Damaged Hair (1.0 oz)

K18’s trademarked K18PEPTIDE (sh-Oligopeptide-78) works within your innermost layer of hair at a molecular level.

It reconnects polypeptide chains and disulfide bonds that are damaged and broken during chemical treatments, bleaching using hot tools, etc.

This biomimetic peptide mimics the natural structure of your hair to reconnect broken keratin chains, which gives our hair strength, elasticity, and shine.

It also reconnects broken disulfide bonds, so it is an even more complete treatment than Olaplex as it addresses damage on both the y-axis and x-axis of hair.

Apply it on damp hair after shampooing (skip your conditioner). Leave it on for 4 minutes, and then optionally, you can apply a leave-in conditioner or other styling products.

Results are typically seen after 2-3 uses. Your hair will be smoother, bouncier, and stronger and have less breakage and fewer split ends. It can be used on all hair types and is vegan and cruelty-free.

For more details on these products compared to Olaplex, see my K18 vs Olaplex post and for K18 alternatives, see my post on the best K18 dupes.

This helps to prevent your hair cuticles from swelling and allowing water to enter, reducing unwanted frizz, dullness, and damage while maintaining color and shine.

The optimal pH also preserves your hair fiber and scalp microbiome for a healthier scalp.

This sulfate-free shampoo contains K18PEPTIDE, a trademarked biomimetic peptide that keeps your hair strong and healthy.

It detoxifies hair, prepping it for K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask.

The shampoo contains the K18PEPTIDE, a proprietary active ingredient that maintains hair strength. The pH-optimized shampoo (at a pH of 3.8-4.2 ) is color-safe and won’t strip your hair.

This weekly treatment gently removes product build-up and dirt from your hair without using any fillers, leaving it fresh and clean.

The treatment strengthens, rebuilds, and protects disulfide bonds within the hair’s cortex.

Epres targets chemical, thermal, and mechanical hair damage for softer, stronger, healthier hair with less frizz. It uses Biodiffusion Technology, which continues to work for hours after application.

Epres’s highly concentrated, waterless formula contains only four 100% vegan, biodegradable ingredients: diethylhexyl maleate, oleyl alcohol, alcohol denat., and stearamidopropyl dimethylamine.

The Starter Kit comes with a spray bottle and 2 (15 ml) concentrated refills that are mixed with water prior to use.

This alternative to Olaplex No. 3 is sprayed on dry hair until saturated and left on for 10 minutes or more. It continues to work, so you can even leave it on your hair overnight while you sleep.

When you are ready, you can then rinse, cleanse, condition, and style your hair as usual.

Acid-free, cruelty-free, and vegan.

About Olaplex Haircare Products

If you want to stick with the original bond-building haircare products, these Olaplex products will improve hair damage, dullness, frizz, and dry hair.

Olaplex’s pH-balanced hair treatments are free of DEA, aldehydes, and formaldehyde. They are also vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, paraben-free, phthalates-free, phosphate-free, sulfate-free, and cruelty-free.

Olaplex No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment

Inspired by a professional salon treatment, Olaplex No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment primes hair to absorb nourishment. It is formulated with Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate to rebuild broken and weakened bonds in the hair.

Apply this Olaplex hair treatment to dry hair, saturating hair for 10 minutes. No. 0 works as an intensive repair booster and pairs well with Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector (below) for deeply revitalized hair.

Do not rinse No. 0 before applying No. 3 over No. 0. Leave both on your hair for another 10 minutes. You can use No. 0 with No. 3 from 1-3x a week to treat damaged hair.

Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate strengthens, protects, and restores damaged hair. It’s ideal for all hair types, including straight, wavy, curled, and coiled.

Olaplex points out that this is an at-home hair treatment, NOT a conditioner.

This Olaplex treatment should be applied to damp hair (or on top of Olaplex No. 0), combed through, and left on the hair for at least 10 minutes, preferably longer.

Then rinse your hair, shampoo, and condition. Use 1-3x a week to treat damaged hair.

The shampoo is pH balanced at 6.0-6.5 and is color-safe.

You can use it on all hair types as it has been proven to reduce breakage and strengthen all hair types.

You can use this Olaplex shampoo every day or every time you wash your hair. It works especially well for oil control and hair types that usually use clarifying shampoos.

It neutralizes brassiness and increases shine with its sulfate-free formula. (My hair was so shiny after using this shampoo.)

Formulated for all hair types, you can use it 2-3 times a week.

Say goodbye to split ends and frizz, as Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate helps to relink broken bonds in the hair, leaving hair silky, smooth, and frizz-free.

You should apply this conditioner after shampooing, and it can be used every day or every time you wash your hair.

One of the must-haves from the Olaplex line of haircare products, it leaves your hair incredibly soft and smooth and is perfect to use during the heat and humidity of the summer months.

This is one of my favorite luxury hair conditioners!

You only need a small amount of this highly concentrated cream, which is ideal for all hair types, including colored and chemically-treated hair.

Apply from mid-length to ends to keep frizz and flyaways at bay for up to 72 hours.

This styling cream can be used differently, depending on your hair type:

• Fine Hair: After styling, apply a drop or two for a smooth and weightless finish.
• Thick Hair: Apply to damp hair to speed up blow-dry time.
• Wavy Hair: Work through waves for a frizz-free style for up to 72 hours.
• Curly Hair: Apply generously for defined curls and spirals.
• Colored Hair: Works to restore hair health and strength.
• 2nd Day Hair: Use this bond smoother as a touch-up to tamp down flyaways and frizz.

This Olaplex product also provides heat protection and UV protection up to 450 degrees F / 232 degrees C.

This hair oil is formulated with beta-carotene-rich grapeseed oil, vitamins D, C, and E, essential fatty acids, and polyphenols.

It also contains fermented green tea oil, a moisturizer and humectant, for better absorption and performance.

You need only a few drops to improve hair texture and smoothness. You can use it on both wet and dry hair or before styling your hair with heat appliances.

Related Posts:

• How To Use Olaplex 0 and 3
• Bondi Boost vs Olaplex
• Olaplex Dry Shampoo Review

Final Thoughts on Alternatives to Olaplex for Damaged Hair

Is there anything comparable to Olaplex? Yes! While Olaplex is a unique bond-building haircare line, these Olaplex dupes will support and strengthen hair bonds and reduce hair breakage for shiny, healthy, stronger hair.

Is there any Olaplex No 3 dupe? I think a really effective, affordable alternative is Revolution Haircare R-Peptide 4×4 Leave-In Repair Mask.

If you want to stick with Olaplex, it can get pricey if you want to try multiple products from the line. If you want to try the best of Olaplex, start with Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector or try the shampoo and conditioner.

Otherwise, consider the Olaplex alternatives in this post, as they help repair, protect, and strengthen damaged, frizzy and dry hair, all at an affordable price!

Thanks for reading!