Why Your Hair Needs Olaplex: The Ultimate Strengthening Treatment for Natural and Color-Treated Hair

At Synergi Salon, we pride ourselves on providing services that not only enhance the beauty of your hair, but also protect its integrity. As part of our mission to care for natural hair at every stage—whether it’s curly, coily, transitioning, relaxed, or color-treated—we’re excited to introduce Olaplex to our menu of professional treatments. This scientifically advanced bond-building system is a game-changer for healthy, resilient hair, especially for clients who want color, heat styling, or are recovering from damage.

In this post, we’ll break down everything you need to know about the Olaplex treatment: what it is, how it works, when it’s recommended, the results you can expect, and why it’s particularly valuable for natural hair and color services.

What Is Olaplex?

Olaplex is a patented hair treatment system that rebuilds broken bonds inside the hair shaft. These bonds—called disulfide bonds—give your hair structure, strength, and elasticity. When you color, relax, straighten, or heat-style your hair, those bonds break, leading to dryness, breakage, and split ends.

The Olaplex system uses a unique active ingredient—bis-aminopropyl diglycol dimaleate—that works on a molecular level to repair these broken bonds and prevent future damage.

Olaplex is not just a conditioning treatment. It doesn’t coat the hair like oils or deep conditioners. It repairs from the inside out, strengthening the actual structure of the hair strand.

The Olaplex System: A Breakdown

At Synergi, we focus on Olaplex No. 1 and No. 2, which are used in the salon as part of a professional service. Here’s how they work:

• Olaplex No. 1: Bond Multiplier
  Added directly into your color, lightener, relaxer, or applied as a stand-alone treatment. This is the first step in rebuilding broken bonds during a chemical service.
• Olaplex No. 2: Bond Perfector
  Applied after rinsing out the chemical product, before shampooing. This step continues the bond-building process and restores strength, shine, and manageability.

We also recommend Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector for at-home use. It’s a weekly treatment clients can use between appointments to maintain their hair’s strength and resilience.

When Should You Get an Olaplex Treatment?

Olaplex can be added to nearly any service—whether you’re coloring your hair, getting a silk press, relaxing, or just want to strengthen compromised strands. Here are the best times to use Olaplex:

• Before or during a chemical service like highlights, lightening, permanent color, relaxers, or keratin treatments
• After heat damage from flat irons, blow dryers, or curling wands
• As part of your recovery journey from overprocessed hair or breakage
• While transitioning from relaxed to natural hair to support both textures
• Before installing protective styles like braids, wigs, or sew-ins to strengthen your hair beforehand

For clients who wear natural hair, Olaplex can be used every 6–8 weeks to help maintain curl pattern integrity, reduce breakage during detangling, and keep hair hydrated and elastic.

What Results Can You Expect from Olaplex?

Olaplex delivers noticeable results from the first treatment. After your service, you’ll likely feel:

• Stronger hair: Less shedding, less breakage, and more elasticity
• Softer texture: Even dry, brittle hair feels smoother and more hydrated
• Healthier curl pattern: Natural curls bounce back with more definition and less frizz
• Shinier, more vibrant color: Color-treated hair retains more shine and vibrancy with reduced damage

With regular use, Olaplex becomes part of your hair health journey. Clients who incorporate bond-building into their routine report longer retention, healthier ends, and less thinning over time.

Why Olaplex Is a Must for Natural Hair

Natural hair—especially coily and kinky textures—is delicate by nature. It’s prone to dryness, tangling, and breakage, particularly at the ends. That’s why strengthening treatments like Olaplex are a game changer.

Here’s why natural hair clients benefit so much from Olaplex:

• It strengthens fragile hair that may be weakened from manipulation, heat, or previous damage.
• It helps maintain curl pattern during heat styling or silk presses.
• It reduces breakage during detangling and styling, especially when hair is wet and most vulnerable.
• It protects against future damage when used as part of a regular haircare routine.

Many of our clients use Olaplex to preserve length, enhance manageability, and reduce breakage—three key goals for growing and maintaining healthy natural hair.

Why Olaplex Matters for Color-Treated Hair

Color services are beautiful, but they come with a price: damage to the hair’s inner structure. Bleaching, permanent color, and even glosses can weaken hair if not managed correctly. That’s where Olaplex shines.

When added to your color service at Synergi Salon:

• It rebuilds broken bonds in real time, reducing the damage during the coloring process.
• It allows your stylist to achieve brighter, more vibrant color without compromising your hair’s health.
• It improves color retention so your hair stays beautiful longer.

Whether you’re going for highlights, red hues, rich browns, or gray coverage, Olaplex ensures your hair stays strong and shiny—not dry and brittle.

How Often Should You Get It?

For most clients, we recommend:

• Olaplex Add-On: Every time you receive a color or chemical service.
• Olaplex Standalone Treatment: Every 4–6 weeks as maintenance (especially if you don’t get color regularly).
• Olaplex No. 3 At Home: Once a week for ongoing bond repair.

Why We Love It at Synergi

We’ve tested a lot of products over the years—but Olaplex stands out because it addresses the real issue: internal hair damage. As a natural hair salon committed to health-first services, we believe your hair should be beautiful and strong. That’s why we’re proud to offer Olaplex as part of our treatment options.

We also love that it aligns with our mission of preventive care, not just repair. You shouldn’t have to wait until your hair is damaged to take care of it. Olaplex lets you strengthen your hair as you style it—and that’s a win-win for everyone.

Book Your Olaplex Treatment Today

Whether you’re booking a silk press, color service, or just want to show your hair some love, adding Olaplex to your appointment is one of the best ways to protect and enhance your natural beauty. Ask your Synergi stylist how Olaplex can be added to your next visit or schedule a standalone treatment for a deep repair session.

Healthy hair starts from the inside—and Olaplex helps get you there.