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Holiday Self-Care Tips with OLAPLEX

Key Takeaways

  • Prioritize holiday self-care by setting aside time to de-stress, recharge, and maintain balance so you can give your best to others.
  • Incorporate simple winter self-care routines like OLAPLEX treatments or nourishing hair masks to strengthen, hydrate, and protect hair during the busy season.
  • Turn everyday holiday tasks—shopping, cooking, or wrapping gifts—into opportunities for self-care with easy, at-home OLAPLEX hair treatments.

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Holiday Self-Care Tips: Looking After Your Hair with OLAPLEX

As the holiday season approaches, let’s try something different this year. While the season calls for goodwill toward others and giving, remember to put yourself first. This may sound counterintuitive, but it’s only by taking care of yourself that you’ll be able to be your best for others. This means time to unwind, de-stress, and strap your boots on for the holiday season. These holiday self-care tips will help you maintain balance and shine, inside and out.

 

As a company dedicated to healthy hair from the inside out, it should be no surprise that OLAPLEX wants every user to experience well-being inside and out. Acts of care for yourself inspire the care you put into everything you do. Whether it’s taking time for a much-needed night on the couch or pampering yourself for the day simply because you’re worth it, challenge yourself this holiday season to not once but regularly check in for self-care.

 

“I don’t have time for self-care today,” or the notion that showing yourself acts of love will take too long, might just be anxiety talking. When one incorporates and prioritizes wellness acts into their routine, they can see just how simple it can be. You can choose to show up for yourself for five minutes one day, or all day—there are no rules here! Even small acts of cold-weather self-care, like a nourishing hair mask or warm tea, count.

 

To help you relax during the season of go-go-go, we want to remind you of ways you can work on yourself while you think of others. We know you still have to make it to those shops before they close, we know you're busy, and we want to help take the edge off by coming along for the ride. We all have to do things during this season to prepare for the holidays; here are some of the most common stressors and how OLAPLEX can help brighten the experience:

Holiday Shopping

Most of us have to do it. Whether you're online shopping or picking up gifts at the store, maximize your time by treating yourself to healthy hair. For winter self-care, do the intensive OLAPLEX treatment at home with N°.0 Intensive Bond Building Treatment and Nº.3 Hair Perfector® to rebuild your hair from the inside out. If you have hours of errands or online shopping to do, leave the treatment on and style your hair slicked back, in braids, or a bun. In between errands, you might also want to try OLAPLEX N°.7 Bonding Oil™ for instant shine and protection. OLAPLEX Nº.7 Bonding Oil™ will also boost color vibrancy, softness, and tame frizz and flyaways so you can feel your best while you shop for your loved ones. Once you're ready, shampoo and condition the treatment out with N°.4 Bond Maintenance® Shampoo and N°.5 Bond Maintenance Conditioner. If you’re noticing lots of buildup in your hair, try a clarifying shampoo like N°.4C Bond Maintenance® Clarifying Shampoo. This deeply cleansing yet gentle and color-safe clarifying shampoo removes heavy metals, hard water minerals, chlorine, pollutants, product buildup, and excess oil that can cause dull, discolored hair.

Cooking or Baking for Friends, Family, or Roommates

We know holiday meals can mean a day in the kitchen in your sweatpants. Why not elevate a day of deliciousness by working on your hair to make it just as snack-worthy as your holiday supper? Opt for an OLAPLEX N°.0 and N°.3 Hair Perfector® treatment for intensive bond building, or try a hair mask that hydrates hair and prevents breakage, like the Rich Hydration Mask or the Weightless Nourishing Mask. Not sure which hair mask is right for you? If you have fine to medium hair, the Weightless Nourishing Mask will provide lightweight hydration through 5 washes* while reducing and preventing breakage. It’ll also give your hair instant volume that lasts all day. To use the Weightless Nourishing Mask: 

 

  1. Start with a shampoo that’s made for fine hair, like N°.4FINE Bond Maintenance® Shampoo. This volumizing shampoo for fine hair is clinically proven to strengthen, repair, and prevent future damage from everyday elements, styling, or salon services.
  2. Apply the mask to wet hair, focusing on the mid-lengths to ends of your hair. 
  3. Leave it on for 3-5 minutes, then rinse. 

 

Those with medium to coarse hair should try the Rich Hydration Mask. This mask also provides instant hydration that lasts through 5 washes.** It even strengthens hair and provides all-day, humidity-resistant frizz control, keeping strands smooth when the kitchen heats up during baking or cooking. Simply apply the mask to wet hair after rinsing with N°.4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo. Leave the Rich Hydration Mask on for 3-5 minutes, then rinse it out.

Wrapping Presents and Decorating

We can't teach you how to wrap like a professional, but we can repair your hair like one. If you have a cozy day at home wrapping presents or decorating, consider it back-to-back treatment time with OLAPLEX to rebuild bonds and moisturize simultaneously! Start with an intensive pre-bond-building treatment with OLAPLEX N°.0 and N°.3 Hair Perfector®, then rinse with N°.4 Bond Maintenance® Shampoo and condition with N°.5 Bond Maintenance® Conditioner. Once you get out of the shower, take care of your scalp with N°.0.5 Scalp Longevity Treatment. This weightless scalp serum immediately hydrates and soothes the scalp as it protects against accelerated scalp aging to promote hair health over time. You can apply it to your scalp using the needlenose applicator before styling wet hair or as an overnight treatment on dry hair. 

 

Next, apply No.6 Bond Smoother® to damp hair to soften, smooth, and hydrate it while controlling frizz.

 

To make holiday shopping easier, explore OLAPLEX gift sets. These curated gift sets have everything you need to give your loved ones stronger, shinier, and healthier hair through the holiday season and beyond. 

 

 

*On virgin tresses

**On bleached hair tresses