OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner
by OLAPLEX · hair_care
Editor's Take
Olaplex earns its repair reputation here: Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate and biomimetic lipids go beyond ordinary slip, but the environmental tab is hard to ignore.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 9.2 / 10
- Clean Standards: 2.9 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 0.5 / 10
The Verdict
For damaged, processed hair, this is one of the more credible repair conditioners on the shelf. The bond-repair monomer, Quaternium-91, and phospholipids support both internal strength and smoother cuticles. Silicones may build up on fine hair, while fragrance, ethoxylated ingredients, and persistent conditioning agents sink its clean and sustainability credentials. The performance is premium; the green chemistry is not.
Is OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner clean?
DARE scores OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner by OLAPLEX 2.9 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner?
The formula leads with Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, OLAPLEX No.5 Bond Maintenance Strengthening, Moisturizing Hair Repair Conditioner by OLAPLEX scores Performance 8.8 / 10, Clean Standards 2.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 9.2 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 0.5 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water (Aqua/Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate, Quaternium-91, Cetrimonium Chloride, Divinyldimethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer, Behentrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Cetyl Esters, Isododecane, Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, Panthenol, Phospholipids, Dimethicone PEG-7 Isostearate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, PEG-45M, PEG-7 Amodimethicone, Amodimethicone, Disodium EDTA, C12-13 Pareth-23, C12-13 Pareth-3, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Polysilicone-15, C11-15 Pareth-7, Sodium Polyaspartate, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Laureth-9, Citric Acid, Trideceth-12, Butylene Glycol, Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract, Silica, Acetic Acid, Etidronic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Acetate, PEG-4 Dilaurate, PEG-4 Laurate, BHT, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, PEG-4, Pseudozyma Epicola/Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Ferment Filtrate, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Tocopheryl Linoleate/Oleate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Quaternium-95, Propanediol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, PEG-8, Punica Granatum Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, PEG-8/SMDI Copolymer, Palmitoyl Myristyl Serinate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tocopherol, Biotin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance (Parfum), Citral, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene
Last updated September 19, 2026