OLAPLEX No.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream

Editor's Take

Olaplex earns its counter space here: the bond builder and Keravis™ make this more than silicone polish, though the persistent base leaves a sizable environmental tab.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.5 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 8.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 5.1 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 3.8 / 10

The Verdict

For frizz control, detangling, and breakage support, this is among the stronger styling creams on the shelf. Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate and Keravis™ bring credible repair benefits, while silicone supplies the immediate smooth finish. Fragrance and a petroleum-heavy, poorly biodegradable base keep it far from clean-beauty territory and make its environmental footprint the weak spot. Worth it for damaged, frizz-prone hair when performance matters more than greener formulation.

Is OLAPLEX No.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream clean?

DARE scores OLAPLEX No.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream by OLAPLEX 5.1 / 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.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream?

The formula leads with Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Isohexadecane, Coco-Caprylate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate. 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.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, OLAPLEX No.6 Bond Smoother Frizz Control Styling Hair Cream by OLAPLEX scores Performance 8.5 / 10, Clean Standards 5.1 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 8.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 3.8 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Water (Aqua/Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Isohexadecane, Coco-Caprylate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Isododecane, Phenyl Trimethicone, Propanediol, Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, Fragrance (Parfum), Cetrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Citral, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Disodium EDTA, Linalool, Citronellol, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Hydroxycitronellal, Etidronic Acid, Tocopherol, Geraniol, Potassium Sorbate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Phytantriol, Sodium Benzoate, Pseudozyma Epicola/Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Ferment Extract Filtrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Gigartina Stellata Extract, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil.