Tried and tested: the new hair strengthening treatment, Olaplex, used by Kim Kardashian

Jen Stebbing21 April 2016

The trend for blues and pastels in hair colour has driven the development of a treatment to counteract the breaking down of the structure of the hair when such harsh bleaches are used.

Olaplex's formula claims to uniquely repair the hair's disulphide bonds that are broken and weakened through even small amounts of colouring, heat and bleaching, and are what provides hair with its elasticity and resilience.

Repairing the hair in this way means that it will not only look and feel stronger but any added colour will hold faster and stay longer, as well any moisturising treatments.

It's also like a long lasting heat protector spray, helping the hair keep its elasticity and strength against straighteners and hair drying.

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Colournation, a ten-year old salon off Oxford Street is one of the first in London to pioneer this treatment in the UK, after it was famously used on Kim Kardashian when she first went blond.

The treatment is relatively straighforward to receive, although exact measurements are needed by the hair stylist.

They add in the treatment's first and second stages, each taking ten minutes, and added to dry hair, at the washing stations where, at Colournation, they have wonderful massage chairs to help you relax.

Grant added a macadamia oil masque for moisture which my hair soaked up with help from the Olaplex treatment, attaching itself to the newly repaired bonds.

A trim of all the broken ends and reshaping meant that despite any extreme need, in my case, I left the salon with shiny, strong, healthy-feeling hair.

Treatment: Olaplex

Price: £50 on already coloured hair. £25 upgrade with any salon colour services

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