the molecular repair (olaplex no. 3 hair perfector)

my hair hasn’t been the same since we left manhattan; i think the water here has a different mineral profile, or maybe it’s just the stress. olaplex no. 3 is not a conditioner but rather a bond builder. it works on a molecular level to repair the disulfide bonds that give hair its structural integrity. it’s the one ‘beauty’ product i own that feels like actual material science rather than cosmetic slop. i leave it on for 20 minutes while i read minor french philosophers, imagining it’s knitting my soul back together, one bond at a time.