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Counterfeit Olaplex Product Discovered in Europe and U.S.

After discovering counterfeit versions of Olaplex No.3 in a large German drug store chain, Olaplex launched an investigation and uncovered more counterfeit Olaplex products in a California retailer’s warehouse. Complaints from German hairdressers led Olaplex to investigate DM, the German drug store chain, where counterfeit Olaplex No.3 was being sold at nearly the same Continued

October 4, 2018·1 min read

olaplex counterfeit
After discovering counterfeit versions of Olaplex No.3 in a large German drug store chain, Olaplex launched an investigation and uncovered more counterfeit Olaplex products in a California retailer’s warehouse.   Complaints from German hairdressers led Olaplex to investigate DM, the German drug store chain, where counterfeit Olaplex No.3 was being sold at nearly the same price as genuine Olaplex and looking nearly identical.   Counterfeit Olaplex ready to be shipped in a California warehouse. Photo courtesy of Irwindale Police Department.   “Once we found out DM, a reputable German drug store, was selling counterfeits, we knew we had to investigate (more…)