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Counterfeit Olaplex discovered in a California warehouse. Photo courtesy of Irwindale Police Department.

Counterfeit Olaplex Product Discovered in Europe and U.S.

By Btc Lauren Rees·October 04, 2018

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.

olaplex counterfeit — 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…

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