An Olaplex shampoo bottle.
Olaplex's sales continued to plunge during the company's second quarter, led by lower sales at hair salons.
  • Olaplex is losing ground with hairstylists, a key source of new customers for hair care products.
  • The brand's sales through stylists fell 61% during its second quarter, which ended in June.
  • CEO JuE Wong says a lawsuit about hair loss affected the brand's reputation at salons.

Olaplex's sales are continuing to fall, and a key source of purchases is leading the decline: hair salons.

The bond-building shampoo brand's sales fell 48% to $109 million during the second quarter that ended on June 30, the company reported on Tuesday. Olaplex also cut its projections for sales and profit for the rest of 2023.