OLAPLEX No.0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment for Deep Repair & Strengthening
by OLAPLEX · other
Editor's Take
Olaplex brings plenty of softness here, but the bond-building headline oversells a rich pre-wash conditioner built more for slip than structural repair.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 6.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 6.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 5.6 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 7.5 / 10
The Verdict
The formula should leave dry, rough hair softer and easier to comb, thanks to glycerin, fatty alcohols, plant oils, and Quaternium-91. Its modern deposition polymers and film formers improve coating and moisture retention, but they do not make a convincing case for true bond rebuilding. Fragrance, disclosed allergens, synthetic dyes, and several conditioning quats keep the clean profile middling, while sustainability fares better overall. Treat it as a capable pre-wash conditioner, not intensive structural repair.
How does Olaplex No.0 score on sustainability and performance?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Olaplex No.0 scores Performance 6.8 / 10 and Formula Sustainability 7.5 / 10. Performance reads how the bond-building system is built to deliver as a whole; Formula Sustainability reads the ingredient-system choices behind that formula.
Full INCI list
Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcool, Casalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Sprout Extract, Panthenol, Quaternium-91, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Tribehenin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tocopherol, Olus Oil (Vegetable Oil, Huile Végétale), Caprylyl Caprylate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium PCA, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polyester-37, Ethyl Linoleate, Ethyl Oleate, Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, C13-15 Alkane, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, Phenethyl Benzoate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl lonone, Citronellol, Cl 19140 (Yellow 5), Cl 15985 (Yellow 6)