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Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask vs No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment: which is better?
The choice comes down to silky, bouncy moisture for dry lengths versus a primer step for fragile, damaged hair.
The quick answer
Depends what you need
- Rated higher: Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask — 93 vs 83 nextscore nextscore is a 0–100 score built from verdicts: posts and comments that come down clearly for or against a product. Today those verdicts come from Reddit discussions. Thinly discussed products are pulled toward the catalog average, and below 5 verdicts there is no score at all. How nextscore works
- Cheaper per ml: Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask — $0.15 vs $0.20/ml
- Better for hair damage/breakage: No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment
Amika Soulfood is praised for silky moisture and bounce, while Olaplex No. 0 is aimed at stronger-feeling damaged lengths and more defined curls.
Choose Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask if
- you want silky softness and bounce for dry lengths
- you have fine hair and use a mask every few washes
Choose No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment if
- your lengths feel fragile or damaged and you want them to feel stronger
- you want more defined curls after rinsing and can add a second repair step


At a glance
| Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask | No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment |
|---|---|
| Price per ml | |
| $0.15/ml | $0.20/ml |
| nextscorenextscore is a 0–100 score built from verdicts: posts and comments that come down clearly for or against a product. Today those verdicts come from Reddit discussions. Thinly discussed products are pulled toward the catalog average, and below 5 verdicts there is no score at all. How nextscore works | |
| 93 · 41 verdicts | 83 · 69 verdicts |
| Better for | |
| — | Hair Damage/Breakage |
| Key ingredients | |
| Jojoba Oil | — |
Prices checked Nov 12
What Reddit says
Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask
What Reddit likes
- Silky softness and bounce after five minutes
- Fine-hair friendly when used every few washes
Watch out for
- Can leave fine hair flat, greasy, or weighed down the next day
- Doesn't fix severely dry ends or provide enough slip for everyone
No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment
What Reddit likes
- Bond-building active clearly identified on the label
- Primer step makes damaged hair feel stronger and less breakage-prone
- Curls can look more defined immediately after rinsing
Watch out for
- Not a standalone treatment; it needs a second repair step
- Adds a 20-minute routine for payoff some users barely notice
- Dryness, brittle texture, scalp rash, and increased shedding are reported
Compare full ingredient lists · 1 in common
In both · 1
- Phenoxyethanol
Only in Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask · 19
- Water/Eau/Aqua
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Behentrimonium Chloride*
- Butylene Glycol
- Dimethicone
- Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Argousier) Fruit/Seed Oil
- Cetrimonium Chloride*
- Panthenol
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Aminomethyl Propanol
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Citric Acid
- Fragrance/Parfum
- Benzyl Benzoate
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Limonene
Only in No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment · 3
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate
- Sodium Benzoate