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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 
  • 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 MaskNo. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment
Price per ml
$0.15/ml$0.20/ml
nextscore
93 · 41 verdicts83 · 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

  1. Phenoxyethanol

Only in Amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask · 19

  1. Water/Eau/Aqua
  2. Cetearyl Alcohol
  3. Cetyl Alcohol
  4. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
  5. Behentrimonium Chloride*
  6. Butylene Glycol
  7. Dimethicone
  8. Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn/Argousier) Fruit/Seed Oil
  9. Cetrimonium Chloride*
  10. Panthenol
  11. Tocopheryl Acetate
  12. Ethylhexylglycerin
  13. Aminomethyl Propanol
  14. Isopropyl Alcohol
  15. Citric Acid
  16. Fragrance/Parfum
  17. Benzyl Benzoate
  18. Hydroxycitronellal
  19. Limonene

Only in No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment · 3

  1. Water/Aqua/Eau
  2. Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate
  3. Sodium Benzoate

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