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No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment

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No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment — Reddit Reviews

by Olaplex

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Updated November 3, 2026

Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate treatment strengthens fragile, overprocessed hair; shedding reports complicate the…
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What the community says

A watery pre-treatment built around Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate for bleached, fragile hair, usually paired with a follow-up treatment and left on about an hour. It can improve strength and smoothness, though hair-fall and scalp-sensitivity reports make YMMV serious.

From Reddit

Backed by 15 threads from r/HaircareScience, r/Wavyhair and 2 more.

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What people love

  • Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate is the formula’s headline active
  • Makes fragile hair feel stronger and smoother
  • Repair routines shine on bleached, overprocessed hair

Watch out for

  • Hair-fall reports include losing clumps after pairing with No. 3
  • Sensitive scalp has been reported alongside shedding
  • Some users see no improvement; K18 changed hair feel more dramatically

Product details

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Real Reddit threads — 19 mentions across 15 threads

Olaplex No. 0 Intensive Bond Building Hair Treatment on Reddit, in one place — 15 threads from r/HaircareScience, r/Wavyhair and 2 more, summarized.

“When I used Olaplex #0 and #3 and I started to feel like I was getting sick so I didn't dry my hair.”

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“The next day I had beautiful curly hair.”

Mentioned
r/HaircareScienceOlaplex, a big placebo?
393

“I then used the no. 0/3 combo and it felt stronger and smoother.”

Positive
r/HaircareScienceThe K18 vs. Olaplex Paper
191

“Olaplex^(®) showed superior thickness and the highest tensile strength and extensibility”

Positive

“Olaplex #0 is basically just Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate, their patented active ingredient, and water”

Positive

“The paper is a little weird though because it tests k18 and Olaplex^(®) N°0”

Positive

“For yesterday’s results I was doing a repair routine:”

Positive

“- Olaplex No. 0 + No. 3”

Positive

“Left in for an hour. Rinsed”

Positive
82

“Olaplex 0 and 3 didn't do a bad job but K18 really changed the feel of my hair.”

Mentioned

“First, Olaplex. Not just number 3, which I'd tried before, but number 0, number 3, AND number 6.”

Positive

“So the prep (number 0), the mask (number 3), and after showering”

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