No. 10
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86% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 10 in hair
Sample
19 redditors with explicit opinion · 13 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral
Score0.882 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 62–96% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Top Pick — ≥75% positive across ≥10 redditors.
Sources
r/curlyhair, r/Wavyhair, r/HaircareScience
Olaplex · hair
Top Pick
No 7 Bonding Oil
r/curlyhairr/Wavyhairr/HaircareScience
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
Lightweight oil that smooths frizz and scrunches out gel casts without stiffness. Price is steep enough that users actively seek dupes.
What redditors love
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Scrunches out gel cast without leaving hair stiff
“Scrunched it out with olaplex 7 oil. 🙌”
u/u/Cross_plank
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Actually weightless even when mixed with curl cream
“The weightless hair oil I recommend for you is Olaplex 7.”
u/u/Xx_Hildegaard_xX
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Tames extra frizzy days when mixed with curl products
“sometimes mixed with a few drops of Olaplex No. 7 bonding oil if I'm extra frizzy”
u/u/Haunting_Seat_2084
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Works well glazed over mids and ends when emulsified
“mix it with a couple drops of a dry oil (I like either OGX's argan oil mist or olaplex no 7) and emulsify in my hands before glazing it over my mids and ends”
u/u/Typical-Screen-8077
What they don’t
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Too expensive for what it does according to longtime users
“i uset to buy olaplex no7 but is too expensive, really any hair oil that is not silica will work imo”
u/u/Wallaby42S
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Direct quotes
What 19 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/Due_Question_8691
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r/curlyhair
didn’t come out super curly this time but the extra shininess makes up for it haha routine today: 1st wash olaplex clarifying, 2nd wash bali curls bonding shampoo condition with a mixture of bali curls hair mask and bonding conditioner shea moisture hibiscus&coconut leave in, rin
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u/amarierashid
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r/curlyhair
Protectant: Olaplex no. 9 \- Gel: Olaplex no. 10 \- Frizz Control: It's a 10 Leave-in Spray and/or Olaplex no. 7 Bonding Oil \- Diffuser: Curlsmith Defrizzion Routine: \- Shampoo, condition, detangle & brush into curl clumps in shower \- 1 pump of Olaplex no. 9 leave-in on each
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u/beautyxbeaker
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r/HaircareScience
from a scientific standpoint it’s hard to tell. A lot of them also focus on different types of hair bonds; Olaplex claims to focus on disulfide bonds, Redken Acidic Bonding claims to focus on the hydrogen and ionic bonds, and K18 claims to repair broken parts in the hair strand v
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u/Cross_plank
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r/curlyhair
a full gel cast but this one was absolutely spectacular. Scrunched it out with olaplex 7 oil. 🙌
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u/gooddogmoses
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r/curlyhair
this happens every time. 😆
Routine: Innersence shampoo, conditioner, and gel. Olaplex No. 7 oil.
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u/Chef_Guzzi_Moto
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r/curlyhair
s. Gently release the clips and scrunch out the cast then a gentle scrunch with Olaplex No7 rubbed into my hands.
I sleep with a silk bonnet with my hair pinned pineapple
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"t run the curl cream through with my hands (sometimes mixed with a few drops of Olaplex No. 7 bonding oil if I’m extra frizzy) and that’s it! It’s a good hold but not stiff."
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Also, if anyone has any oil recs I'd love to hear it? I've been using Olaplex no.7 oil for a while, but it's so expensive now! Maybe the Ouai oil cause I really l"
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"mix it with a couple drops of a dry oil (I like either OGX’s argan oil mist or olaplex no 7) and emulsify in my hands before glazing it over my mids and ends. I brush it t"
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"didn’t come out super curly this time but the extra shininess makes up for it haha routine today: 1st wash olaplex clarifying, 2nd wash bali curls bonding shampoo condition with a mixture of bali curls hair mask and b…"
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"Protectant: Olaplex no. 9 \- Gel: Olaplex no. 10 \- Frizz Control: It's a 10 Leave-in Spray and/or Olaplex no. 7 Bonding Oil \- Diffuser: Curlsmith Defrizzion Routine: \- Shampoo, condition, detangle & brush into curl…"
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"Pattern conditioner Curlsmith airdry cream Ouidad climate control gel or curlsmith hydro flexi jelly. Olaplex #5 Bonding Oil"
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"They have added some non-exclusive "hair bonding" ingredients to the formula in addition to the patented Olaplex ingredient. Caesalpinia Spinosa Fruit Pod Extract is the INCI for the ingredient Keraguard, which Mielle…"
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"with her. Whether they are true or not is another question. There are some questions about the claims of Olaplex's patented bonding ingredient and whether it can actually repair disulfide bonds; even the company has s…"
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"from a scientific standpoint it’s hard to tell. A lot of them also focus on different types of hair bonds; Olaplex claims to focus on disulfide bonds, Redken Acidic Bonding claims to focus on the hydrogen and ionic bo…"
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"Beautiful, but I would say, you need a little shine, so maybe hair oil. Like Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil."
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"do some GENTLE scrunching while upside again. To get rid of the excess gel still on my hands. As for the Olaplex oil: No.7 bonding oil. I like curlsmiths too!"
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