No. 08
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81% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 8 in hair
Sample
11 redditors with explicit opinion · 9 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral
Score
0.839 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 52–95% · 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
Olaplex · hair
Top Pick
No 7 Bonding Oil
r/curlyhairr/Wavyhair
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 11 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/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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u/CAKAGE
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r/curlyhair
h), Diffusing for 20 minutes, scrunch out the cast with some drops of hair oil (Olaplex No.7).
I lost a bit length and it even looks a lot shorter since the curls go up hi
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u/Captainsassidy
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r/curlyhair
down and use oil to scrunch the crunch out; I alternate between Hask Argan Oil, Olaplex No7, and OGX Argan Oil
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u/olive_dix
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r/Wavyhair
axx so don't buy it full price at a regular store. And I recently started using Olaplex No.7 oil after seeing it recommended in the fine hair subreddit so many times. It's
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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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