L'oreal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Mask Review

I love a good hair mask, and this one is my go-to to replenish the moisture levels when I have lightened my hair, as my hair tends to go particularly dry when lightening

The container itself is awkward to handle in the shower, and the product is rather slippery, so getting the lid back on is hard unless you can get product into your hair and then rinse your hands. A tube would have been better

I apply to towel hair, leaving it on for 5 minutes. The results are that I'm left with silky smooth hair, that's got some added shine back, and less frizz. Straight after lightening I use this every 2-3 days for about 10 days (often skipping shampooing, and just wetting my hair and applying the mask), until I feel my hair has returned to it's pre-lightening condition!

When my hair isn't so dry, this can be a mask that's too rich and oily for my hair, so recommend it only when you need to give your hair a really good does of moisturising and extra shine!

As other cruelty free brands step up with a good hair mask I'd likely give this one up, but for a hair rescue type product, it ticks the boxes for me.

I tried this a while ago as my go-to hair mask had sold out. While it did smell nice, I can't say that I noticed much of a difference in the smoothness of my hair. If anything it just felt as though I had shampooed and conditioned my hair.

This mask comes in a decent size white tub with a red screw on lid, I found it quite hard to use especially in the shower when you've got some product on your hands and you're trying to screw the lid back on. The mask has a nice flowery smell to it which I liked smelling on my hair, but I'm not sure it worked as well as it should of for me. It didn't feel like it repaired my hair and give it as much moisture as I would want when using a mask. I continued to use it though instead of a conditioner after shampooing my hair.

I don’t understand all the bad reviews for this hair mask, I have repurchased this several times, finding it harder to get though, warehouse usually stocks it.

My hair always feels so good after using it, it’s soft to touch, looks shiny and smells incredible. I think my favourite thing about this hair mask is the scent, I just really like it in my hair and it lingers pretty long as well.

I’m not sure it’s actually repairing my damaged hair or just coating it with silicones, but it just looks so much better when I use it, not as good as after a kerastase hair mask of course, but pretty close to it I’d say.

Price wise it’s really affordable, I think it’s worth a try, it works wonders for me, you might have luck with it too. :)

I have just about completed my first jar and will DEFINITELY be purchasing again. After I started bleaching my hair at the beginning of the year I had to go on the hunt for a hair mask to get some moisture back into my hair, and this did it! I just wash my hair like normal and then once a week I put this in after shampooing, I tend to leave it in for 20 minutes or so, then just rinse out and style my hair like usual. My hair doesn't feel as damaged as I assumed it would after the multiple bleaching sessions it has been through so I love it.

Would definitely purchase this product again very hydrating hair mask smells amazing and hear feels so soft once hair is dried.

This creamy white goodness comes in a generous sized 300ml pot. What i really like about it is that it is thatbit contains ceramides. I use a small dab of this on my short hair instead of conditioner. Left on for a couple of minutes while I wash my body, it rinses out well and leaves my hair feeling nourished and soft. No discernable scent.

The texture of this is weird first off. I saw no difference in the moisture of my hair. I would never buy this again. Very disappointed