I received this product as part of the BR Trial of L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Clay range. Hearing about this pre-shampoo treatment made me both excited and confused! It's nothing I've heard of before - applying a clay mask to your hair!?
The packaging is solid, a screw top lid and you get 150ml of product. The scent smells similar to the shampoo & conditioner but slightly stronger, it's not intense though, it smells refreshing & clean. The clay mask looks thick but it surprisingly feels really soft making it easy to apply to your hair.
I was confused that there were no directions on the tub, until I realised that they were on the lid on a peel back label. The mask is applied to the roots on dry hair, it says to apply to your whole scalp but I only applied to the top where I get oily, leave it on for 5minutes then rinse off. What I found is that the mask instantly absorbs the oil, my hair felt a bit matted but as soon as I started to rinse it felt soft but clean. It was really easy & quick to rinse out.
I thought this might be a bit time consuming adding mask into the hair wash routine but you can apply this before you get in the shower, it only took me a minute to apply. I also found that it's not necessary to use on every hair wash, I would recommend every second hair wash. The results lasted. Loved using this!
I was so excited to be receiving this product to try. My hair will look nice the day I wash it but by the next day it looks greasy and dirty. I love the colour of this product and that it comes in a tub. First impressions when opening it were that it had a subtle but pleasent smell and looked like a body butter. The first time I used this was on a work morning as I was conscious of the time limit to review and wanted to get a couple of uses in in the week. So I was a bit rushed and didn't expect it to take so long to apply. you do need to allow a bit of time for this, it is fiddly and messy to apply. I had trouble getting coverage all over my scalp so just done as much as I could. I was quite surprised how easy it was to wash out though, expecting it to take forever. I followed up with the shampoo and conditioner and awaited miracles. The next day I did notice my hair looked a little better than usual but did expect a bit more to be honest. Day three my hair looked pretty much the same as it usually does and I felt it needed a wash again. I used it again on Saturday when I had more time to do it properly and it was a bit easier when not rushing. Today it looks OK so I'm hoping by tomorrow it will still look good. Overall I think this is nice to use once a week to give my hair a boost and a treat but so far I don't think it's done wonders for the oiliness.
Tips: Make sure you have the time free to use this product properly. I think it could be great for some people so if you have oily hair for this great price it's definitely worth giving it a try.