L'Oreal Paris ELVIVE Extraordinary Clay Shampoo Review

My hair has been getting oily roots recently, so I decided to give this shampoo a go after hearing about it here on BR.

The shampoo is packaged like the others in the Elvive range. And the white shampoo inside the bottle doesn't look much different to their other shampoos. Being a clay shampoo, I expected something thicker than standard shampoo. Scentwise however, I reckon it has a similar scent to other products in the clay range - not that it actually smells like clay.

In terms of effect, the shampoo does feel like like it's taking the oil out of your hair. After washing it out, my hair had a squeaky clean feel, and I sometimes got an extra day before needing to wash it again. But although it said it was for dry ends too, I didn't really find it great for those. I found it best to stick to a hydrating product for those.

Because my hair doesn't get oily (except for the roots from time to time) and because I stuck with a conditoner that hydrated the rest of my hair, I don't think I saw the effects as much as someone who has oily hair who uses both the shampoo and conditioner. But it did pull my roots out of their oily funk, and give me back my normal hair (which is more dry than oily). So this product is a great pick me up for people who are having an oily moment too.

I've been using this shampoo daily since receiving it and have mixed feelings towards it.

My initial impressions were good. The bottle is a lovely blue-green colour and the scent is very nice and clean.

The shampoo itself foams up a LOT. You only need a small amount as the foam takes care of the rest. I found this shampoo to be very drying on my hair so focused it on my scalp and tried to avoid the lengths of my hair as much as possible. The foam covered the lengths regardless so would always dry it considerably.

I will finish the bottle but I won't be repurchasing it purely because it is so drying on my hair.

This is the 2nd product in the Clay range, which consists of 4 products. The shampoo is packaged in beautiful mint green with darker green accened 250ml flip top.

The shampoo lathers wonderfully and removes any clay mask still left on my scalp, as well as cleaning my hair thouroughly without leaving it squeaky. It almost feels like the shampoo has a volumising lather, my hair feels pouffy when I'm washing it.

After using the mask and rinsing the shampoo out, my hair felt dry and strawlike and I definitely needed to use conditioner on the mid-lengths and ends.

I tried using the shampoo on its own, without the mask, and it works well but definitely needs the clay mask boost to keep hair looking clean for an extra day or two.

I'll definitely be buying more of this shampoo.

I used the shampoo as part of the extraordinary care range. The shampoo has a subtle gentle scent and gave a wonderful lather. I didn't need to wash my hair twice which I usually do as it felt so clean on the first rinse. Using this shampoo as part of the range, I've successfully managed to only have to wash my hair twice a week!!!.

I was sent the range to review, and I was super excited about trying the shampoo & conditioner as I have tried so many and never really found the perfect fit. I love the scent, however the shampoo leaves me with that too squeaky clean feeling which is especially disappointing since the pre-shampoo mask makes my hair feel nice and soft. Other than that, it feels like any other run of the mill shampoo, as does the conditioner. You don’t need a lot of either product each time which is great. However I found I was left with the same amount of time where my hair felt good enough not to rewash it - every day or every second day at most, which was quite disappointing. Overall it wasn't a bad shampoo, but it didn't live up to my expectations.

This shampoo did a great job of combating my oily roots.

With my normal shampoo and conditioner I wash my hair every second day, but on my no-wash days I sometimes need to top up with a bit of dry shampoo in the morning, and I ALWAYS need dry shampoo if I'm going out in the evening of my no-wash day. With the Extraordinary Clay shampoo I found that I never needed dry shampoo on that second day, so it's a big win for me there.

I have to say I don't love how much the scent lingers. It's not an awful scent, in fact I kind of like it, but I strongly prefer hair products that don't leave a scent in my hair at all and this range definitely leaves a fairly strong and persistent smell, which is somewhat 'chemical' ish.

It's quite foamy so I use probably half the amount as I would of normal shampoo (or quarter of the amount if I'm using it after the mask from the same range). My only complaint is that it's far too harsh for my tips and the conditioner from the range just doesn't do enough to counter that. On day 2 my tips start getting dry and angry, and if I use dry shampoo to stretch things out to day 3 then my tips are a gnarled mess.

However, I like this shampoo enough that I'm probably going to shop around to see if I can find a better conditioner or treatment to pair with it and hopefully counteract the effects, and if I do then I'll definitely repurchase.

Loved the shampoo! I normally have to wash my hair daily, otherwise my hair is an oily mess. After using for a week, I am now able to wash my hair every 2nd day. My hair feels light, clean and nourished. This has a really creamy texture. I found a little goes a long way with this product. I will definitely purchase this again!

I received this product as part of the Extraordinary Clay range for a BR Trial. As like the other products, it's a standard bottle of shampoo (like others from their elvive range) which is solid and you get 250ml of product. The product also smells the same as all the rest which is a clean refreshing smell which isn't too strong.

The shampoo feels a bit thicker than other shampoos I've used which feels really nice through my hair. The shampoo makes my hair feel really clean & followed with the conditioner my hair is really soft and smooth.

The results I had from using the whole range were really good & lasted a good 3 days!

This freshly scented shampoo is quite thick and luxurious. It lathers really well and I only needed to shampoo once to have perfectly clean, oil free hair.

When lathering I concentrated on my roots as opposed to my ends so as not to dry them out. It does say it hydrates the hair as well but I find most shampoos dry my ends out, and when I wash the shampoo out it washes down over the ends cleaning them enough for my liking.

My hair feels very light and airy after using this product - oil free for over 48 hours. I'd definitely recommend this shampoo for oily rooted people.

How exciting to be reviewing a product that could possibly offer relief from oily roots! I was really surprised by how thick the shampoo is compared to the corresponding conditioner! Its a lovely consistency and smells delicious! After using the clay mask,it feels so good to give your scalp a thorough clean with the shampoo. I concerntrated on using it mainly on my scalp, whereas I used the conditioner only on my ends. This product leaves my hair feeling very clean and full of volume,and I can now go a few more days without washing my hair. The scent is so lovely and I feel a lot more confident not having hair that could have lubed a car!