L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Restoring Shampoo

I have tried some L'Oreal hair products before but never this particular one. As I dye my hair often I find it needs a lot of nourishment. Most shampoos leave my hair feeling like straw and knotty when it is wet. I found this shampoo made my hair feel smoother after the first wash. The scent and texture of the shampoos I found was smooth and silky, not too runny or too thick. I guess I would have to say it was perfect :). When combined with the conditioner it did make my hair feel fuller with a nice bounce. I have naturally curly hair and this made my curls a nice shape. sounds weird but when you have really curly hair a nice curl is important.

My hair is damaged from the years of dying away my greys. This lovely shampoo did not weigh my hair down and left it feeling squeaky clean and shiny.

I love hair products with Keratin in them as it definitely does help to repair your hair.

The 250ml bottle is a great size and will definitely last you a number of decent shampoos. There is a lovely fragrance that is not overpowering.

I would definitely recommend this product to anybody with damaged hair to try.

I really like this shampoo. I purchase it along with the conditioner. They're usually on special, but to be honest $9 is still pretty great value, it lasts ages.

The product smells lovely. I can't pinpoint the smell but it's nothing too strong, nor too soapy. I'm not a fan of heavily scented products, this strikes a nice balance.

It lathers well, I only need to shampoo once to feel squeaky clean.

The shampoo isn't at all moisturising so a conditioner is a must, if you just wash and go you'll find your hair is pretty tangled and doesn't feel at all nice when wet.

But combined with the conditioner this is a great product!

Both my daughter and I tried this. We both have long hair though mine is colour treated. The bottles easy to use with flappable tabs on lids. Only a small amount needed even with our hair length. Positives - our hair feels softer, silkier and less frizzy. We both find after two/three days hair looks limp and greasy. Not anymore! hair still had volume and bounce and the frequency of washing was reduced. Our hair does feel better and easier to manage and maintain. Negative- Only one the conditioner does not detangle. I like to comb through conditioner in the shower and it was very hard. Hair stayed matted and knotty. Would I buy and use again? Yes I would

I have been searching for a decent shampoo and conditioner set for some time to address my hair issues, I was lucky enough to get to try both this shampoo and its matching conditioner in tandem with one another and I normally always buy the matching set. To try give the product a good tough challenge in repairing my hair I stopped using my other shampoo and conditioner immediately. I have all sorts wrong with my hair: dry flaky scalp, fly aways, frizzy in hot weather, oily roots and dye damage. I am also currently trying to grow out the dye at the bottom of my hair so I wasn't terribly fussed on whether or not it made a difference to it as salon treatments haven’t made a dent in that and it somewhat beyond saving. My focus has been the health of the new virgin hair coming through.

I normally wash my hair every second day but conditioning only on every fourth day. It took about a week for me to notice a distinct difference but that was surprisingly quick for me. Normally after washing my hair will be fluffy for a while which I did find at first when switching to this product but found my hair adjusted a lot faster than it had with my previous shampoo and conditioner. In about a week I was playing with my hair due to its increased softness (I couldn't help it!) even the damaged dyed hair was somewhat improved, so much so that for the first time in a while I actually wore my hair down instead of tying it up in a ponytail so I have definitely seen an overall improvement in the health of my hair, even the really damaged bits. There has even been an improvement on my scalp (which is somewhat miraculous given head and shoulders couldn't seem to fix it!?) and I've seen a great reduction in the dry flaky patch at the front of my scalp, my hair is neither dry nor oily and has found a great balance in between and reduced my fly away issues DRASTICALLY. As time has gone along it has only gotten better, the only thing I need to find now is suitable hair styling products to come afterwards

I didn't need any more than an average blob so it will probably match up in usage for whatever you use and however much you need for your hair as any other shampoo I will say though that it lathers quite well and I didn't find it necessary to go back for a second blob so you do get very decent coverage out of it.

It mid price range at the supermarket and because I have a bit of a thing for matching sets I ended up buying one of each of the entire range (figured I’d stick with the same brand, don’t they formulate them that way?) and have been impressed with the overall results of using not just the shampoo but extending into the rest of the associated products that go with it.

End result: I may actually end up a long term convert to this particular product as I've had the best results out of any range that I've tried (which now totals about 6 different brands now) while trying to search for a range that doesn't aggravate my scalp or make my hair go POOF!!

My hair has been dyed for years. It's long, thick, curly and fairly dry. After using this shampoo it's much smoother and silky.

I wouldn't say it's 'fixed' any damage, but my hair is more shiny and softer to touch.

The texture is of good quality and a little goes a long way. It has a pleasant smell.

I have long, dry, frizzy hair so i was excited to try out this product. for the affordable price this shampoo is amazing. I loved the smell the second i opened it, it lingers in your hair all day keeping your hair smelling divine. the bottle is simple and the product was easy to squeeze out. this product made my dry hair felt softer and silkier after the first wash and i noticed it dried less frizzy. i was really impressed with this shampoo and will defiantly be repurchasing in the future

This product was amazing! It did everything it said it would. What I loved the most was when I blow dry my hair it looks silky smooth and it doesn't look damaged at all. Have already recommended this product to friends, I know if I love it they will too

This shampoo has a nice smell and the bottle size is great - fits in the shower nicely and lasts a long time especially when using on long hair. After two weeks of use my hair did feel healthier and silkier to touch which was great as I have blonde highlights which can be damaging. I didn't find that my hair looked fuller though. Overall it's a nice shampoo and I think it's priced well.

My hair felt quite smooth after using this as I regularly dye my hair and it's thin so it gets damaged easily. I didn't think it made my hair feel fuller but it defs made it less tangled! I like the scent and it was also easy to use :) I'l probably use this again because its not expensive at all