L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Instant Miracle Review

At first I was rather sceptical as I usually use expensive treatments from the salon, however after finding success with others in the elvive range I decided to give this a go. Firstly it comes in a nice metallic pink bottle which is rather handy and easily distinguishable in the shower and the bottle is easily squeezable so you’re able to get the right amount of product out. The product itself smells rather nice with a lightly scented floral fragrance which is rather refreshing. I used this a couple of times in conjunction with the elvive smooth intense shampoo and conditioner and found that it worked best if you shampooed, then put this treatment in and combed and leaved in for 10 minutes, rinsed and then conditioned with the conditioner as it seemed to lock in the moisture better (A trick I learnt to do with all shampoo, treatment and conditioners from a hairdresser). While I did notice some results it wasn’t drastic. My hair is bleached blonde so can be rather damaged and I did this just after I had got it re-dyed when it felt rather straw-like. I noticed my hair did feel smoother and thicker and was much more manageable. I thought it may make my hair look greasy or oily however I was pleasantly surprised as it was nice and lightweight. I tried to avoid my scalp and focused more on the mids to ends and that seemed to work best with this produts For the price I would say this is a good product and does have some good aspects about it so will definitely use again.

My hair is long (down to the middle of my back), very thick, blonde, and quite dry. I have half head highlights.

This product comes in a handy tube that is easily squeezed out.

It is quite a thin, runny formula unlike other treatments I have tried which are very thick. It has a pleasant, not overpowering smell.

Out of the tube, I got 2 treatments out of it, and I tried it two different ways.

The first time I tried it, I did what I usually do with treatments which is shampoo my hair, towel dry it, apply the treatment, comb it through, and leave it in for 15-20mins.

Doing it this way I found it impossible to comb through, and quite hard to apply.

The second time, I applied it as per the directions (shampoo, rinse, apply treatment, rinse straight away) It says that the treatment works straight away.

I found this way much better as it goes into wet hair much easier.

After rinsing the treatment out (both times), my hair felt quite dry and hard to manage, and had lots of knots.

I then towel dried my hair, used my tangle teezer to get the knots out, and blow dried it.

This treatment promises 5 proven results.

The first is restored. It definitely felt softer, however I do not believe you can restore hair, only cover up the damage, which I think it does a reasonably good job at doing.

The second is stronger. This is quite hard to measure, and I think you may have to use it quite a few times to really see a difference, however I did see a little bit of a difference.

The third is vitality. I think it does make the hair more vitalized.

The fourth is silky to touch. This product definitely made my hair nice and silky. Feels divine after straightening it too.

And the fifth is Healthy Shine. My hair definitely looked more shiny.

So my overall thoughts on this product is that I am quite happy with it, however it does not do an as good of a job as my professional salon treatments, and the downside is that it contains silicone. Silicone just coats the hair and makes it appear healthier rather than working inside the hair shaft, and silicone can weigh the hair down after a while.

If this was on special at the supermarket, I may pick some up, but for now I will probably just stick with my salon products.

Personally, I have EXTREMELY dry, damaged and dull hair not to mention weak. It lacks shine, and if I’m lucky, it’s silky to the touch on some days. This product claims that in just 60 seconds, it makes your hair strong, fuller looking, revitalized, silky and shiny,

When I tried this for the first time, the consistency of this was the same as a shampoo. It is quite creamy, but not thick like what I originally thought. The fragrance... I’m not a fan of it.

At first, I was a bit skeptical about doing all that it claims in just 60 seconds so I left it on while I was in the shower and rinsed out just before I finished. Does it do what it claims to do? YES. I was SO amazed. My hair felt much silkier. I've used this everyday for 2 weeks and gradually, I have noticed that my hair has become stronger, silkier, revitalised, fuller and most definitely more shiny looking. About half way through this trail, I dyed my hair. Having naturally black Asian hair means that when I lighten it, I need lots of bleach. My ends became a bit damaged; however, the rest wasn't as damaged as I expected it be. Its been about a week since I lightened my hair, and I have been using this treatment like crazy, and yes, my hair is much stronger.

The product also claims that this works in 60 seconds. There are days where I would apply this, wash my body and rinse off instead of leaving it last. Not sure if its 60 seconds, but the result is the same as when I leave it in longer! :D

Would I repurchase? Yes. Most definitely Would I recommend it to a friend? Oh yes. Most definitely.

I have long, dyed, dark brown hair. I straighten it most days and the ends are dry.

I found this treatment to be slightly thinner then previous hair treatments I have used, but texture is no problem at all, it makes it easy to apply and easy to squeeze out of the bottle.

You get a really decent amount of product, so big value for money with this product.

I have used the treatment for the last 2 weeks and have noticed slight changes over that time. I used it every second day when I wash my hair, at first I noticed my hair was really knotted the next day after using it, this isn't normal for my hair. I carried on using it as I truly wanted to see the results from this product. Over the past two weeks I have noticed slow, and slight changes. The ends of my hair have become slightly less dry, less tangled and knotted which I experienced the first few times. And it seems to straighten a lot easier and smoother.

Overall I think it is a good, easily accessible, reasonably priced hair treatment. I am going to continue using the bottle so I can see how long it will last, and the progress my ends make with this product.

I have very curly, dry,frizz prone hair that I have dyed a dark brown every couple of months and have been using this a couple of times a week for a few weeks now. I was hoping it would restore some moisture back into my hair but it didn't impress me as much as I hoped it would. Although my hair is naturally very dry I was hoping the "intense treatment" would deeply condition my locks, I've tried various ways of using the product - leaving it on longer, using on it's own in between shampoos and every time I used it I felt my hair was more tangled than with other products and I had trouble trying to comb this product through (this is my process with all conditioners/treatments). I did enjoy the bottle as the product was easier to get at than other treatments in the tubs and I also liked the consistency as it was more along the lines of a conditioner and so easier to spread through my hair. I've tried other products in the ELVIVE range and have always come away a little disappointed. For the price there are other supermarket brand treatments that work better on my hair type.

This has all the things a good enough conditioner should, it smells lovely and it conditions your hair reasonably well. I expected from it's name that it would be a more intensive conditioner, but my hair really felt the same as when using a normal cheap conditioner. I think it makes a good conditioner but it's not great for an intensive treatment.

I will admit that I was dubious about this product and after the first couple of uses I thought I was right to be. I then reread the instructions and made sure I rinsed it out immediately after applying it and found that my hair is so much softer and I will be continuing to use this product. I find that my hair feels dry when I colour it and this product seemed to have reversed it, I recommend it.

I really enjoyed using this product. The cream was silky and easy to spread through my hair and it smelled great both when applying and on my hair after it had dried. I've used it a number of times, each time for varying amounts of times, from 1-5 minutes. I noticed that the results are better the longer you have it in your hair, but even if you're in a rush and only have time to leave it in for about a minute it is still very much worth it. The product was easy to rinse out of my hair due to its silky texture. The end result was that my hair became more silky and shiny which was great as my hair can usually appear quite dry. It helped with straggly fly-aways and made my hair generally more manageable. The cost is very good for the amount of product that you get and considering many repair treatments can be expensive. The packaging was great, having it in a squeezable tube was so much better than the tubs that a lot of treatments come in, they can be very awkward to use in the shower. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone suffering with dry and frizzy hair!

I have a two year old so I was keen to try something that didn't mean I had to wait in the shower for 10 minutes to let it do it's thing.

The product is quite thin - was expecting more of a thicker consistency, like a masque. It went on my hair well and was easy to run through although it didn't feel like I had a treatment on. It had a pleasant fragrance, although I do wish that some of these bigger brands would use some more natural type fragrances - this was a pleasant but chemically fragrance. My normal hair products are an organic one I get from my hairsalon and they have such gorgeous natural lavender and orange fragrances!! I digress...I normally wash my hair then leave conditioner on while I am washing face etc so I did the same with this and left it on even though it said to rinse off straight away. I did try that once and it didn't seem to be much different so you are probably good to just rinse straight away anyway.

I did find that my hair felt soft and silky once I'd washed it off. Also my hair seemed to dry a bit faster than normal and it felt light and soft once it was dry. I only used it on the ends of my hair as I tend to get quite oily roots.

I did like this product and it was a good quick treatment, however I will probably look for something a bit more natural/organic in the future.

I try for a hair mask every weekend - a luxurious routine involving a nose pore strip and a face mask too. But this is the perfect top up during the week when I don't have more than 4 minutes in the shower. I like the smell although the colour is a little odd (same colour as the bottle), but the feel of my hair after I've put it in is lovely. I'm not sure if it's silicone based or not and would be interested to know but it sure does do the trick. Doesn't weight down hair and leaves it feeling silky for the next day. Excellent for my thick, dry mane.