ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Damage-Erasing Balm

The packaging DOES make it hard to open and slippery in the shower. I really do like this condtioner. My hair is very long (colored also) and the ends get dry just a day after a shampoo even with conditioner, but when I add this after or alone after shampoo, the ends don't dry out as quickly. I just discovered L'oreal's Protein Recharge leave-in for ends, Will try it today.

AMAZING STUFF. I purchased this along with the conditioner and leave in conditioner from this line.

I apply this to my damaged hair post shower when my conditioner has been rinsed out... one problem with damaged hair is that conditioners get absorbed and evaporate quickly. This stuff is amazing post-conditioning because it seals all the conditioner in to avoid any moisture loss in …Read more

Since I’m on a budget, I’d have to say this is a pretty darn good hair mask. It’s not as nice as some of the salon brands I’ve tried, they give more slip and shine than this. This moisturizes abd gives my hair some fullness, but leaves it a little frizzy. In a pinch would repurchase

Re-discovered this at the back of my bathroom cabinet and remembered how good this was for my hair when it was at its worst.. It was after a salon treatment some years back when my hair suddenly became very straw-like and super prone to split ends. I used this not daily but 1-2 times every week for about a month, applying it to both lengths and especially on ends whilst getting on with other …Read more

Yuck. I wish I would have paid more attention to the ingredients list vs reviews on this one. I wanted a deeper conditioner to use more like a mask for my ends; I found this to feel like a regular conditioner. Its thick but runs though my hair like a regular conditioner. However, I missed the whole "balm" description (instead of mask) and by day 2, my hair was a clumpy, tangled, greasy …Read more

HOLY SHT, I just had the best hair day ever. Shiny, soft, voluminous, manageable. Today was a perfect day.

I agree with those who remarked that the packaging is awkward and difficult to handle. I use it in the shower and dropped it with the top off several times. I have thin, older hair that is no longer colored or permed. I started using this product in June, 2017 and am finishing up my first container as I use it weekly. I have purchased a new container.

I find this product to be a …Read more

I use thick masks/balms as my regular conditioner. This is a good one among the drugstore options. It left my hair moisturized and soft. "Damage-erasing" is a bit of marketing hype. I didn't notice any changes in my hair. It's just a decent thick conditioner.

I don't like the packaging. In the shower, the tub is extremely slippery and easily dropped. The …Read more

It's OK, nothing special. It works like a thick conditioner, I didn't notice any dramatic changes in my hair (thin, curly, color-treated, prone to breakage). Why L'Oreal decided to put this in a peanut butter jar-like tub is beyond me, this makes it incredibly inconvenient for shower use. Also, like most L'Oreal products, it's very strongly scented (this is why I …Read more

This is a good drug store deep conditioner, and I used it religiously for quite some time. I have fine, color treated hair that always needs more moisture, and this was my go-to when I still purchased products from L'Oreal. I do not think that it actually repairs or erases any damage, but it does infuse a lot of moisture into the hair to replace whatever is lost through coloring, heat …Read more