Be talk: L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Smoothing & Nourishing Oil Serum

Brand Name: L'Oreal

Product Line: Total Repair 5

Price: 125 INR

Quantity: 40 ml

Picture from Google Images

 Last week I reviewed the L’Oreal hair conditioner from the Total Repair 5 range. I am not fully happy with the conditioner,  however to makeup for my dismay-I have the serum from the same line. I bought this before the conditioner-for my first Germany Trip. I bought mainly because my hair gets frizzy in cold weather-and I was not sure if I could shampoo my hair every alternate days -as I got lot of forewarning that its already chilling there. So to keep my hair manageable during my trip-I got hold of this serum-mainly because the packaging is very travel friendly while it was during my trip that I realized its awesome features. 

 The Product Description goes something like this:

Quick Overview

Instant smoothing serum for unmanageable damaged hair

Details

Daily aggression from sun, water & pollution makes your hair dry, rough and unmanagable. The hair tangles and breaks. L'oreal Advanced research has created the new Total Repair 5 Nourishing Oil Serum.

Its caring formula works at 2 levels:

• When applied, it instantly attaches itself to damaged areas, repairs and unifies the hair's surface, creating a protective shield against further damage and split ends.

• Nourishes and smoothens your hair from root to tip; hair feels silky, looks healthy and is easy to style.

  

Me Talk:

The name-oil-serum is kinda appropriate because the consistency is just like that of hair oil (see pic below). I applied this serum and was really happy to find that it made my hair airy soft and totally smooth. I used it before my hair dried after bathing-and combed it to find the hair totally tangle free. Till this time-it was like any other leave –on serum that I had used previously. But the feature that left me pleasantly surprised it that the effect of smoothening lasted for more than two days. Like even after washing the hair on the day next-combing was easy and the hair was tangle free. Also-another major thing I observe after using most serums is that-they keep the hair very soft for a day-but on washing-the hair becomes rough and limp. The best thing about this serum is that is that it doesn’t ever make the hair limp or rough or frizzy after the effect wears off. It is a side effect free serum as far as I experienced. Although I don’t use it everyday-everytime I have used it-it has pleased me with the way it render just the shine and bounce I want-without  accompanying extra problems later. This I think this serum can truly be called Aishwarya’s Genie in bottle!!

Pic showing consistency

Pro Side:

1) Makes hair silky soft and shiny

2) Totally controls frizz-hair becomes manageable if proper quantity is used

3) Doesn’t dry hair after use, nor makes it limp

4) All the good effects survive for more than one day/wash

5)Does not weigh down Hair or make it sticky

6) Price is quite reasonable

7) Pleasant smell

Down Side :  Nothing-but since I have normal hair-I am not sure if this would suit galz with oily hair

Recommendations: 90%

 

Be Talk : L’Oreal Total Repair Five Repairing conditioner

Brand Name: L’Oreal

Type: Conditioner for hair

Price: Rs 80

Quantity: 90g

Pic from Youtube

   

I love the way Aishwarya comes swirling in that freaking gorgeous red dress and lets her hair flutter across the TV screen like unwinding a spool of silk. Its true-whatever this lady says-seems to be true- hehe. Well, this time she got me into buying the L’Oreal Total Repair Five Repairing conditioner-for my hair that doesn’t actually need “repair” –but the regular shampoos hardly do anything to the hair other than cleaning the scalp. For that extra shine-one has to resort to either a conditioner or an after wash serum. Personally I like conditioners more than serums-since the later STAYS on the hair-and I have an eerie feeling that it is attracting dust!!! The apply-and-wash-off type conditioner is what I prefer mostly.

 

What the product Claims:

It combats 5 signs of damage: Hair fall, Dryness, Roughness, Dullness, Split ends

Damaged Hair can lack the natural cement which keeps the hair strong & resilient.

To ensure cohesion & strength, the l'Oreal laboratories have created ceramide cement technology to replace the hair's natural cement, targetting the 5 problems.

>Repairs: the hair fibres, the hair structure is re-enforced and hair regains strength like new

>Transforms: the hair surface to a regular & smooth conditioner 

 

Me-Talk:

Well-I have tried various brands in conditioner previously-Himalaya, Ultra Doux, Garnier Fructis, L'Oreal Paris Nutri Gloss Mirror Shine and many years ago- a conditioner named Flex from Revlon. I find the Loreal total repair five conditioner to be an average quality one among them. On the first use-I might have poured some extra bit of it-the reason I am explaining later-and my hair remained limp for two days. Also I found-the most optimum amount of this conditioner- makes the hair soft and manageable-but it weighs it down too-I need to comb it several times to make it get the volume. The good thing is-it makes the brush easy to pull through. As for strengthening-honestly-I could find no significant difference. I think all this conditioner does is- make my hair smooth and silky-but it left me wanting for the airy softness that Aishwarya so proudly flaunts. Also the smooth effect goes away after another single wash.

 Pro-Side:

1) Makes hair smooth and manageable

2) Prevents tangles and makes hair easy to comb through

3) Price is reasonable

4) Nice fragrance

Down Side :

1) Weighs hair down-and makes it totally limp if overused

2) Effect doesn’t last long

3) The top-down packaging is responsible for letting the extra amount out-the flip cap at the bottom always lets out more than what is required for my average length hair . And its quite a menace to get the extra amount inside as well. See the Picture below

 

Recommendations : 70%