L’Oréal Total Repair 5 Conditioner Review: Soft, Stronger Hair on a Budget

Ceramides are helpful and important for hair health because they help keep the hair strands intact. They also help provide elasticity, shine, smoothness, and moisture retention, just to name a few. So I was excited to try out the Total Repair 5 Repairing Conditioner from L'Oreal that has ceramides in it.

 

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Description

This L'Oreal rinse-out conditioner claims to strengthen and protect the hair. It's formulated to fight the 5 signs of damaged hair, which are split ends, weak, rough, dull, and dehydrated hair. "It aims to restore and repair the hair's structure delivering intense care without weigh down - for silky, healthy hair that feels light, stronger, and easier to style." 

L'Oreal Paris Ceramide Total Repair 5 Repairing Conditioner directions

"Apply after using Total Repair 5 Shampoo. Leave on for 1-3 minutes. Rinse. For intensive repair, use our Total Repair 5 treatment balm."

Ingredients

The key ingredients in this L'Oreal conditioner are ceramide and repair concentrates. The benefits of them are that they help to rebuild and strengthen the hair structure, leading to less hair breakage.

This is the ingreident list I found online: 1067691Pt7 Aqua/Water/Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Amodimethicone, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Parfum/Fragrance, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Trideceth-6, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil/Sweet Almond Oil, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Linalool, Potassium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Limonene, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Amyl Cinnamal, Coumarin, Citronellol, 2-Oleamido-1, 3-Octadecanediol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Argilla/Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract/Sweet Almond Fruit Extract, Ci 19140/Yellow 5, Ci 15985/Yellow 6, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid.

My take

I had been eyeing this conditioner for a while and finally decided to take the plunge during the 30 Ceramides Challenge hosted by Jen of Just Grow Already and Jay of Relaxed Thairapy. Let me say, I'm glad I plunged in. While the L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Repairing Conditioner isn't thick, it has a lot of slip, which helps with detangling, making this a good conditioner for pre-pooing, co-washing, or just conditioning. My new growth and relaxed strands both respond positively to it. The conditioner just sinks in, and after rinsing, I can feel the positive results.

Another plus is how affordable this conditioner is. L'Oreal tends to be on sale quite often, and just as often, you can find coupons to combine with the sale.

Final verdict

This conditioner really helped my hair. After using it for a few months, inconsistently, my hair didn't feel damaged like it used to. It felt softer, more moisturized, stronger, and overall looked healthier. I plan to keep L'Oreal Paris Ceramide Total Repair 5 Repairing Conditioner in the regimen rotation and will purchase it again.

 

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