3.9/5
256 reviews
L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Masque Reviews
#2 in Hair Masks

Description

The Intense Repair hair masque is designed to intensely nourish, repair and condition dry hair.  It targets both the hair cuticle and your scalp to maintain a healthy natural balance.

Find L'Oreal Professionnel hair care products in select salons:
Calgary | Montreal | Ottawa | Toronto | Vancouver | All


    Reviews and Ratings

    89% OF CHICKS DIG IT

    2.5/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    February 16, 2012

    I used this product for about 2 weeks now. I really love the container that it comes in as I am able to use every last drop of the conditioner unlike other containers where I have to add water towards the end to get it all out. The smell isn't very great, I found it hard to smell a scent at all. The consistency was very good as I found it thick enough to coat my hair and it detangled well as I have thick dry naturally curly hair. I did not find that it made a difference in my hair condition at the end of 2 weeks. I do not think I would recommend this product for the price. I could find better products for this price and cheaper.

    Flag as Spam
    2.3/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    February 16, 2012

    I'm reviewing this as part of the Chickadvisor review club and I'm glad that they sent me this set, but I didn't love the conditioning treatment. It comes in a nice size pot and you don't need much to cover your hair (I have long, thick, coarse wavy hair). Even though I have pretty thick hair I did notice that it weighed my hair down a bit, but it was nice and soft afterwards. The directions say to apply it to towel dried hair but I wasn't going to take the time to stop my shower, dry my hair and then put this on. Too much hassle! I applied it to my hair and left it on for about 10 minutes in the shower. Decent results but not worth the price in my opinion. I've found much better products at this price point and below!

    Flag as Spam
    3.3/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 16, 2012

    This smells just like the shampoo ( a more plastic banana scent) though, but the scent doesn't stay in your hair that much so it's fine if you don't like it. I think this masque actually works pretty good, the ends of my hair are pretty dry and this helped a lot, maybe TOO much... my hair was very soft after using this, but i think this masque was way to heavy for my hair. it made my hair really flat and weighed it down. When my hair is flat, its not pretty at all! I could run my fingers through my hair and it feels really smooth and silky, but that's probably the only thing i like about this. Though I do think it's a good product maybe for someone with hair that doesnt go flat easily. I have to say, again the price of this is so not worth it, this again is probably worth $10 and below. I would recommend this if you want to splurge, but there are other products that's better than this. Honestly i would not buy this again for myself, simply because it didn't work out that well for me and the price of it. My mom tried it and it worked out for her ( she has thick dry hair)

    Flag as Spam
    4.0/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    I am very impressed with this product. I found the 'candy banana' like fragrance very nice and the consistancy is so thick and creamy you dont need to use alot. I wouldnt usually pay this much for a masque but as it proved its great quality I would recommend it! Even if it was a once a week treat and not used regularly.

    I didnt follow the 'apply to towel dried hair' direction as I never do before any hair treatment, and that's just a hassle! After washing my hair, I squeezed out the excess water, applied and left it on aprox 10 minutes while I did my regular shower routine. As it had quite a slick feel on my hair, I was sure to rinse well. I usually apply a smoothing cream and air dry my hair but skipped the cream and viola - found it less poofy and no tangles! It worked equally well both with the matching L'Oreal shampoo or my regular shampoo. I can say I do prefer this masque to my usual drugstore branded hair treatment.

    Flag as Spam
    2.2/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    February 15, 2012

    I received L'Oreal Professional Intense Repair Masque to try in the mail about a week and a half ago. I love the fruity-like (banana?) smell. The consistency is nice and thick and bonds well to the hair. I have used the repair masque a few times now, and while I enjoyed the product, I didn't love it. I was expecting my hair to feel smoother, silkier and shinier, but it preformed like any other masque in my opinion. Not worth the price.

    Flag as Spam
    4.3/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this product. I was fortunate enough to be choosen as part of the Product Review Club and can't say thank you enough! I struggle with dry, frizzy, fly away hair in the winter months and in the course of one week of using this product, I was able to see visible changes in my hair. Once I received this product I used it every day. The repair masque is thick and creamy and completely coats the hair. A slight lather is created and the product did not drip away from my wet hair. I left the masque on my hair for apx. 5 minutes and then rinsed it away. My hair actually felt like it was stronger and more resilent. It was soft, silky and incredible easy to comb through.

    I used this product on my 6 year daughter who has very fine hair that tangles and matts very easily. I was so impressed at how this product helped to strengthen her hair. Her hair felt thicker and had less tangles. There were no tears when we were combing through her hair...just another added bonus!!

    I would definelty recommend this product and I will most likely continue to use this product on a regular basis. However, I will probably only use it every week or so - due to the higher price point.

    Flag as Spam
    4.0/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    I would like to thank L'Oreal and Chickadvisor for the opportunity to try the L'Oreal Professional Intense Repair Shampoo and the Intense Repair Masque.I live in a climate in Canada where its been a very cold harsh winter,this is my first winter living here and my hair has really suffered from the elements here.

    I have thin blond(color treated)shoulder length hair that is usually dry to normal conditions.The elements however had really damaged my hair and the appearance and texture became like straw and very hard to manage so everyday had become a hat day! I was getting very bad static and flyaway hair.My usual brand of Shampoo and Conditioner were not helping at all.So this review came at the perfect time for me and I'm so pleased it worked for my hair.

    I received the Shampoo and repair masque a week ago,I have been using both daily before submitting my review to see the affects of using the two for a week.The hair masque was created it says with regard for dry locks developed with the Cuti Liss System,which will provide nutrition and strengthen dry hair.It is a leave in masque which you would apply after shampooing and rinsing and towel drying your hair.It nourishes and smooth your hair and is also used to treat and control split ends.I didn't find a problem with having to towel fry my hair before applying the masque because I knew that towel drying it then applying the masque on my hair would really get a chance to soak in this rich mask and repair the damage.

    The hair masque comes in a small tub container(200 ml)I dont like the smell as much as I liked the smell of the shampoo.The smell is hard to describe I find it to be a very strong artificial floral scent.I wish the scent matched the shampoo which smelled like bananas and a crisp melon.As I mentioned in my shampoo review because this product can only be bought at a salon I probably will not buy it as much as if I seen it in my local Shoppers Drug Mart etc.I dont go to the salon as much as I go shopping.I also think its quite expensive for only 200 ml.However I would consider buying both during the winter months and use it sparingly about once a week.This way it would be affordable for me and I can keep my winter hair healthy.

    The container is tub like and has a screw off top.I like this because I can control how much I use and will be able to get every last bit out the container.The texture is wonderful,its very rich and creamy and you can see shiny pearl like pigments throughout the product.This product is like the Dairy Queen blizzard you can tip it upside down and nothing falls out haha!You just need a little bit it spreads easily through out the hair I can feel it coating my hair strands,but it is not greasy at all.It washes out perfectly with no residue.

    After my first use of the product my hair felt really super soft and smooth and shiny and it looked great and really helped control the static fly away hair.It also gave my hair bounce and volume I'm loving that!Its also so manageable and easy to comb out no tangles at all.I love that it has not faded my color treated hair as well.I also noticed in the ingredients there is camphor I like that as camphor will stimulate the hair follicles.

    After using the Shampoo and hair masque for a week I used my usual Shampoo and conditioner this morning as I want to start using whats left only once a week so this will last for awhile.Well after using my usual shampoo and conditioner the dreaded flyaway hair is backkkk.......So I now know for sure this product controls static flyaway hair 100%.

    As I mentioned with the shampoo there are a few cons with the repair masque but the pros have far outweighed the cons for me.

    CONS
    -I do not like the use of parabens in products.I do hope L'Oreal can find a alternative
    -The instructions and ingredients are very hard to read.

    The final results are that the shampoo and conditioner have really saved my hair this winter.It really strengthened and has made it healthier in one week and it looks super shiny I'm very happy with the results.Thanks again L'Oreal and Chickadvisor for allowing me to review these products.I'm so glad it was such a success for my hair.

    Flag as Spam
    3.5/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    I received this product as a member of the Product Review Club.

    My hair is fine, dry, but not really damaged and no longer colour treated/bleached. My hair is also long (to my mid-low back) and I wash it daily. Because I live in a place that's dry year round, but especially in winter, my hair is often in need of a moisture boost.

    I find the price of this product to be on the high side. For $30 you get only 200ml of the repair masque, which is really not a lot.

    I used the L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Masque after shampooing with the L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Shampoo, which I also received through the PRC. The masque smelled really nice without being super fruity/floral or too perfumy. I followed the directions on the packaging and towel dried my shampooed hair before applying the masque. I applied the masque starting with the ends of my hair and working my way up to the roots. I used approximately 2 tablespoons of the product in one use. I massaged it into the hair and then piled my hair up into a loose bun on the top of my head and started a timer for 3 minutes.

    At the end of the 3 minutes I hopped back into the shower to rinse it out. The first thing I noticed was that as I was rinsing it, it made the floor of the shower extremely slippery! I've never noticed this from conditioner or hair masques before, so it took my by surprise. Be careful of this when you rinse it out! Since the packaging said to "Rinse Carefully" I was sure to rinse it out really well. I made sure it was completely out of my hair and then continued to rinse my hair (just in case) for at least another full minute. When I towel dried my hair again it felt so super smooth and hydrated. It was incredible.

    To style my hair I didn't add any leave in products as I normally would. I just blew it dry with a diffuser. My hair felt light and soft and had a nice amount of shine to it. I was surprised to have no frizz or fly-aways. Despite the fact that I usually wash my hair every day, the next day my hair still looked freshly blown dry. I was surprised that a product that moisturizes so well didn't weigh down my fine hair or leave it feeling greasy the next day.

    The next time I use this product I will leave it in for a full 30 minutes to get a really intense moisture treatment.

    I would recommend this hair masque as a special treatment to use every week or every other week during winter and maybe once a month during the Summer. I probably wouldn't use it every day because I can imagine that with continued frequent use it would weigh my fine hair down, but as a special moisturizing treatment I think it's great!

    Flag as Spam
    3.8/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    I’ve been using the Intense Repair Masque for the past couple of weeks and I’m really impressed with the quality of the product. It’s smells like banana, but isn’t over powering so good for men or women to use. After using it my hair was silky and smooth with very few fly aways. I never use hair mask’s so was impressed with my first trial. It appears the product is $30 so a bit on the expensive side.

    The product worked well, but the packaging needs to be improved in a few areas. There are no instructions on the jar for how to use it. I ended up looking it up on the internet to find out if I was using the product correctly. The product comes in a jar, which means when you open it in the shower it can get watered down easily.

    Overall, good product and I’d recommend it to my friends if they were looking for an intense conditioner. But I don’t see myself buying it because my hair isn’t overly dry and I don’t want to spend $30 on a conditioner.

    Flag as Spam
    3.7/5
    Value / Valeur

    Quality / Qualité

    Effectiveness / Efficacité

    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 15, 2012

    Thanks to ChickAdvisor for letting me try out the L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Masque. I loved the light smell to the product. I did not require very much product at all to get the desired effects. I would think the product would last a fair amount of time even having shoulder length hair. My hair does take daily abuse from blow drying and straightening. It is also very dry and thin to begin with so I was very excited to try this product out. I was impressed with the overall results. It left my hair feeling much softer with no residue at all.

    The only cons regarding the product was towel drying my hair before the application of the masque. I could see myself adding this to my routine once a week but not daily. The second con I could see would be the price. If I used it once a week then I could see purchasing it but I would fear I would not get the desired healthier look to my hair only using it once a week.

    After using it for a week straight my hair does feel healthier and overall my hair does seem a lot more manageable. Thanks for letting me try this out! :-)

    Flag as Spam

    These reviews are the subjective opinions of ChickAdvisor members and not of ChickAdvisor Inc.