This hair treatment will help smooth things over

March 3, 2020 will go down in history as the date of my last pre-pandemic color. That was exactly seven weeks ago today. I actually blew out my hair this morning since I have a Zoom for work this afternoon, and although I’m definitely rooty, my color isn’t so far gone that I can’t bear to look in the mirror. (Yet.)

This rare heat-styling also gave me a chance to put L’Oreal’s Elvive 8 Second Wonder Water Lamellar Hair Treatment to the test. I recently finished a similar (amazing) product called Moremo Water Treatment Miracle 10 (click here to read my review), and L’Oreal’s less-expensive version seems to be the only product like it out there. In a nutshell, it’s a liquid conditioning treatment that froths up a bit when you massage it in after shampooing—and you’re done in less than 10 seconds. You can use it after your usual conditioner or on its own (which I do because my hair tends to get greasy), and you won’t believe how soft and smooth your hair is afterwards.

This awesome potion might not be able to anything for your roots—but I’d definitely recommend trying it now and having it on hand later when you can enjoy refreshed color and revitalized texture!