Garnier Hair Food Shampoo Bar - Banana

I recently tried the Garnier Hair Food Shampoo Bar in Banana and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, the scent of the bar is amazing and reminds me of a fresh banana smoothie. It lathers up nicely and leaves my hair feeling clean and refreshed.

However, I've also noticed that my hair feels a bit more dry after using this shampoo bar compared to my regular shampoo. I've also noticed that my curls are not as defined as they usually are after washing my hair with this bar.

That being said, I do appreciate that the shampoo bar is a more sustainable option and eliminates the need for plastic bottles. I also love the fact that it's free of sulfates, silicones and parabens, which is great for those with sensitive scalps.

In conclusion, I'm still on the fence about this shampoo bar. It's great in terms of sustainability and the scent is amazing, but I'm not sure if it's the best option for my hair type. I would recommend giving it a try if you're looking for a more sustainable option, but just be aware that it might not work for everyone.

Now this product provides lots of bang for your bucks, easy to use long lasting, no bottles tripping over or lids breaking when they fall, only down side is it didn't smell very strongly of banana

I love using shampoo bars as they are just so good and with no plastic which has to be a good thing. The Banana scent does not work for me and to be honest I am not keen on smelling like food but the shampoo itself is really good. I find I need two shampoos to get a really good lather and my hair feels so good afterwards,so clean and soft .The bar is long lasting and is so easy to pack if you are traveling -no leaky bottles which is great.I will buy this brand again but just not in this flavour and the only reason I marked it down was the scent.

I had never used a shampoo bar before and was keen to give it a go to try and minimise my plastic usage and being fast rinse, with no preservatives, artificial colourants and with many other benefits it is truly sounded like an amazing product.

For all of the reasons mentioned above I loved this shampoo bar. Not too sure about the banana smell, it was more like a sweet banana lolly but not offensive in any way. The packaging was simple and recyclable but then I had to find a storage case for the bar as it said to store it in a dry place and with a shampoo I want to store it in the shower for ease of use but the shower is not a dry place! So in a close-able container it went which I then had to make room in the shower to store. I needed to keep it in a storage container as I do not like keeping soap products on the soap holder in the shower - they get stuck, make a mess and it just doesn't work for me. I was a fan of the shape of the bar - very easy to hold. I think the shape was one of my favourite parts. I followed the instructions and not much happened - there was no foam but it did make my hair squeak. I did like the fact that when I washed it out there were no soapy bubbles in the bottom of the shower. The next time I used it I tried going from roots to ends with circular motions and this produced a much more foamy result and once again a super squeaky clean .. squeaky! It was quite a bit of effort to get the product all over my hair but when done in circular motions I ended up with much better coverage and felt like I got a better clean.

As a person with a lot of hair I probably will not continue using it despite loving everything this product stands for. I love and appreciate what Garnier are trying to do with this product and wish it was for me but for now I will be continuing to use flowing shampoo.

My mum also tried the shampoo bar. She has very short, thin hair and for her it was excellent and going forward she is 100% going to continue using the shampoo bar.

This is great as an option when traveling, easy to pack and won't accidentally spill over your clothes. Smells good and I love the eco friendly packaging.

Lasting up to the equivalent of up to 2 x 250ml bottles - I haven't tested the long lasting theory yet but for Christmas I got a bar of this. This is my first Shampoo bar and I have been a fan of the Garnier hair food line for years but this is the first time I tried the solid shampoo bars. Package was fragrant from the box I could smell it. Packaged in a card board box labeled similarly to the regular bottled shampoo. When I opened to use it I was surprised. I thought it would be a square or rectangle as the box shape is quite square but I could see it was a round shape. Once fully out the box it was actually like a strange tear drop shape. Colour was a off brownish yellow the scent I smelt is mostly coconutty not really much banana. The bottle version smells different to the solid bar. I had some oily roots but dry ends so I foamed it in my hands it lathered fine and later increased once my hair was very wet I almost done my hair twice as I felt I had missed the back of my scalp I was concentrating on washing my roots only. I skipped conditioner to check the shampoo bar results alone. Next day hair is a bit fluffy and volumed as I went to bed with it wet and didn't brush it the scent I don't really detect. Using my fingers to comb it is untangling easily this could be as there might be residue from the conditioning bar which I actually tried the shower before this one or it may just be the shampoo bar itself / that I used on my roots only. My ends are still a bit dry as expected but my hair does not feel like straw or dehydrated it's soft and clean. I will keep using this but I won't buy it in this particular scent it's not unpleasant just not my preference and does not perfume my hair like the bottle versions can. The scent and physical appearance is the only reason I marked it down. One other thing I did notice is after it has gone foamy in the hair if you take your time the foam disappears like absorbs or something. This is something I have encountered alot with regular shampoos or 2 in 1s before so it's no biggie just something to be aware of. I am definitely interested in trying other scents from the brand and other shampoo bars I have noticed price hikes in hair care at the supermarkets so I look for when it's on promotion or I will use my beauty points to try the aloe and watermelon types. The weight is 60grams but once it is out of the box it seems big. I think if this does last longer than bottle shampoos it is value for money but it depends how much you usually spend on them.

This was the first time I have used a shampoo bar, so was interested to see what it does to my hair. The bar comes in a bright yellow cardboard box and has a distinctive fruity scent. I wet my hair and rubbed the bar through it, producing a light foam. Left my hair feeling clean and moisturised and shiny. The scent was too overpowering for me, I just prefer a light scent in shampoo and conditioner. Also with a bar shampoo, I had to find a container to keep it from going soft and there's not much room in my shower for extra stuff. The 94% natural plant ingredients are a plus though.

Garnier Fructis Hair Food has developed its 1st shampoo bar which is very exciting to hear! There were elements in this shampoo bar that I loved and elements that I found challenging.

The packaging is bright and inviting. It smelled great and is a great way to reduce plastic waste. I tried the banana shampoo bar which is good if your hair is in need of some nourishment, which my hair definitely is in need of!

I have very fine, just below shoulder length hair so in theory, this shampoo should have been easy to apply. To use the bar you wet the bar and your hair and then rub the bar into your hair. I found that the bar foamed up really well but it was difficult to move the foam to cover all of my hair. I sectioned my hair and applied it, massaged it, and then repeated it to the next section to ensure all of my hair was covered. I found that some of my hair had heaps of shampoo while in other parts there was not enough. So overall I felt like I used much more shampoo than I would normally and spent much longer applying it than normal. The shampoo rinsed out really well and I liked the feel of my hair after.

Personally, I wouldn't use this shampoo bar again as I generally want to be in and out of the shower quickly. I haven't even attempted to wash my girl's hair with it as that would be a massive undertaking. In saying that if you have the time then this shampoo bar would be worth trying. I did enjoy using this shampoo bar and it is a lovely product.

I haven't traditionally liked shampoo bars as much as regular shampoo because I've found them drying. This is definitely one of the better ones I've tried because it was a lot less drying than most bar type shampoos.

The smell is really lovely, I love banana! However, a note of caution - if you are not a fan of stronger smells then this isn't for you because certainly not a light fragrance, it's pretty strong.

The bar lathers up nicely, and is easy to spread through your hair, which I loved. Other bars I've used have been hard to spread.

My hair felt really clean after using this bar, which was nice.

My favourite thing about this product is how sustainable it is. Buying this means no plastic waste, little water used to make the bar, and the cardboard packaging is recyclable. These are extremely important elements and I would love to see more brands making more sustainable products like this one. I love that this is a relatively affordable option too, in comparison with some shampoo bar brands. I love how accessible this is for people too, it's easy to find in the supermarket.

Firstly. This smells incredible! I have been thinking about trying shampoo bars for a while, but I came out the other side not sure if I enjoy the experience. It was hard to get the lather up on this product without rubbing the bar between your hands and then transferring to your hair, and in addition I ended up feeling that the roots if my hair were grease than I had wanted, even taking special care to wash it out. Maybe it was how I used it, but I wont be in a rush to try this again as it just seems to hard to get the result I want.