Garnier Fructis Hair Food Banana Review

This product smells AMAZING! The consistency is as you would expect, and the jar is a large twist top. It gets a bit tricky to close when you have product in your hands and shower water making things slippery and i almost dropped the entire jar a few times!

I used it as a mask so put on a good sized blob to work its manic whilst showering.

The end result, smooth and shiny hair that smells great! I even had people compliment me on my hair asking if I had had it straightened. So that’s always going to make something a winner in my books!

I truly loved this product! As a conditioner my hair was left hydrated, soft, tangle free and manageable. It smelt devine and rinsed out easily. As a hair mask it gave my hair an extra boost of hydration and left my hair shiny, my curls more defined. I found using it as a leave in conditioner was amazing for my very curly, normally frizzy hair. I didn't need to use any additional styling products, my curls were defined and frizz free without any greasy residue. I highly recommend this product, I'll definitely be buying it again!

The ingredients list has ‘banana juice’ amongst the top half of the list. I’m not sure if this is from real bananas or a not.

The hair food comes in a generous sized tub, it’s really easy to scoop it a nice decent chunk of product. Admittedly, when using a cream product in the shower, I wish it was in a pulp or squeeze bottle for ease of use and to avoid getting shower water in the container.

The banana flavour is very sweet, almost like a banana bubblegum flavour; it’s a very pleasant smell that I really enjoy.

There are 3 possible uses of the hair food; hair conditioner, hair mask or leave in conditioner. I have tried all three. In all honesty I have a tendency to let conditioners sit in my hair for a minute or so anyway, so I found the use as a mask and conditioner much the same. It did make my hair visibly soft and shiny which I really like. I also loved that I could occasionally get a ‘whiff’ of the banana smell during the day.

When I used it as a leave in conditioner I did not like the results. I have dry, coloured ends but my roots can get greasy. I applied a small amount of product to the ends of my hair when towel dried. My hair looked really dirty and greasy within hours of drying. I wouldn’t use this as a leave in conditioner again.

Overall I really liked the banana hair food, it smells delicious an it works well as a wash out conditioner. I will continue to enjoy using the rest of my tub!

I’ll keep this short: Easy to apply, smells incredible (completely edible) and hydrated my dry bleached ends even returned a bit of shine. Will continue to use and recommend!

I finally took the plunge and purchased a container of this hair product after reading all the great reviews on here and I love it! The scent is gorgeous and leaves my hair smelling yummy with the scent of banana but not in a sickly or too sweet way,it's actually really good! So I have curly,wavy often dry and prone to frizz locks and finding a product that tames this can be a mission until I came across this.No longer do I suffer with any frizz,my hair is now softer,curls are more defined and the whole overall appearance of my hair looks and feels healthier.You only need to apply a very small amount and this can be used on dry or damp hair,even wet hair.It's pretty much a multipurpose product because you can use it as a leave in conditioner,hair serum or mask and that container is going to last you a long time which makes this value for money.

I have very long, thick and extremely dry hair that knots very easily due to the climate I live in. I am always in the search for good hair products that help reduce frizz and knots while also hydrating my hair. I can go through a hair mask in about a month. My hair mask for the last few months has been a Joico one that costs approximately $38 so I have been keen to try something cheaper. I was super excited when I received the Garner Fructose Nourishing Banana hair food as I had heard good things about this product and I must say this stuff lives up to the hype!

Firstly the jar is a very descent size of 390mls a lot bigger in comparison to the 190ml one I had been using. The jar isn’t sealed under the lid so just make sure when you open it, you haven’t had it lying on it side. I have been leaving this on a shelf in the shower and no water has got through the lid so far!

The design of the jar is fairly simple with banana pictures. It is easy to read what the hair food contains just from the front label e.g. Yes to 98% natural origins, yes to dermatologically tested and yes to vegetable oils and No to silicones, parabens and artificial colourants. It is a simple yet effective design to tell you what it does.

The formula of the hair food is typical of normal conditioners, a white thickish cream. The smell is literally Bananalicious! It is crazy how amazing this product smells, like real banana’s not that horrible artificial smell. Luckily it says on the jar not too consume otherwise I might have been tempted to eat this hair food!

There are 3 ways to use the hair food either as a conditioner, hair mask or leave in conditioner. I personally have only tried the first 2 ways, so I can’t comment on the last. My usual shower ritual is to shampoo and conditioner and then to use a hair mask. So I have mostly use this product as a hair mask rather than as a conditioner. I use my hands to scoop out the required amount, I am usually pretty generous as I cover my whole head. I then leave it in my hair for a few minutes and rinse.

Results are impressive. It is so hydrating and nourishing on my hair without making it greasy or heavy. I can easily comb my hair without tugging and once I have blow dried my hair it feels soft, smooth and knot free with reduced frizz. I really like that I don’t need to use my detangling spray much in-between washes as this keeps it relatively knot free and hydrated. I have also started using this on my daughter hair as it is very hard to wash her hair but so far there have been no complaints as she loves the smell.

This is one of the best hair food/masks I have used and I definitely recommend it for anyone. It smells amazing, it a large jar, it’s cheap to buy and gives great results. I have already brought another two jars as it was on special for under $10.

I enjoyed using the Banana Hair Food Mask, it felt like a treat for my hair and smelt amazing and I don't even like banana's! I should also add the smell lasts in your hair until the next wash, it is really quite fragrant so possibly not for you if you do not like strong fragrance.

My hair is long and is quite dry on the ends which are prone to splitting. I can see from using this product a few times now how much my hair has improved. It is much softer, and the ends definitely have more moisture. However I did not like this mask as a leave in conditioner and preferred to use it after conditioning my hair. I found the length of time I left it in without rinsing it out did not make a lot of difference to how my hair felt afterward. I used it more like an additional step in my regular shampooing and conditioning.

I like the large tub the product comes in, its different and enjoyable to scoop out a big dollop with your fingers and loving the main ingredients of banana, shea butter and coconut oil. All trending at the moment.

The product is of generous size and of 98% natural origin, I would recommend trying this if you have dry hair and in need of some hydration.

The mask comes in other flavors, aimed at doing different things. I am keen to try the Papaya Mask next!

I will start with the packaging and I absolutely like the large round product packages for the simple reason, that the product does not get wasted at all and I can use it all. So obviously I paired it with the trial banana shampoo bar and it worked wonders along with delivering what it said.

I have used this hair food mask about 7 times over this trial period. After every alternative shampoo bar usage for hair wash, i towel dried my hair and applied about a tablespoon of the hair food onto my hair roots and even scalp. I rinsed it off my hair after keeping it for 15 mins. As soon as I wash my hair after this mask, I feel silkiness and shine in my hair that has been missing for a while now due to hair colouring. I towel dry my hair again and then air dry them mostly besides few times using a hair dryer.

The change that I felt was that my hair smelt so do good and they felt smooth with a shine. I loved using this hair food mask so much, and I am going to continue using it. I know this tub is going to last me so long about 3 months for sure.

Yes I will recommend to my friends and family and yes it did what it said. I have said bbye to dry hair as this is perfect for winter hair care when you get most dandruff due to dryness in scalp. Thanks BR.