Garnier Fructis Hair Food Banana Review

I loved this product, anything that says hair conditioning, mask or food for my hair I’m a sucker for. I get my hair bleached so no matter how much you take care of it it will always be dry, the life of it is sucked out. I used this product after shampooing, i shampoo twice than am quite generous with anything that will make my hair smooth and sleek, so i was generous with this. I used it as a conditioner but left it in my hair a good five minutes while showering. Washed it out and my hair immediately felt smoother and sleeker. I blow dry every time and straighten, now this is where I really noticed the difference, my hair was super easy to straighten, it was sleek and no fly away. I had so many compliments that day people saying, “your hair looks amazing” and that was the only different thing I did. I was abit worried about the scent, as delicious as it was I didn’t really want to smell like a walking banana, but it wasn’t too intense, once washed out and hair done you couldn’t really smell any banana scent. Only down side to it was my hair got greasier a lot faster, I would say probably two days earlier than normal. As mentioned I bleach my hair so try not to wash it too much. I would use this again and buy it again as well as for the price I don’t think it’s any worse than my high-end masks I spend a lot more money on.

Having previously tried the Macadamia flavoured hair food, and the Goji one, I thought I would try another flavour in the range. The Banana one is labelled as “nourishing”. This hair food claims that it: “Deeply hydrates and repairs, for soft and healthy hair. Nourish hair with no weigh down”.

The Garnier hair food claims to be 98% of natural origin and to not contain any: parabens, silicones, or artificial colourants. The label also says it can be used as a conditioner, a mask, or as a leave-in treatment. The hair food comes in a big 390ml tub. The Banana one has a yellow label on a cream-coloured plastic tub with a yellow lid. The lid is easy to unscrew. The product itself is a thick, creamy-coloured cream. It has a very pleasant and yummy banana scent! It is easy to apply; all you have to do is dip your hands into it, scoop out some product, and massage it into your hair. It rinses out well too.

I have very fine, dry hair. Something that nourishes my hair without weighing it down is ideal. Because I want maximum moisture without added weight, so far I have only used this as a conditioner or hair mask, but it has been working very well. Not only does it smell delicious, but it has been leaving my hair feeling intensely hydrated, softer and smoother looking. You do not need to apply much product either, and with such a large tub, it is great value for money.

So after trying the goji berry in this range I just had to try the banana one! I love the big tub these come in, reminds me of a yoghurt pottle. Easy to screw the lid on and off and not too fiddly to use in the shower

My favourite way to use this is as a conditioner in the shower,  I leave it on for about 5 or so minutes. It is so lovely and thick and the banana scent is so beautiful. It doesn't smell really fake and I love how it lingers in my hair. I never thought I would love smelling like bananas but I do!

It leaves my hair feeling luxuriously soft and shiny. I find I have less frizz and it takes less time to straighten my hair.

I picked this up on sale for $9 which is a great price, you can get them even cheaper when Garnier have a 50% off sale. I would certainly buy this again and I am keen to try the rest of the range.

I received the Garnier Fructis Hair Food Banana pottle as part of a trial team. The bright yellow 390ml container fits on the shelf in the shower. Not so convenient if you're used to a pump as you need to take the lid off to use. The fragrance is pleasant without being overpowering & not overly banana which I appreciated. 98% of ingredients are natural based - no silicones or parabens. It's a thick white "cream" which you scoop up to use either as a conditioner, hair mask or a leave in. I haven't used yet as a leave in as my fine hair tends to go limp with this format. I've been happy with the result - soft, shiny & easy to manage hair. It seems to be combatting the dryness so I'd say this product overall is a winner and I'd recommend it.

LOVE LOVE LOVE! I use this every time I wash my hair and I am obsessed! The smell is so good you could eat it, but seriously...don't - it probably wouldn't taste very nice. It makes my hair super smooth, and conditioned - like ive just come back from the hairdressers! The scent lasts all day in my hair too! Also seems to make my hair easier to straighten - I have medium length hair, but A LOT of it! I prefer this to The Body Shop Banana range - more affordable, just as natural, you get loads more in just one product alone. I will deffo be trying the other products in this range!

It was love at first wash! This is a seriously good hair mask or one-wash treatment, and it smells good enough to eat. I adore the container, as it means no scrabbling to get the last of the product (I have wasted the last part of so many expensive hair products due to the packaging and it really annoys me - not so with this product). I only left it in for about 30 seconds on both washes, and yet my hair has been much silkier and softer. And all for a much more reasonable price compared to other hair mask brands! And trust me, my hair is dry and brittle, due to being fine and bleached blonde at the hairdresser's every 5-6 weeks. I'm really impressed. I'd like to buy again, I just want to clarify Garnier's cruelty-free stance as there seems to be mixed information on the interwebs. But this really is a great product.

Love love love this product. Saw it on the supermarket shelf and was attracted by the pretty packaging. Bought it because of how good it smelt and was pleasantly surprised by how nice it left my hair.

I love that I can’t use it as a mask, conditioner or a leave in product. My hair feels moisturised and is so shiny people comment on it. Have I mentioned how delicious is smells!

I’m a teacher and have mentioned it to all of my students I love it that much!

If I could eat this amazing hair mask I probably would. Love that it's in a big pottle and I can be generous with it. After leaving it on my hair for about abou 10 minutes and then washing it out, it left my hair feeling nice and hydrated. Also left my curls looking not so bad

I have so many mixed feelings about this product

The tub is quite large (which should be a good thing!) but it is a little awkward to fit in the shower and tricky to put the lid back on when your hand is full of product. Plus I am not a fan of putting my fingers in a tub of product - just a personal quirk. I would definitely prefer if it came in a bottle. The banana smell is a little more like a sickly sweet banana lolly and is very strong but the scent does calm down and I can always purchase a different flavour so no biggie. The product is thick and creamy and easy to apply.

I tried using the product in all three ways suggested on the back of the tub - a conditioner, mask and as a leave-in.

It worked ok as a conditioner and there was definitely no weigh down, I had volume like you wouldn't believe! I looked like I had sooooo much hair! The next day I had to straighten it to calm it down but then I found it got greasier so much quicker than my hair normally would. I usually only need to wash my hair twice a week but with this product I had to wash it every couple of days. I thought using it as a mask after using shampoo and conditioner would be excellent but sadly it definitely made my hair greasy quickly. For me I don't think using this product all over my hair is the way to go. I tried it as a leave-in on the ends of my hair when my hair was dry and I was nervous as it it looked like it was going to make my hair look very greasy but after a few minutes the ends of my hair soaked up the product and apart from the smell you wouldn't know I had applied any product. But using it as a leave-in on my mid length/ends on wet hair was the best outcome for me. I always air dry my hair and instead of my hair getting all frizzy through the day as it dried it just looked soft, moisturised and healthy.