Joico K-Pak Deep Penetrating Reconstructor Review

I received a luxury sample of this product and was glad that I hadn't paid for a full-sized item, as I was horribly disappointed.  Firstly, I can't stand anything that's artificially banana scented or flavoured (I eat real bananas, but that's where I draw the line) and this product had an artificial banana smell! Ugh, gag!

I squeezed the tube into my palm expecting a conditioner-like cream to come out and instead I got a palm full of clear liquid with "clotted" bits of white cream floating in it.  Eeew, gross!  I managed to get most of it back into the tube and gave the tube a good shake (there was no mention on the packaging that the tube needed to be shaken well before use).  Second attempt and the product came out the tube looking more like conditioner.  A fairly thin, creamy white lotion that I could then apply to my hair.

It did leave my hair looking and feeling very soft, but every time I turned my head, I'd get a whiff of the artificial banana scent.  Not pleasant at all!  Plus, I have very fine, naturally stick straight, oily hair and this product seemed to aggravate it.  My hair looked and felt wonderful for the first few hours after washing it, but then looked rather limp and lifeless by the afternoon.  I can usually get away with washing my hair every second day (if I wash it daily, it just aggravates the oil production), but with this reconstructor, I had no option but to wash it daily.

I only used it three times (once a week over three weeks) and still had half the tube left, which I ended up throwing away as I wouldn't give it to anyone especially since I wasn't sure if the product was supposed to be 'split' with a clear liquid and lumpy white bits, or if the tube I got was faulty or had gone "off".

I would not purchase a tube of this and definitely wouldn't recommend it.

I use this once every few weeks on my hair as well as the intense hydrator. This one’s protein based so overuse can make your hair brittle. I don’t really like the smell, it’s like medicine I think it’s supposed to be banana scent but it leaves my hair soft and I know it’s helping so I deal with it. I use a decent amount and let it sit for about 10 minutes fore rinsing and following with my normal conditioner to seal the cuticle.

I purchased this product on sale for $15 at the hairdressers and I was looking for a deep conditioning treatment to fix my brittle, freshly bleached locks. The first thing I noticed was the smell, it smells absolutely amazing and I can only describe it as something close to banana pudding.

The product itself is not as thick as I expected, it is slightly runny and does need a bit of a shake before use.

I left the treatment in for 5 minutes and the end result was great. My hair was a lot softer and easier to brush through with slightly less hair breakage. I ended up using this product as my daily conditioner so it did not last very long, maybe 3 weeks. All in all great product that's worth a try.

I bought this in conjunction with the K Pak shampoo and conditioner after I had gone from black to blonde hair. This product for sure helped bring my hair back to life, it was shiny and soft again which made (at the time) the dreaded heat styling not as much of a hassle. I used it once a week after shampooing, if you are going to use this make sure you skip out on your conditioner as it will be a moisture overload. I would shampoo once then apply a good amount to my mid-lengths down and leave on for 20 minutes then rinse with cool water, rinsing with cool water seals the hair follicles which helps in my opinion keep hair more manageable and I don't have to wash as often. I don't use this product anymore as I find it to be too rich after a gave my hair a much needed waist to shoulder chop, so my hair is much healthier now and doesn't need such a concentrated product.

My good hairdresser friend recently recommend this hair treatment to me so I was excited to see what it would do to my dry/frizzy blonde locks and sadly I was far from impressed. Now after reading some other reviews I think they may have had a dud batch :/ I wish now I had taken it back.

When I went to use it, the treatment came out runny and with cottage cheesy like blobs (gross I know). The fragrance was defiantly not what I had expected, cant really pin point it but lets just say it wasn't delightful like most other treatments I've tried. I found it difficult to distribute evenly through my long hair and ended up having to use a lot of product just to cover my ends.

It seemed to work a little better than say cheap supermarket brands of conditioner, and my hair felt a little moisturised. When I went to style my hair I still had a lot of breakage and it wasn't silky smooth. It also felt like it had some kind of film over it...weird!

I did use the entire tube but have since gone back to other treatments that work better for my hair and cant say Ill be trying this Joico one again.

This one is wonderful! I first started using this in beauty school. My school used this as our treatment. I always loved how people’s hair felt after using this. Especially after a dramatic color change. This puts the keratin back in the hair, that was stripped out during the coloring process or other damaging services. It leaves your hair so silky smooth and soft and it helps tremendously over time as well. So it just keeps getting better and better!

I used to swim heaps (my hair was very damaged from the chlorine) and i got one of these testers through my swimming and oh my it made my hair feel amazing, my hair was soft and i could actually get a brush through. To this day i am very impressed by this product and wish it was cheaper so i could buy it. It also smells amazing