Garnier Fructis Hair Food Macadamia Review

The product smells very nice upon opening. The scent reminds me of shea butter products. It had a nice thick ’n‘ creamy consistency, i think perfect for a hair mask.

I enjoyed using it both as a 1) hair mask and 2) a conditioner as it both left me with light and soft hair for three days, together with a nice lingering fragrance that wasn’t too strong for me. My fine black hair after drying felt soft, very light and hence, straight and easy to comb.

I enjoyed trialling it out as a hair mask, as It’s not something i often use. I feel the next time i use it, i should try it leave it in longer and see what happens.

The second time; in which i used it as a conditioner, i realised the smell wasn’t as strong and nutty as the first time. But maybe because i got so use to the smell already? Or that i didn’t use enough this time?

The product was easy to apply. It glides on easily onto wet hair. Didn’t feel too heavy nor slimy for me which makes it easy and quick to wash off, without the feeling of having to rinse again.

However, i wasn’t too fond of using it as a leave-in hair treatment, as the consistency i feel was too thick and heavy for a leave-in. I think i used too much than I should have.

There wasn’t any applicators that came with the product, nor any instructions on how much to apply, which means I had to dig into it with my hands a few times trying to guess an appropriate amount for the first time i used it, and trying not to wet the inside of the container at the same time.

Overall, I prefer to use it as a mask or conditioner. It would have been better if it gave my dry hair a little bit more hydration though... as it didn’t end up as smooth as i would have expected It to. However, im willing to try out other fragrances of hair food in this line in the future.

First off, I need to let you know that I don't wash my dry hair too often, so I was only able to use it once in the trial period. I'm making a mental note to come back and update this review once I've used it a few more times, as one of the things I LOVED about this product was the multi-tasking nature of the product.

While I put my name down to try a hair mask, I was pleased to find on the tub it gave information on how to use it as a conditioner, a hair mask, or as a leave-in treatment. I'm trying to streamline my beauty products, so this was a big plus in my book.

I don't think I've ever done a hair mask before, so this was how I tried the product. As a bonus, it only said to leave it in for one minute. I left it in for much longer, but it was good to know I didn't need to have a super lengthy shower - or worse, two showers - to get the benefits of the product.

The tub is a nice big sturdy thing with plenty of product that is easy to scoop out - much better than those conditioner containers that leave you struggling to get the last of the product out, then in a quandary as to how to wash it properly for recycling.

The product smelt delicious. I'm not a fan of overly strong fragrances, so I was nervous about that, but this one smelt good, which made it a pleasure to rub into my hair.

The big question - did I notice a difference in my hair? To be honest, I didn't. Maybe this is because I'm a wash-and-go type girl, never spending long drying and styling my hair, or maybe I was expecting too much, but I didn't notice a difference to when I used straight conditioner. This may be because my hair wasn't too dry at the time, so I'll be interested to see how I go tonight, when I'm going to use it again having just coloured my hair.

At this point, while it's a decent conditioning product, with a lovely smell and great packaging, it's not a must-have. Watch this space for an update when I've got through more of the tub!

I got recommended this product by a friend who has dry hair like mine. Personally i do not love this, i use it like a hair mask rather than conditioner or leave in treatment because i find that's how it works best for me. I find with these hair masks i like the smell at first but i get over it so quickly as it can be overpowering. It is a very large container with plenty of product in it so the value for money is very good. I would not be likely to reach for this again simply because there are other things out there that i like more for similar products.

This is so affordable and I love the Briogeo Deep Repair Mask but $69 vs $10..this is such a close dupe! I love it and it’s smells like a Bali holiday! Love

Doesn't stand up to others I've tried vut I do love how it's multi-tasking. It's good but not great. Worth the price though. Thought I'd atleast give it a go. 8ll be using it up but probably not going to but this again

I was so excited to trial this product due to my hair needing to anti frizz as it has got out of control but I just want wanting to cut it as I love the length so I tried this as soon as I received it at first I used it as a mask for my hair I shampooed and conditioned then applied the mask and left in for the 1 minute it stated I then rinsed it out and I have to say the smell was not pleasant at all it smelt like wet bark I couldn't wait to rinse it out and o was dressing what my hair was going to smell like because I this I towered dried my hair it felt nice but not silky smooth like when u have filled your hair up with silicon based products and I have to say the smell was ok after that I let my hair dry naturally and it looked promising but my hair continued to frizz the drier it got so my 2nd 3rd 4th etc attempts went ok just the smell really hits a bad note with me I dont think I would choose to buy this macadamia 1 again but would look at the rest of the range as each time I have used it it has made a difference in my hairs manageability so i would recommend to shop round all the different 1s within this range and find the right 1 for u i love love love it is all natural that is awesome I used it in all 3 ways as a conditioner a mask and as a leave in I found as a xonditer and a mask it does the trick just found it abit heavy to use as a leave in on my hair and I couldn't have the full force of the smell of it on me like that

I trailed Garnier Fructis Macadamia Hair Food in all three ways suggested - a conditioner, a hair mask and a leave-in. The generous tub shouts good value and I personally loved the nutty smell of the product. It is quite strong, not to dissimilar to comparing the smell of using coconut oil products). The natural products and clearly identifying this on the ingredients is smart marketing and easy to understand on the packaging.

My fav use was as a hair mask, my hair felt like it was being treated and smelt wonderful and was smooth once it dried. As a conditioner, I did not find much difference to make it stand out from any other conditioner. I do have thick Asian hair, so on using as a conditioner, the product didn't immediately untangle my wet hair when I ran my fingers through it. As a leave-in conditioner, I felt the product smoothed my hair and gave it shine but felt heavy/ flat, so volume was missing. I did find I got dandruff after using this product, and I don't normally get dry scalp. So possibly this particular 'flavour' hair food wasn't right for me, although I do get fly aways. I will keep on using this to see if this improves or not.

In general, I do find the tub packaging a little inconvenient, as prefer something that is easy to use in the shower with one hand - a pump or squeeze bottle.

So in summary: love the smell, the natural ingredients and the smoothness of the result.

I love how Garnier seems committed to using natural ingredients and recyclable packing but I’m afraid I can’t love this product.

It’s a huge tub of warm nutty smelling goodness but it’s done nothing really to help my fluffy and frizzy flyaways. I have long thin hair and I was expecting more of a dense cream than this is. The tub says you can use it wet and dry which is a bonus so you don’t need two products and it can even be used as a mask. I tried all three ways but still the same lack lustre result. New supermarket hair buys for me tend to be more miss than hit, I should go back to Elvive oil-in-cream which never fails.

So what to do now with this big tub? My eleven year old with curly locks will probably have to use this tub up. Shame as it’s very economical for the size and would have enjoyed using it over probably a good year judging by the size.

I bought this product when it first came out and i ended up using it on my legs . I tried it (as per the instructions on the container ) for a good month and saw no dfiference in my hair at ll. I actually had a hairdresser appointment after two weeks and she was horrified at the bad condition of my hair...