Garnier Fructis Hair Food Papaya Conditioner

I used this 4 times over 10 days, and really wanted to like this conditioner. Sadly, I didn't find it to be as moisturising as I need my conditioner to be. The consistency doesn't really allow you to layer up the conditioner either.

I really love this conditioner for a number of reasons.

Firstly, the conditioner goes really far as it's quite light and milky. You should be able to get approximately 35 uses out of a bottle - so long as you don't spill it!

Secondly, it smells amazing. I can't go past a good smelling hair product - it really makes my morning.

I was a bit perplexed by the 'fast rinse' claim on the bottle - but it really does rinse out very fast. I didn't know this was what I needed in my life. There is nothing worse than hopping out of the shower to notice you've still got conditioner on the back of your neck!

Finally and most importantly, I noticed the results instantly. After the first use my hair was noticeably softer and healthier looking. What more could a girl want?! This will definitely be my new go-to conditioner.

So first of all I have been using the tubs of hair food for a long time now and know that silicone and diamenthicone in conditioners prevents hair from absorbing hair dyes and just hides damage doesn't hydrate or repair hair and builds up in the hair. I also know that it is what makes conditioners feel silky and smooth on wet hair. I knew not to expect the silky feeling in this conditioner being silicone free and I knew I could mix some with my temporary hair colour to help it absorb into my hair and treat it. My hair feels soft and smelt amazing. If you have never used a silicone free conditioner before you will think you need more product when you use it and might think your hair looks bad after use. In truth you need to give it time. Your regular conditioners build up in your hair - silicones and diamenthicones don't fully wash out - a clarifying shampoo will help remove the build up. Once your hair is free if the coating only then will your hair start to absorb the benefits in this product and with long term use your hair will become more healthy. I can't wait to try the watermelon variety. My only gripe with this is it seemed like a watered down version of the tub hair food product so I might as well just use the tub of hair food. - Will be buying the watermelon one to try regaurdless. Yes I will re purchase because silicone free conditioners are my thing.

This range smells amazing, but unfortunately the conditioner I found was a little thin and didn't feel that moisturising or conditioning at all. However this would not deter me from buying the regime again because it smells so good and I love the shampoo.

I was really excited to review this range as I Always loved the Garnier range and the smell of the original ranges they had. When this range arrived I had it sitting on our table and my 3 year old thought it was bottles of juice!! Not sure if the packaging is a good idea or Not? Love the scent and the idea but the consistency of the conditioner is just too runny I end up having to use much more. I’m finding it’s not enough moisture for my hair it’s still knotty and not soft and smooth. Unfortunately the scent is great but the product isn’t suited for my hair type. Happy enough to use it on my kids thou.

This conditioner was great in smell and look. I didn't love how runny it wss but it wasn't a big deal, my preference is for a little more creamy, especially with kids who used this too, tok much margin for over use! That didn't stop it being a great conditioner that did what it said it would and made all of our hair soft, through chlorine and bleach.i would buy this again especially as it's available at the supermarket

When I first squeezed the conditioner into my hands I felt a wee bit unsure . It looked like it wasn’t gonna do much for my long hair that tangles easy due to damage . The conditioner looked very runny which was my concern , but I was pleasantly surprised by it as it detangled my hair and made it feel so soft . I really loved the smell too and I think you can actually see coconut in the conditioner. I thought it was nice and I would probably use it again.

This conditioner has a much more liquidy consistency, than its shampoo counterpart which threw me at first, splat! Now Iv'e got a little too much conditioner action happening but oh well lets get on with the show. I applied conditioner liberally to the mid and ends of my long, damaged (way overdue for a cut) locks, and it felt like it wasn't doing a whole lot at all. This is the point when I'd usually do a quick finger-brush detangle with conditioner in, but it just wasn't happening today. I applied more conditioner even more liberally and managed to get it all smoothed through, but at this rate I'm going to be using 3 bottles of conditioner per one bottle of shampoo. It wasn't til later that it dawned on me that my hair must have lapped up all that conditioner, hence feeling like it wasn't really there doing much, so I knew I had to prevail and give it a good few more days use. The next few days, I definitely still overused the conditioner, both because the runny consistency threw me yet again, and because my hair was so ready to soak it all up it took a bit to get it feeling soft and silky to detangle.

After about a week and a half use, my ends are still looking pretty damaged but I'm incredibly surprised by how super soft my hair is feeling, though with that it seems to also be looking a touch fluffy but that would likely be solved with a hair straightener.

Overall, I think my hair did really like this shampoo and conditioner combo even though it took a few washes to see some results, and I suspect I need to keep using it for a bit longer to really decide if its a good match for me (plus going for my overdue trim would likely help the situation), sometimes I find my hair will only like shampoos/conditioners for a certain amount of time before it feels like my hair goes backwards, hopefully not the case with this one because I do think its great its 98% organic. I would probably use this again, especially if my hair stays this soft using it!