Garnier Fructis Hair Food Papaya Review

I am such a follower! I read and got caught up in all the hype about this hair food that I had to get some for myself. Boy, am I glad I did. This is the most gorgeous smelling hair product I have used for ages. My shower smells like a tropical fruit bowl, and so does my hair. I colour my hair frequently and so using this is so good for keeping my hair in great condition. I use this as a regular conditioner, every 3 or 4 washes and then once every two weeks I use it as a mask. My hair is so soft and shiny and looks healthy.

I find this awesome value for money, such a huge pot which lasts an age and such a great price. I have to say I have never paid the full retail price for this as it is quite often on special.

I had serious doubts about this - how could something so cheap be getting such rave reviews?

My hair is probably a good test for any conditioner - long, the colour is completely fake (naturally grey, dyed every 203 weeks with very specific dyes as i'm allergic to PPD, heat styled daily, has to constantly put up with airplanes, hotel heating/cooling and all the rest of it). This conditioner makes short work of it!

I use this 2-3x a week, and I always double condition anyway, but this can stand alone if it needs to. I tend to use it as a mask - work through hair, leave for a few mins, and wash out. My hair is currently silky and smooth - healthier and prettier than it's been in years. Adding in this product is the only real difference I've made.

This has come with me all around NZ, and to Fiji so far. I have a dedicated wee container to pop it in for travel though - I really wish they made this in sachet form for that purpose!

The huge tub is such good value, and this goes a really long way. The price is cheap, but I've bought two of these on serious special for around the $7 mark which is even better. The scent is 'just papaya-y enough' detectable and pleasant without being too much.

I'm converted, I'll be using this for a long while yet!

I got this for half price at coundown amd i thought its a good price. I lile how generous the soze of the pot is.

I opend it and fell in love with the smell. Its a in your face sweet fruity smell. Its a thick light orange paste. I took a handfull and juat rubed it into my hair and it went al over my hair so a little goes a long way. My hair smeld like fruit the entire day. When i rinsed it of my hair was just so soft and shiny. Tbis is the best hair mask i have ever tried. I went back to get the other flavours

Omg this is one of the best drugstore hair masks Leaves your hair soft and shiny ; great value for money Highly recommended

After trying the Garnier banana food and loving it I was confident to try this variety and in short it doesn't disappoint me at all. The scent is sweet and intoxicating like the banana but not as heavy though still quite strong. The viscosity is very thick like you would expect a hair mask to be. I like to use this product in several ways. 1. As a hair mask - I like to leave it in longer than a minute. 2. As my normal conditioner after shampooing! 3. As a leave in or smoothing product for fly aways and frizz! The scent lingers and the benefits to me are really worth spending the money to buy a tub of this goodness. I get no product build up from silicones and diamenthicones in regular conditioners, less dry hair, stronger healthier hair over all and doubles as several other separate hair products in the one tub. 1 tub lasts me months. The trick is to get the right ratio for your hair. At first I used too much. Once you allow it to soak into your hair a little goes further than you think. I can find I can get away with cheap shampoo if I'm using the Garnier hair food. The container is recyclable and product is excellent for natural product lovers. Long term - as I have been using it for almost a year now I think - this beats salon products and my hair has never been healthier. I can't wait to try another variety but banana is my favourite.

i love hair masks, and i love these garnier hair masks. they're affordable, are generous with their sizing and they last literally forever because you don't need heaps! and they are nearly always on sale somewhere for half price! what more could you want!!!

i bought papaya not expecting to be wowed, and more to finish my fruit cocktail of hair masks (i already had the banana and goji). me being me i couldn't wait and i mixed all 3 together and used them - heaven. my hair smelled so darn good i wanted to eat it.

by itself though, this mask is great. the smell is fruity but not overpowering. it's enough to make you wanna shake your body while using it and sing the pina colada song. this is a repairing mask so i was interested to see if it was going to help my ends or not, or just help in general.

to be honest i didn't notice it repair anything, but man the hydration! my hair felt salon soft! i applied it as a hair mask to damp hair (i sprayed my hair with a spray bottle), and then i placed all of it in a hot towel for 5 minutes before showering and shampooing it out. i followed with a tiny bit of this down the ends and rinsed. salon soft, i'm telling you!!!

it may not be expensive but man it's impressive. the size, the impact it has, the smell alone... it's just a glorious product. im so glad garnier made these, for real. they're going to be a staple in my cupboard for a long time yet. this is definitely a hype i'm glad i bought into.

Firstly, this smells amazing - sweet and tropical. I prefer this scent over the banana scent, however both products work mainly the same. I found this product nourished my hair for a few days post using. It made my hair look shiny, more bouncy, and stopped dead ends from being dry. This product is affordable and lasts a very long time. It's definitely worth purchasing and trying if your looking for some deep conditioning, without the hassle of a hair mask.

I was never really a garnier fan until I found this beauty! It was heavily discounted at my local Countdown (around $6) so I decided to buy it. And my gosh I am so glad I did! I’m actually disappointed that I didn’t grab a few more. I use this as a conditioner, hair mask and also as a styling product. My favourite is the leave in hair mask! Not only does it make my hair smell delicious (seriously good enough to eat) but leaving it in overnight, I always wake up with gorgeous wavy hair that (believe it or not) doesn’t need to be brushed! It seriously blows me away at how amazing this product is with my hair! After every use my hair always looks vibrant and fresh and gorgeously wavy. I’m not sure what kind of sourcery this is but I am 100% here for it! I can’t wait to try the other scents!!

I got this about 4 months ago and used it once a week for a few months and noticed no changes other than a lovely smell. I found this to make my hair feel a little flat and greasy but maybe thats just me? It is very cheap which is great and I am sure for some people work. I think this was a flop as my hair is very thick maybe?

I bought this a while ago, used it for a few months, and this did nothing, all it did was smell good, my hair didn't change. And that's because your hair is a) genetic and b) related to your diet, so you can't change it from the outside. Using this after showering in damp hair didn't do anything but weigh my hair down and make it look limp and look like it had less volume. Would not recommend or purchase again.