Garnier Hair Food Shampoo Bar - Watermelon

Well I didn’t have high expectations for this shampoo bar, but it proved itself well and truly! First wash I used too much as you only need a deceptively small amount to get really good lather going. My hair felt and looked great. I have a high shelf so no problem storing it somewhere dry between uses. The fragrance was very understated and probably my least favourite aspect. All in all a great find! Will continue trying shampoo bars. #plasticfree #goodforyou

The Garnier Hair Food Shampoo Bar is the first shampoo bar I have tried and it is so effortless to use. I love that it's tear-shaped so that it doesn't slip out of your hand. It made my hair very clean (including my roots) and smelled like watermelon.

I absolutely love this Shampoo bar. Wasn't sure how effective it would be at first would it be but it's super easy to use lathers up really well. The shape of the bar makes it easy to hold. My hair felt clean and super soft afterwards the watermelon smell is nice too. My leave my hair to dry naturally and still feels nice and light no heavy feeling or greasy.

I really like the idea of a solid bar shampoo, the sustainability, cruelty free, and no nasty chemicals aspects, I was hyped to try this. Packaged simply in a cardboard carton with a hole punched out in the corner so you can smell the product, I was really disappointed with the smell, I thought it might improve once it was wet but it actually got worse. But that is where the buck stopped for me. The bar is a creamy pink colour shaped in a teardrop style, it lathered up and rinsed off really well, but ugh that smell! When I have a shower and wash my hair after a long arduous day at work I want to feel clean, fresh, and invigorated, this is an experience that did not deliver that at all. I can only say this bar shampoo reminded me of spoilt milk and cucumber, not watermelon-y at all, it is really off putting, and didn't leave my hair feeling fresh and invigorated, quite the let down. I simply cannot see myself using this again, and I would not purchase this.

I've never used a bar shampoo so was very interested to see how this would work. The scent is strong and I could smell the product before I even took it out of the box. But it's a refreshing watermelon scent which I didn't mind. The bar is smaller then a thought it would be but it was easy to hold in my hand. In total I used it on three seperate occasions. The instructions stated that I needed to rub the bar from roots to tips of hair until it lathered. This didn't take long and the lather felt rich. But once I rinsed it off my hair felt dry. I'm a 'double shampoo' gal so washed my hair one more time and still it felt dry. I noticed the scent doesn't last in your hair which was a plus but I didn't like the strawy type feel it had left behind. It was like it had stripped my hair completely clean. I do colour my hair but it's in very good condition. I wouldn't use it again. Also, it said to store it in a dry area but I didn't have anywhere that would be totally dry in the shower so between washes I kept it outside the shower on a little plate.

I am a long time user of bar shampoos. I find them to be environmentally and pocket friendly so was super keen to try Garnier’s offering. This watermelon bar smelled fantastic and lathered up well. My hair was clean after using it and didn’t weigh it down. It’s slightly cheaper than other shampoo bars available and it’s handy for travel…highly recommend it!

To be very honest in my review, I did not rate this shampoo bar. I am unsure why, maybe my hair just doesn’t like it. I really liked the shape of the bar, it made applying it to my hair easy. I love the smell of watermelon but found the smell of this shampoo bar to be overpowering. I found the day after using it, my scalp was very itchy and my roots became oily and rest of hair looked dull and flat. My usually shampoo bar is ethique and I wash my hair every 5-6 days and my hair still looks good during this period of time, I found with this shampoo bar it was only 2 days until I feel like I really needed to wash my hair because it felt and looked horrible.

I love shampoo in a bar they last well... this one was no exception first off it smells divine easy to use lathers very well way more than expected its hard to tell if a shampoo is helping in such a short time especially when you have perimenopause hair so much going on to fix, hair felt clean after use and quite soft for just the shampoo part would use again.

Great size shampoo bar for travelling. Would be nice to include some type of holder. Used with Garnier conditioner it makes your hair feel very silky. Easy to use, don’t need to use much for a good lather.

Was looking forward to trying it. Packaging was great the bar was in a small compact cardboard box so recycling is a doddle! The bar smelt ok but not as nice as the liquid shampoo version which I still use from a previous trial I was selected for. The bar lathered up exceptionally well on the first application, but I always wash my hair twice and therefore rinsed the product after first application and reapplied. I wash my hair every other day. I was surprised that it cleaned my hair. I have seen shampoo bars before but was never keen to use a " bar of soap" in my hair but this did surprise me. I noticed after about the 3rd time of using it, part way through the day, my hair started to look greasy especially my fringe so that put me off a bit. My head also seemed to itch quite a bit too. I used this alongside the Hair Food conditioner I was given to trial. The advantage this has over a liquid shampoo is that it would be great to travel with as it wouldn't leak. Also looks like it would last a while as it lathered quickly with very little application.

I would use this bar as a backup, but not as a regular shampoo as I still prefer a liquid shampoo.

I would not buy this product. If I recommended it to a friend I would point out the above pros and cons.

I was glad to go back to using my liquid shampoo (another brand).