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 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.