Garnier Hair Food Shampoo Bar - Banana

I absolutely love this hair bar soap! So many factors would make me repurchase this: amazing smell, surprising awesome lather leaving the hair soft, easy to use, cruelty free no animal testing. This will be good for kids too as they won’t be able to waste shampoo. It was surprisingly awesome not what I expected!

The packaging for this a simple cardboard box, which is exactly what is needed to reduce plastic waste. Although small, the box is full of information! How to use the product, all the ingredients, and where each ingredient comes from, what the product claims to do, even a little hole to give it the sniff test before you buy! The shampoo bar is shaped to fit comfortably in your hand. You wet your hair, and it says to rub the bar from roots to tips, but your really only need a couple of quick swipes to your scalp to get plenty of foam going to shampoo through the rest of your hair easily. It has a pleasant fragrance and rinses away cleanly. I always shampoo twice to wash away all product, and my hair felt clean and fresh. I followed with the Banana hair food conditioner and my hair was clean, nourished and smelling fabulous. I have used the shampoo for the 2 weeks and the bar has barely shrunk so I’m sure i will get the promised equivalent 2 bottles of shampoo worth plus more! I keep it in a container outside the shower so it doesn’t stay soggy between washes.

This really exceeded my expectations! I have never used a shampoo bar before, and the first experience with this was pretty cool. Upon taking it out of the box, the scent of it straight away is gorgeous! I wet the bar, and straight away swiped it across my hair, twice on my part line, once on each side by my ears and once underneath. The creamy foam it produced was amazing, and heaps of foam for the tiny amount of product I use. Massaged into my hair and it really is a full lather of foam, its lovely. I found it made my hair really volumised the first day after a wash, but then on day 2 it turned quite oily, so I dont find the clean lasts as long as regular shampoo . I would definitely keep using this but may have to add an extra wash during the week to keep the oil at bay.

Garnier Fructis Hair Food has developed its 1st shampoo bar which is very exciting to hear! There were elements in this shampoo bar that I loved and elements that I found challenging.

The packaging is bright and inviting. It smelled great and is a great way to reduce plastic waste. I tried the banana shampoo bar which is good if your hair is in need of some nourishment, which my hair definitely is in need of!

I have very fine, just below shoulder length hair so in theory, this shampoo should have been easy to apply. To use the bar you wet the bar and your hair and then rub the bar into your hair. I found that the bar foamed up really well but it was difficult to move the foam to cover all of my hair. I sectioned my hair and applied it, massaged it, and then repeated it to the next section to ensure all of my hair was covered. I found that some of my hair had heaps of shampoo while in other parts there was not enough. So overall I felt like I used much more shampoo than I would normally and spent much longer applying it than normal. The shampoo rinsed out really well and I liked the feel of my hair after.

Personally, I wouldn't use this shampoo bar again as I generally want to be in and out of the shower quickly. I haven't even attempted to wash my girl's hair with it as that would be a massive undertaking. In saying that if you have the time then this shampoo bar would be worth trying. I did enjoy using this shampoo bar and it is a lovely product.

I want to preface this by saying I don't shampoo my hair very often - only when it feels like it needs clarifying (I follow the Curly Girl method).

I have long been a fan of the Hair Food Conditioner/Mask, so was super excited to try the Shampoo Bar. It happened to arrive on a day when my hair was actually very ready to be shampooed!

The packaging is lovely, and very eco friendly. I love the smell of the bar, and Garnier team put great thought into the shape of the bar - the tear drop shape & size means that it fit so perfectly in my hand, and wasn't going to slip out.

Following the instructions, I smoothed the bar downwards over my, even flipping over my hair to get underneath. What followed was a lovely bubbly foam, with a delicious smell.

When I washed it out, I could very quickly tell that my hair was clean!

This will definitely be my go-to for clarifying my hair - thanks Garnier!

I have not used many shampoo bars at all so I was excited to try this out, I was even more excited when I found out it was garnier banana hair food! I absolutely love the hair food range especially the banana.

It comes in a wee box which is perfect for recycling. The bar itself is shaped like a tear drop and you can smell it before you even open the box.  I wet my hair then rubbed the bar directly on and boom it started lathering beautifully. I got my desired amount then massaged it all over my hair then rinsed out.

I got the tiniest bit of colour washout but nothing to worry about.  My hair felt clean and wasn't a tangled mess at all. The fragrance is nice but definitely not as bananary as the conditioner.

Upon drying my hair was soft and clean, it wasn't a frizz ball and it smelt great. I used this in conjunction with the matching banana hair food conditioner and they compliment each other nicely.  I like the ease of using a shampoo bar and it is something I would buy myself. It is way better for the environment and quite cost effective.

Amazing! I am actually shocked by this shampoo bar. First off the packaging is cute, minimal and recyclable which I love. The shampoo bar is a funny shape which I thought weird at first. The scent isn't overpowering which could be a concern for some, it smells like yellow foam lollies not intensely banana-ry (I wouldn't mind though I love banana) The bar itself looked a bit dry and cracked. I have oily fine hair, I can only wear my hair down on wash day as its too oily on day 2 and looks lank. Once I started using the bar I discovered the shape helps you hold onto it without dropping which is great. You use it by wetting your hair and rubbing the bar over your hair, I tell you, the lather I got was so thick and rich and satisfying - nothing like bottle shampoo at all. Rinsing out I could feel my scalp and hair were super clean, I decided to only wash once where I'd usually shampoo twice. I am shocked, genuinely by how long my hair stayed clean, I cannot remember a time I've worn my hair down FOUR days in a row! Never! Not even 2 days, I've used salon shampoo and conditioner for the last 10 years and this bar is hands down 50x better. I am shocked how long my hair stays clean. I have reccomended this to everyone I know and friends have bought it on my reccomendation and agree. Magic!

I have to admit I was very sceptical about using a bar of soap to wash my hair but am totally sold! The bar comes in a cardboard box for easy recycling and smells Devine. The bar is vegan also which I love and is just all round good for the planet. It is super easy to just pick up, use and put down in the shower. You get a really thick feeling lather from the tiniest amount of soap. Unlike other shampoos it didn’t just froth up it felt like it gave a really deep clean but not to the point of completely stripping natural oils. I am absolutely in love with this product and will definitely be purchasing it in the future

I’ve never tried a shampoo bar before so this was a new experience I was surprised how quick and how much it soaps up with a bit of water. The smell is amazing and the lather was really good on my hair i felt it was a good amount and really cleaned my hair, My hair still felt a bit dry after using the shampoo so I did the next step. The bar didn’t take too long to dry and has been easy to reuse I feel like it will last a lot longer than your usual bottle of shampoo.

I was most apprehensive trying a bar shampoo but was delighted with the result. I also thought the banana smell would drive me crazy but to be honest it has more of a tropical scent that I love. The bar was just a perfect size to hold in your hand and get it into the roots of your hair. It foamed up immediately and cleansed deeply. The fact it had no artificial colours, was dermatologically tested and was 98% biodegradable was a big plus. My scalp is fairly sensitive but this bar shampoo didn't leave it itchy . Overall I was very impressed and would use it again. The only thing I felt it didn't do was give body to my hair. This may be because I have fine hair and don't normally use a conditioner. As I was using a conditioner with this product it may have had the effect of smoothing it out so it didn't look as bouncy as normal. However the shine, scalp reaction and lasting cleanliness has me converted to this bar shampoo.