
Garnier Hair Food Papaya & Coconut Repairing Shampoo for Damaged Hair 350 ml
The matching shampoo to the Papaya and Coconut conditioner, in the same 350 ml bottle. It cleanses without silicone, which matters more than it sounds. Silicone-free means nothing accumulates over successive washes, so the conditioner that follows has clean hair to work on.
Papaya extract is the headline ingredient, working on strength and elasticity so the strand bends rather than snapping. Coconut oil goes deeper into the hair shaft. Between them the wash leaves damaged, brittle hair feeling less like straw, without the squeaky stripped feeling a harsher shampoo gives you.
The formula is 98% natural origin and vegan. It lathers modestly rather than dramatically, which is normal for this range. One application is usually enough on fine hair, two if you use a lot of product or wash weekly rather than every few days.
Suits wavy through curly textures, type 2a to 3c, that are dry or heat-damaged rather than oily.
AQUA / WATER, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, COCO-GLUCOSIDE, COCO-BETAINE, CARICA PAPAYA FRUIT EXTRACT / PAPAYA FRUIT EXTRACT, COCOS NUCIFERA OIL / COCONUT OIL, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL OLEATE, TRIETHYL CITRATE, LECITHIN, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES CITRATE, HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SALICYLIC ACID, LINALOOL, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE (F.I.L C244799/1)
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- Tracking
- You get a tracking link by email the moment it is picked up.
- 30 days
- Send anything unopened back within 30 days for a full refund. No explanation needed.
- Opened it and it is wrong for your hair?
- Tell us what happened. Curl products are hard to judge from a photo, and we would rather swap it than have you stuck with it.
- We price match
- Find it cheaper somewhere else and we will match the price.
Application tips
Detangle before the hair is wet, not after. Damaged hair swells and tangles further under water, so a brush-through beforehand saves you a handful of length. Wash the scalp only and let the runoff clean the rest. Keep the hair hanging down its natural length rather than piling it into a bird's nest on top of your head, which is how mid-length tangles start.
Results
Roots feel properly clean and the ends do not go papery while they wait for conditioner. Hair that has been bleached or heat-styled stays flexible rather than crunching under your fingers as it dries. Nothing builds up between washes, which means whatever you put on next is landing on bare hair. Expect a low, creamy lather rather than a big foaming one.
Composition
- Papaya Extract
- Firms up brittle hair so less of it breaks in the comb
- Coconut Oil
- Works into the shaft rather than resting on top of it
Full ingredients list
AQUA / WATER, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, COCO-GLUCOSIDE, COCO-BETAINE, CARICA PAPAYA FRUIT EXTRACT / PAPAYA FRUIT EXTRACT, COCOS NUCIFERA OIL / COCONUT OIL, GLYCERIN, GLYCERYL OLEATE, TRIETHYL CITRATE, LECITHIN, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES CITRATE, HYDROXYPROPYL GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SALICYLIC ACID, LINALOOL, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE (F.I.L C244799/1)