Here’s Is Why I Ditched The Body Shop Banana Conditioner | Review

Hi Gorgeous.

Banana hair mask is very effective in achieving beautiful & shiny locks. My sister swears by it. This pack has reversed her re-bonding hair damage. But preparing a banana hair mask and rinsing it might put you off. It’s kind of a lot of work. The Body Shop Banana Conditioner is loved by all. And that’s why I too picked it up. After all, I am another lazy soul to prepare a banana mask by myself. Today I am going to share how this banana conditioner worked for my (extreme) dry hair, given that my hair has totally gotten a taste of rich conditioners and masks such as the very recent Plum Olive & Macadamia oil  mega moisturizing hair mask.

The Body Shop Banana Conditioner

It’s a vintage conditioner from TBS. It”s been a holy grail conditioner of many of the beauty bloggers. The Body Shop Banana Truly Nourishing Conditioner is for Normal to Dry hair.  This conditioner contains real banana puree as it’s main ingredient which is highly nourishing for any kind of hair. The conditioner is rich, thick & creamy in texture, leaves hair detangled and nourished.

Price & Availability : The conditioner is priced at INR 645 for 250ml and is available at Amazon,  Nykaa

Ingredients

Packaging

TBS banana conditioner is packed in a transparent 250ml plastic bottle with a narrow neck. There is a black colored flip top cap fixed at it’s mouth which could be screwed to open. The bottle is fat hence not sure how travel friendly it is, but it is sturdy. There is no product leakage or wastage due to very practical design. But being the product very thick in texture, the product takes a lot of time to come out specially when you have consumed half the bottle.

Ingredients and manufacturing details are provided over the bottle.

TBS Banana Conditioner – Fragrance & Texture

When a conditioner is made out of banana puree, that’s how it is supposed to smell. It smells of very sweet bananas. The smell is sweet to the point that it makes me feel sick. I love bananas, but I surely do not like my hair to smell like banana puree. The smell lingers on hair even after the conditioner has been washed off.

The color of the conditioner is also as yellow as a banana puree would be. Texture wise it is as thick as banana puree would be, but it is surely more smother than my homemade banana puree.

How Effective Is The Body Shop Banana Conditioner On Dry Hair?

My hair are dry. Now even colored ta the ends, so you can guess the amount of moisture they can soak in. I got TBS banana conditioner on really high hopes. Beauty bloggers has been in awe of this conditioner since it’s launch a decade ago. I have used up half the bottle of this conditioner.

After shampooing my hair, with a sulfate free shampoo, I towel dry my hair and then proceed to apply this conditioner starting from my mid lengths to the ends. I keep it on my hair for 10-15 minutes, and then I wash it away. While washing it away it makes me feel that my hair are softer than before. Later I air dry my hair.

Coming to the after effects, my hair are not detangled completely after using this conditioner. They still feel thirsty and raw. I need a generous amount of hair serum to detangle them and manage them. I have had better results with even least performing Garnier Ultra blend conditioner, while TBS really disappointed me with it.

Not to mention the banana puree smell that stays even after washing, is annoying.

My Reasons To Ditch The Body Shop Banana Conditioner

1. It is not enough moisturizing despite of the fact that it contains banana puree.
2. It smells too sweet that it makes me nauseous
3. Hair does not stay soft after I have air dried my hair.
4. Costly for a non performing product
5. It’s hard to take out the product out of the bottle as it is thick

I think, it would work better on normal and fine hair. This hair conditioner is definitely not for me, and I think I would pass it on to my sister who has fine hair. I would update you guys if it worked for her.

I love The Body Shop for it’s skin care, but it’s hair care has definitely not proved effective on my hair. If you too have dry & damaged hair, I think you can skip, this conditioner and rather go for Plum.

 – Nisha ♥