Review: Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge Shampoo and Conditioner

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I was skeptical about trying the Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge shampoo, conditioner, and the 1-Minute Moisture-Plenish Treatment.  While I use a few cheaper drugstore styling products along with my expensive ones, I don't usually skimp on shampoo and conditioner because they greatly affect my hair.  I have thick, naturally wavy/curly hair.  I color it at home monthly, so it tends to be coarse and dry when I am not conditioning it properly.

Since these products were free and I hadn't used drugstore shampoo and conditioner in a while, I decided to try it out.  Upon their arrival, I used the shampoo and 1-minute treatment.  They smell wonderful - fruity and kind of tropical, like a yummy drink with an umbrella in it.  The shampoo is a normal consistency that lathers up a lot.  After rinsing out the shampoo, I put the thicker, creamy 1-minute treatment in my hair.  I rinsed it out after 10 minutes and proceeded to dry my hair and check out the results.

After the first use, there were no immediate results. My hair didn't feel different at all.  Typically, when I use a conditioning treatment, I have immediate results.  I continued using all three products for three weeks.  The regular conditioner is a slightly less thick version of the 1-minute treatment.  I used the shampoo and conditioner about twice a week, alternating in the 1-minute treatment twice a week.

As the final week concluded, I could tell that this trio dried my hair out substantially. (Lately, my main shampoo is Revlon Fresh Curls followed my Bedhead Moisture Maniac.)  My hair was frizzier.  My curls didn't want to cooperate.  I had lots of flyaways and no added shine.

To conclude, this trio did not work for me, nor would I choose to purchase it.  I am going to give it to my husband because his hair isn't quite as picky as mine.  Now I need to buy my coveted Nexxus hydrating shampoo and conditioner and do weekly conditioning treatments to try to fix the damage this trio has done.

I followed up with some friends of mine about this product and they all had similar results.  They walked away with dry and itchy scalp, dull hair, dry strands, and a dislike for all things Garnier Fructis.