Garnier Fructis Oil Repair 3 Butter Nourishing Shampoo 400ml

Some hair is simply thirsty. Thick, coarse, curly or long hair loses moisture faster than the scalp can replace it, and a light shampoo will never get near the problem. This is the heaviest formula in the Fructis line and it exists for exactly that hair type.

Three butters and oils carry it: olive oil, avocado oil and shea butter, with coconut and sunflower seed oil behind them. Coconut oil is one of the few that genuinely penetrates the hair shaft rather than sitting on the surface, which is why it has stayed in use across South Asia for as long as anyone can remember.

Despite the richness it is paraben-free and silicone-free, so the softness you get is from the oils rather than from a coating that builds up and eventually dulls the hair.

Which Fructis do you need? Flaking and an itchy scalp: Anti-Dandruff 2-in-1. Hair snapping and breaking: Grow Strong. Damage from colour, heat or the sun: Goodbye Damage. Normal hair that just feels dry: Aloe Hydra Bomb. Very dry, thick or coarse hair: Oil Repair 3 Butter.

Worth knowing: 400ml. This is the wrong shampoo for fine or oily hair, where it will weigh things down and leave the roots looking flat by the second day. If your hair is fine and dry, take the Aloe Hydra Bomb instead.