leave in [SEP] when i first sprayed this product on my hair i noticed the smell right away it is not bad at all but one cannot help but notice the chemical like smell at the end of the almond note i used it in combination with a water and oil mixture as well as some flaxseed gel to bring out and define my curl pattern i did this for several days straight since the leave in states it is light enough for daily use i live in a very dry climate so keeping my hair moisturized is important because my hair dries out quick and feels becomes brittle i think this leave in conditioner dried my hair out faster and i would say the butylene glycol which is the fourth ingredient is the culprit it probably contributed to the chemical smell as well it is unfortunate because finding alcohol free hair products is comparable to searching for a unicorn but living in a dry climate i really do not need another hair product drying out my hair luckily i bought another leave in conditioner in unison and it is actually containing the moisture in my hair so much better so overall i would give this product three stars it does not really look or smell all that much like a leave inat least compared to the ones i have used in the pastbut it did help with detangling the smell was still decent it was light on my hair with the few days i applied it and i like that it did not contain a bunch of harmful ingredients