best used in wet hair defined my curls but acted like glue in dry hair [SEP] i can only use this product on just washed very wet hair otherwise it acts like glaze and seems to mat and mesh it togetherif used in my dry hair it leaves a cast or coating that flakes off and makes it look dull and dryon wet or drenched hair it performs very well distributing evenly and leaving a well defined curl pattern that lasts for a long time when fully dry hair is still very soft and touchable holding its shapethe smell however is a big fat negative for me both wet and dry it is very strong if you sweat during exercise or get rained on it comes back and can be overwhelming if you do a lot of gardening get ready to be buzzed by every flying insect known to man if you have just washed your hairit works used one way it works really well for me i just cannot keep using it daily or as my go to hair producti am a caucasian of italian descent with very heavy and thick spirally kinky curly hair with very high volume and lots of frizz