happily surprised [SEP] i was a bit skeptical before trying because i find most hair masks to be more hype than anything else this one however was great for my long thick wavy mess of a head of hair it left my hair soft manageable and even a bit shinier than before my hair felt hydrated without being weighted down and was not left straw like which has happened to me in the past when i try to deep condition i can usually go about days between shampoos and did not find myself needing to wash my hair any sooner than that obviously if you shampoo more often on the regular you will have a different result than me but basically it did not leave my hair feeling dirty the next daymy process i shampooed and then like most masks and conditioners i kept it away from my roots and only applied it from the midshaft to my ends otherwise i end up with oily roots then i waited and waited and waited since i was reviewing the product i wanted to make sure i waited the full mins to give it a chance i was out of stuff to wash and shave after about min so the last were pretty boring in the future i will probably only wait min i did not apply any other conditioner other than my normal heat protector i spritz onto towel dried hair blow dried as usual and the results let me skip the flat ironi was pretty please i find this an easy mask to recommend i have spent much more and gotten less of a result i also like that it did not leave my hair smelling perfumy afterwards