I was pleasantly surprised. Initially, I got this shampoo for visiting relatives who are on a well and have hard shampoo that does a number on my hair. It worked so well. It is light and lathers nicely. Neither it nor the conditioner leave a residue. I liked it so much that I got it for home too. Now, it's my go-to shampoo. My hair feels cleaner and looks healthier. I have 2B curls which are fine but coarse and frizzy.Until finding this shampoo, I thought I needed heavy shampoos to make my hair manageable. I was wrong. I needed this shampoo. Since using it, I also find that I'm using less styling products. I think the shampoo is less drying, so it leaves my hair needing less product to manage it.