This seems to be a good clarifying shampoo. It doesn't lather well, but I find that it gets my hair extremely clean without using extra product despite the lack of lather. The smell is wooooooonderful, but the scent goes away after you rinse. The conditioner, however, leaves behind the scent and detangles my hair without weighing it down. My hair ends up feeling clean and smooth (my hair is super straight), and I find myself sniffing my hair all day long. I think you really need to use conditioner each time you shampoo, otherwise your hair will be a tangled mess without it.