Use Weekly ( no more than twice a week). No need to wash hair first. Definitely Condition after with LEAVE ME IN CONDTIONER. Spray throughout (Separate Hair into comfortable sections if needed). Apply to Scalp & Roots towards ends - (depending upon hair length). Massage let sit for 10-15 minutes. The Rice Aminos, Botanicals & active ingredients leaves the hair feeling smooth, while leaving a "moisturizing and nutrient rich" coating on the hair. Your hair gets. phospholipids, glycolipids, that revitalize, Omegas 3,6, & 9 (PUFA Moisture barriers ... great fats) Nutrients that protect & ingredients form a protective layer over the cortex where the cuticle cells have broken away causing hair loss or extreme shedding or dullness.