I have a 5 and a 7 years old daughter, with long, thick, wavy/curly dark hair. When they were babies I used to buy the Mustela shampoo, which I loved from day one... I washed their hair with it until they were toddlers, then I tried a few other shampoos because their hair stylist told me they needed a kid shampoo. I am not sure if Mustela is only for babies, but it worked perfectly for (my then) toddlers.. but I decided to try other shampoos. I tried the biosilk shampoo & conditioner and I liked it, their hair was very shiny... but it hardly had a smell after the shower.. which maybe is a good thing for some parents, but I did not like that for some reason my daughters little curls were going away, this shampoo made their hair look nice, but straight! ?? I don't know why... so I started looking for something else. I tried circle of friends (banana).. which was nice for a while, their curls were back... but after a few months or a year, I started to notice their hair wasn't as shiny as it used to.... so, I started to look for the perfect shampoo again. I have seen this shampoo before, but I never tried it because it didn't have a conditioner, which was a must for my daughter's long hair... but after reading this is a conditioning shampoo I thought I would give it a try. So I bought the shampoo and the Taming Spray. The results were fantastic, the first time I applied it on my daughters hair, it felt so soft, I untangled their hair in the shower with a comb while they still had shampoo on ther hair, and I didn't miss the conditioner at all, it felt like I already applied conditioner on them... The smell is great, it reminds me of the Mustela, and the Taming Spray I use it in the mornings before I comb their hair, and is just wonderful. After two weeks of using this shampoo.. I am totally in love with it, will not change again... their hair is so shiny again, I am a very please and happy mom!!!!!