I put a little in my hand and mix with my shampoo. I let it sit on my scalp for a few minutes.
funny enough, going sulphate free for years put my scalp in misery, and my hair loves silicones, lol
I've been using salon grafix dry shampoo for awhile
My DS has long aburn hair. He accepts any conditioner. He has 2 housemats & any hair products are +