Before blow-drying, I apply it mainly to my bangs and the areas around my face that tend to get a little dry, then I apply hair milk and hair oil, then blow-dry. I also use this to fix bedhead and split ends in the morning, as I thought hair mist would be better for my hair than water. My hair is highly damaged, with the surface bleached repeatedly, so a little doesn't have much effect, so I apply it until my hair is quite wet. It's scentless, so it doesn't mix with the scent of the hair milk or hair oil and create a strange smell, which is great!