We know that shikakai is the best cleansing agent for your hair plus everyone swears by its ability to promote hair growthadd that to amla which is amazing by itself and then add bhringraj to the mix another fabulous hair growth aid i usually have to wet my hair very well and then run the soap thru then when i rinse and the add the bar again it gets the best lather i still use conditioner after this soap simply because i have very thick hair so it helps the detangling process better with an added conditioner for me