The smell is okay, it mostly disappears when the hair is dry. This was the perfect treatment for dry, super tight coils that needed extra love. I use it as a leave in and to un-tangle, the hair is already feeling less brittle and also knots have become a lot more manageable. If your hair is thin you will only need a little. If you have a lot of thick hair that is very dry you might use most of the small bottle in the first go but you’ll need a lot less of it every time after that! Earns the “miracle” name in my opinion.