This is a pleasant spritz for your hair. It can be used straight after washing or dampen your hair and spray the mist on it to give it a bit of hydration and bounce. There is no sticky residue. Lush are working towards all their products being vegan. The member of staff advising me said they are over 80% there. None of their products are tested on animals. We had to look hard to find the vegan label on this conditioner but it was there, just very small print. #veganhaircare #goveganfortheanimals #nottestedonanimals