I was skeptical. I just made the switch to clean hair care this year and was skeptical it wouldn't work as well. I have very dehydrated hair from coloring over the years so the conditioner was a top concern of mine. After going through the funk of detoxing my hair, I can honestly say my hair has never looked nor felt better. I can barely tell it was colored. I will note that this conditioner doesn't feel silky on the hair in the same way that silicone do, but that's probably for the best. Overall I'm very happy with this conditioner! For transparency, I did pair it with the Amazon Legendary Oil so I can't quite tell which did what.