You just have to smooth the clumps out with your fingers. There's a high beeswax content in the ingredients so it's quite stiff and waxy, but it's better that way then too greasy. And don't use too much! Your new dreads will dry out in a few days, takes a little while for the wax to sink in. As your dreads develop and get more spongey, it will take less time for the wax to absorb.