This litter is super soft, which is nice for kitty's paws. The things I appreciate about it are as follows: It's lightweight. It has NO dust or tracking in my experience. It deals with waste odor effectively. And it has a nice fresh scent - not overpowering (I don't smell it except when I'm up close scooping the box) - just a pleasant, natural wood scent, so the cat is not breathing in chemical air fresheners every time they use the box. Since this is a new brand for us, I've been conducting a comparison test where the cats have 3 boxes side by side to choose from, one containing Catalyst and the other 2 containing other brands, and they ARE using this one - which is the most important thing!