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The Best Conditioners for Every Type of Hair Trauma

Shampoo can only do so much.

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Consider shampoo and conditioner sister products; similar aesthetic, always paired together, but each holds an entirely different skill set. Like shampoo, it is important to find the formula that caters to your hair type (normal, dry, oily, combination), style (straight, curly, wavy), and its most common issues (dehydrated, thinning, etc.). Listed below are nine in-and-out of the shower creams to cleanse every kind of strand, so you can find your fit!

Bumble and bumble Super Rich Conditioner

Bumble and bumble Super Rich Conditioner

$27 BUY NOW

Best for Curly Hair

Curly Qs have it rough with constant tangling, but here's a remedial formula to untwist coils before stepping out of the shower. Bumble and bumble's Super Rich Conditioner is relentless against hair with 99 problems. Featuring cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, and dimenthicone for added glossiness, use sparingly over damp strands to detangle, soften, and restore hair to its gorgeously healthy state.

More: The Best Products for Natural, Bouncy Curls

CHI Tea Tree Oil Conditioner

CHI Tea Tree Oil Conditioner

$17 BUY NOW

Best for Hair Health

When we think "CHI," we think hot irons and hairdryers, but unlike other hairstyling brands that focus on the end result, CHI considers the full process, and most importantly, the well being of an individual's hair. Made paraben-free to protect against allergic reactions, and containing tea tree, peppermint oil, silk, and chamomile, the hyper-nourishing lend rebalances the excess oils resting on the scalp, and relieves dry patches.

More: The Best Shampoos for Healthy Hair

Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner

Sexy Hair Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner

$18 BUY NOW

Best for a Quick Conditioning

Just in case you forgot to condition in the shower, or if you're on a tight time constraint, here is a quick fix that only takes a spritz over towel-dried hair. Uniquely designed with soy and cocoa to reconstruct and hydrate hair, tri-wheat proteins also aide in the detangling process, guaranteeing a smooth comb-through.

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Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Thick

Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Thick

$52 BUY NOW

Best For: Conditioning Masque

Our fashion editor's personal fave, this Kerastase cult-favorite is the deep conditioner of your dreams. Here's how it works: Once a week, apply a quarter-size amount to wet hair (note: Size matters here. Apply too much or too often, and you can expect greasy strands to ensue), and leave in for five to 10 minutes before a thorough rinse. Iris rhizome extract provides a barrier against oxidation, resulting in thick, hydrated strands that feel healthy.

Kevin Murphy Plumping Rinse Densifying Conditioner

Kevin Murphy Plumping Rinse Densifying Conditioner

$31 BUY NOW

Best for Thinning Hair

Kevin Murphy's plumping conditioner is a beacon of hope for strands flatter than a tortilla wrap. Working on photoshoots for glossies and runway shows all over the globe, the Aussie stylist concluded that the results he expected from hair care products were not being shown. He decided to create his own line that would deliver, and boy, has he. It only takes one pump to restore the pep in your strands, plus protect and strengthen hair growth. Enhanced with hemsleya root, each individual hair becomes thicker, amplifying the volume in your 'do.

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Conditioner

Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Conditioner

$25 BUY NOW

Best for Every Hair Type

We've all experienced a bad hair day, or two, or a thousand, and though we'd love to blame Mother Nature and bad DNA, it often relates back to the products we're using. Living Proof wasn't just being cocky about their conditioner when naming it "Perfect Hair Day"; the results live up to the title. We may be biased, as this label has been an editor favorite for years, but we've yet to find another conditioner that resonates with every kind of hair situation, made from an exclusive patented molecule, OFPMA, to keep hair cleaner for longer.

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Redken All Soft Conditioner

Redken All Soft Conditioner

$17 BUY NOW

Best for Softening

Especially during the fall and winter seasons, hair becomes the equivalent of a haystack: rough and stiff. As crucial as it is to make sure our skin stays moisturized, our hair requires the same amount of TLC, beginning with Redken's softening conditioner. Designed with the brand's exclusive Interbond Conditioning System crossed with an illuminating Silk-Luxe Complex, the two smother dry hair with a reparative softness that also strengthens each cell, creating manageability and a luminous shine.

Urban Moisture Hydro-Nourishing Conditioner

Urban Moisture Hydro-Nourishing Conditioner

$58 BUY NOW

Best For: Normal to Dry Hair

Shu Uemura's new Urban Moisture collection is masterful, but we'd expect no less for that price. Formulated with Moringa extract that is both hydrating and purifying, along with red micro-algae extract that acts as a natural healer, the Hydro-Nourishing Conditioner will not only aide already damaged hair, but will also protect healthy strands from potential breakage and dry spells.

WEN by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner

WEN by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint Cleansing Conditioner

$32 BUY NOW

Best for a Complete Treatment

If you're on the hunt for a conditioner that does more than, well, condition, Chaz Dean's all-in-one cleanser combines the five essential components of skincare: shampoo, conditioner, deep conditioner, detangler, and leave-in conditioner. Enriched with sweet almond oil, rosemary leaf extract, wild cherry bark, and aloe, it sweetens, strengthens, and simplifies your hair routine. Our only advice would be not to over-apply the balm into strands as too much can cause oily-looking strands.

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Julia Horniacek

Julia Horniacek is the former fashion and beauty editor for BestProducts.com. When she's not resisting the “add to cart” button on e-commerce sites or chocolate everything, she's a fitness fanatic you’ll find at the gym, sipping an array of seasonal decaffeinated beverages or documenting her life via Insta pics.

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