9 Of The Best Conditioners To Tame Frizzy Manes

‘This is the best conditioner I’ve found to manage my chronically frizzy hair,’ says beauty assistant Chloe Woodland. ‘I use this, followed by the Ultimate Repair Miracle Hair Rescue Spray, and my hair is visibly softer and smoother afterwards – even if I leave it to air-dry (which is typically a no-go for me).’ Here, alpha-hydroxy acid and omega 9 join forces to nourish and smooth the appearance of dry, brittle ends, without weighing them down. It’s a safe blind-buy.

We’re always a little sceptical when it comes to celebrity brands, but Rihanna's is the exception. The entrepreneur’s latest venture, Fenty Hair, is a curly girl’s dream with nine products all designed to care for and tame textured hair. Our favourite in the line-up? The conditioner, hands down. Featuring Replenicore-5 (a blend of amino acids, proteins and antioxidants, to repair, strengthen and smooth the hair), the rich cream works fast to hydrate and de-frizz the hair, leaving it cashmere-soft until your next wash day.

As for the damaging effects of hard water on our hair, the list goes on. You might find your colour dulling, or your ends feeling drier or weaker, or you might notice more frizz. To combat this, opt for a hard water conditioner once a week to remove mineral and metal build-up in the hair, and restore softness and shine to your strands once more. Hello Klean’s is formulated with reparative rice proteins and hyaluronic acid too, which simultaneously fortify and nourish the hair.

American-born Virtue know how to tame frizz. Loved by beauty director Katy Young, the Smooth Conditioner is enriched with pink pomelo (rich in vitamins A, C, B1 and zinc) and phospholipids to refine and de-frizz strand by strand, sealing in moisture and shine. If you have medium-to-thick, hard to manage hair, you’ll love this.

Haircare that works, for a price that won’t break the bank. Andrew Fitzsimmons Restructuring Conditioner uses ceramides, castor oil and coconut oil to smooth the hair cuticle and aid manageability (read: easier to style). Plus, a protein-based complex helps to build strength from inside the hair cuticle, fortifying your strands and reducing frizz over-time.

Expensive for good reason, Oribe’s Gold Lust Conditioner is king for dialling down frizz and injecting shine into dry, lacklustre strands – all thanks to the infusion of argan and maracuja oil - while a bio-restorative complex works to reverse existing damage and reduce split ends. The best part? A signature blend of lemon, blackcurrant, bergamot and Sicilian orange (so famed, you can even buy it as a perfume) linger in the hair long after your shower. A real treat for the eyes and the senses.

Anyone with a TikTok account will have seen the love for L’Oreal’s Glycolic Gloss range, as users claimed it gave them ‘glass-like’ hair. We tried it, and swiftly concurred: this is the key to silky, reflective hair, as a complex of conditioning agents smooth the hair fibre’s surface and create a glazed effect for red carpet-ready hair every time.

Forget oil-sodden lengths, with Matrix’s blend of avocado oil and hyaluronic acid, hair is proficiently moisturised at the shower stage, reducing the need for occlusive styling products afterwards to tame frizz. Pro-hair brand at heart, Matrix are the real deal when it comes to haircare that works.

Dry, splitting ends? Add Redken's Acidic Bonding Concentrate Conditioner into your wash-day rotation, immediately. It's garnered a lot of attention online - especially by faux blondes - for its ability to visibly smooth the hair cuticle, and restore a frizz-free appearance to frazzled strands.