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What’s the Best Conditioner for Curly Frizzy Hair? Meet 10 Awesome Frizz Tamers!
By Jacqueline Samaroo
Curly hair is naturally prone to frizziness. That’s why finding the best conditioner for curly frizzy hair is so important within the natural hair community. Curly, wavy, and coily textures need conditioners that are formulated to hydrate each and every strand of hair while nourishing it with healthful ingredients like natural oils, butters, and other plant extracts.
Here is our selection of the top 10 frizz tamers (plus a few other well-deserving shoutouts) that totally deserve to be on any list of the Best Conditioner for Curly Frizzy hair.
1. Top Contender: Moroccanoil Smoothing Conditioner
Moroccanoil Smoothing conditioner often takes the top spot when it comes to the best conditioner for curly frizzy hair. It features argan oil to nourish your strands and the brand’s very own AminoRenew ingredient that supplies amino acids to help strengthen individual strands of hair.
Here are two other options from Moroccanoil that deserve a special mention!
Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner
If you’re looking for an effective duo to soften hair and beat frizz, then reach for Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo and Conditioner for dry, frizzy, curly hair.
Moroccanoil Hydrating Conditioner
This super-hydrating conditioner for dry, curly hair contains argan oil, vitamin A, vitamin E, and red algae to attract and lock in moisture.
2. DevaCurl One Condition Original Conditioner
Get up to 48 hours of frizz control with the One Condition Original Conditioner from DevaCurl. It’s a really good conditioner for dry curly hair since it smooths and enhances each curl as it hydrates and moisturizes your hair. Its vegan formula adds loads of slip to your strands, making this a good detangling conditioner for natural hair.
Meet two other great conditioning options from DevaCurl:
DevaCurl One Condition Decadence Ultra-Rich Cream Conditioner
Looking for a conditioner for curly frizzy hair that’s also dry AND coarse. Your hair will absolutely love the ultra-rich, thick formula of this DevaCurl Decadence cream conditioner.
DevaCurl One Condition Delight Lightweight Cream Conditioner
At the other end of the spectrum, DevaCurl gives us what could arguably be the best lightweight conditioner for curly hair – One Condition Delight. Its vegan formula is one to definitely consider if you’re on the hunt for the best natural conditioner for fine hair.
3. Crème of Nature Argan Oil Intensive Conditioning Treatment
Moroccan argan oil provides the deep conditioning power of this Crème of Nature Intensive Conditioning Treatment. It gets rave reviews from curlies with natural hair as a pretty awesome conditioner for dry curly hair.
4. Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Conditioner
This detangling conditioner is meant to repair heat-damaged hair – and it does it beautifully! Its formula includes algae extract and aloe vera, both well known for their hydrating prowess. They are a part of the reason it’s always a top contender in the search for the best conditioner for curly frizzy hair.
5. Ouai Detangling and Frizz Fighting Leave in Conditioner
This leave-in conditioner for dry, curly hair smooths away tangles and frizziness, leaving only soft, well-defined, and bouncy curls behind. Ouai Detangling and Frizz Fighting Leave In Conditioner for curly frizzy hair also acts as a heat protectant and can be used on all hair types and textures.
6. Aveda Be Curly Conditioner
Plant-based haircare that uses pure plant and flower extracts is the hallmark of the Aveda brand. This is Aveda’s natural hair conditioner for black hair, made with the nourishing goodness of aloe vera leaf, giving it all the qualities of a good conditioner for dry curly hair.
7. Carol’s Daughter Coco Creme Curl Quenching Conditioner
Carol’s Daughter has been around since 1993 and is one of the most trusted brands for naturally curly hair. As you can tell from the name of this conditioner for curly frizzy hair, it leaves your curls with a delightfully coconut-y scent. That comes from its coconut oil-infused formula which also includes mango seed butter and shea butter.
Here is another awesome Carol’s Daughter conditioner that made our list.
Carol’s Daughter Monoi Multi Styling Milk, Lightweight Protective Leave In Conditioner
This is one leave-in conditioner for curly frizzy hair that had to get a shout-out on our list. It is a lightweight conditioner that’s designed for both curls and coils. Its formula works to repair damaged hair while also doubling as a heat protectant.
8. SheaMoisture Coconut and Hibiscus Curl & Shine Conditioner
This is an awesome moisturizing conditioner for natural hair. It’s made with both coconut oil and olive oil, along with shea butter and mango butter. What’s more several of its ingredients have been certified organic, so you know you’re getting a conditioner that’s truly good for your curls.
9. Briogeo Curl Charisma Rice Amino + Shea Curl Defining Conditioner
This conditioner’s rice amino acids help to strengthen your strands while its mollis leaf extract goes to work helping to tame frizz and bring out your natural curl pattern. It also has almond oil in its formula to soften your strands while giving them a healthy, lustrous shine.
Briogeo Farewell Frizz Rosarco Milk Leave-In Conditioning Spray
Briogeo also has a leave-in conditioner for curly frizzy hair that had to get a special mention on our list. It comes in a convenient spray so you can spritz it on to tame those frizzies even when you are on the go! Plus, it’s 98% naturally derived with argan oil, rosehip oil, and coconut oil among its ingredients. Definitely one of the best natural conditioners for fine hair and all other hair types.
10. Biolage Smoothproof Conditioner For Frizzy Hair
This popular conditioner for curly frizzy hair packs a powerful detangling and defrizzing one-two punch. Biolage Smoothproof conditioner gives you salon-strength anti-frizz conditioning for your curls. It contains camellia flower seed oil and is formulated with water resistance based on the action of the camellia flower.
Go ahead and check out the rest of the Biolage Smoothproof line! And, here are two other Biolage conditioners we really like!
Biolage Ultra HydraSource Aloe Hydrating Conditioner
Biolage has two HydraSource conditioners for curly frizzy hair that we think deserve a nod. The first is its ultra-hydrating aloe vera conditioner that’s meant to repair very dry and damaged curls. It also contains cupuacu butter and apricot kernel and is a really good choice if you are looking for the best conditioner for curly colored hair.
For some great tips on how to keep your colored hair looking good ALL the time, be sure to read: Caring for Your Natural Hair Before and After a Dye Job – 11 Tips.
Biolage HydraSource Conditioning Balm
There is also the HydraSource balm with nourishing and hydrating aloe vera in its formula. It works wonders in conditioning and detangling medium to coarse hair and is also one of the best conditioners for curly colored hair.
Do you have a favorite conditioner for curly frizzy hair? Share!
CurlyNikki Says:
An all time favorite and constant staple in my shower for my curly, dry hair is Ausssie Moist Conditioner (I also use it in my henna mixes!) It’s an amazingly slippery, silicone free conditioner that detangles like magic. I like to apply it liberally and then pass my head under the running water several times to help not only evenly distribute it, but activate it’s miracle-working powers. I let it sit for 5-10 minutes while I shave and what not, and then begin detangling with either my fingers or with my wide tooth Ouidad Comb or wooden Bass comb or brush. It rinses clean and leaves my hair feeling nourished. Sometimes, I accidentally allow my hair to fully dry in my tshirt before remembering to style, and the nake hair feel of hair that was conditioned with Aussie is soft but strong, shiny, and very defined. I’ve used it for years and use it on the kiddos, too.
Ingredients: Water, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, fragrance, glutamic acid, bis-aminopropyl dimethicone, benzyl alcohol, edta, citric acid, sodium chloride, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone.
Another favorite is Oyin Handmade’s Honey Hemp. It’s a Black Owned Hair Care line available at Target and the ingredients list can’t be beat. The slip is amazing and the smell is divine! I had totally forgotten about this conditioner until my mom re-introduced a few a years ago! Deeply grateful for the reunion! It was an all-time favorite for forever (I used to drive a country-mile in North Carolina to purchase it at a small boutique before they were in Target… that, and Blended Beauty! Remember them?!), and like many other products and techniques over the years, it got lost in the sauce. That sauce being my spiritual journey, lol, which raged from 2013 til 2018. Mom is presently in full-on product junkie mode and I definitely encourage it. She’s having fun, and it’s beautiful to watch. I remember being there. I told her of my love affair with Oyin’s Hair Dew back in the day, but told her that I didn’t remember the rest of the line being particularly memorable. I WAS SO WRONG. She bought the whole line recently, and I revisited the Honey Hemp Conditioner, and Oh. My. God. I’ve since thrown out all my tried-and-true cheapies, and even the more expensive, super thick and rich formulas, and invested in one big-ass pump bottle of Honey Hemp. My tub and hair shelf are looking real neat right about now!
This conditioner. It not only melts tangles in seconds (’cause behentrimonium methosulfate), it smells divine, and leaves my hair soft but clean. The slip is undefeated. I use it on Gia and Max, too, and my Mom is feeling like the MVP for bringing it back.
Ingredients: purified water, organic aloe vera gel, behentrimonium methosulfate (and) cetearyl alcohol (emulsifier derived from colza oil), honey, virgin hemp oil, coconut oil, vegetable glycerine, hydrolized silk, citrus essences, fragrance, optiphen (preservative)
Have you ever tried Aussie Moist or Oyin Handmade’s Honey Hemp?
