The Top 10 Anti-Dandruff Conditioners

When you're struggling with dandruff, the focus of treatment is often on medicated shampoos, and that is absolutely a great place to start (via Healthline). In fact, once you have used an over-the-counter dandruff shampoo for about a month, you should absolutely see improvement (if you don't, it's a good idea to touch base with a dermatologist). But sometimes we get so focused on correcting the problem that we forget we are trying to take care of and support healthy, beautiful-looking hair as well as a healthy, flake-free scalp. Enter conditioner.

While some might just skip conditioner or might use a regular conditioner not necessarily intended for the treatment of dandruff or dry scalp, did you know that there are conditioners formulated to compliment treatment shampoos while still leaving your hair soft, shiny, and healthy looking? It's true. And we scoured the internet to find the best-reviewed, most-touted brands promising to fo just that.    

Style Craze listed its favorite conditioners for dandruff-prone people, and topping its list is Dove's Dermacare Scalp Dandruff conditioner, which contains  pyrithione zinc to actively fight dandruff, and also boasts serious moisturizing power for both scalp and hair, helping to leave you flake-free and proud of your locks. Another contender comes from the household name we associate with dandruff care, Head and Shoulders. Their Deep Moisture conditioner treats the dandruff and deeply moisturized both scalp and hair. 

Avlon's Keracare Dry & Itchy Scalp Anti-Dandruff Moisturizing Conditioner, while a mouthful of a name, helps to soothe itchiness associated with dandruff while treating and moisturizing. If you have curly hair, Style Craze recommends MIZANI Scalp Care Conditioner, as it not only helps to treat the scalp, but is also specifically made to give you shiny, moisturized, bouncy curls. For a more natural solution, consider SheaMoisture African Black Soap Dandruff Control Conditioner, which moisturizes both scalp and hair with aloe and plantain.

If your have a dry scalp but don't necessarily feel you need medicated conditioner, Bustle has rounded up a list just for you. Yes To Naturals Tea Tree & Sage Scalp Relief Conditioner is only $8 dollars but packs a punch of emollient, natural, herbal ingredients to soothe and moisturize a dry scalp. Acure's Balancing Hemp & Apple Cider Vinegar Conditioner is perfect if you think your dry, itchy scalp is due to product buildup or swimming in chlorine. Nioxin System 2 Scalp Therapy Conditioner is meant to help thinner hair look fuller thanks in part to biotin, while at the same time cleansing and soothing the scalp and hair with a plant-based blend.

Exfoliation can be a good idea if you have dry, flakey skin on your face, and the same principle can apply to your scalp. To try an exfoliating conditioner, consider trying LivvSo Moisturizing Conditioner, which contains glycolic acid to help slough away dead skin and also clear pores. It also contains abyssinian oil, silk extract, and hydrolyzed oat protein to moisturize both scalp and hair, and since it was designed by a dermatologist, you can count on the ingredients having a real, useful purpose.