The Best Leave in Treatments for Curly Hair 2025

1. Just For Me Natural Hair Milk Pre & Post-Wash Softening Detangler Leave-In Conditioner, 12 oz Jar

The perfect start to wash time! Just for Me& 174; Natural Hair Milk Pre ; Post-Wash Softening Detangler softens and smoothes, easing pre-wash detangling to minimize breakage from combing. Your comb will slip right through, saving you time, tears and breakage.

Just For Me® Natural Hair Milk Pre & Post-Wash Softening Detangler Leave-In Conditioner 12 oz. Jar

2. Taliah Waajid Brand Easy Herbal Comb Out Conditioner 8oz

Taliah Waajid Kinky Wavy Easy Herbal Comb Out 8 oz Easy HERBAL comb out. OUCH-LESS healthy hair care for children with no more crying at combing time. Green Tea and Sage Formula conditions, moisturizes and softens on contact. Adds nutrients for stronger healthier hair. Easy Herbal Comb Out ™ gently detangles even the tightest tangles and softens any curl type to make it easier to comb and manage your child’s hair. The name says it all. This almost magical product makes hair manageable on contact. It works so well that a comb is not necessary; you can use your fingers to detangle. The Green Tea and Sage formula conditions, moisturizes and softens on contact. Adds nutrients for stronger, healthier hair. This gentle formula contains quality ingredients and herbal extracts, and is free of harsh chemicals. Follow the steps below and you are on your way to ouch-less, healthy hair care for your little ones.

Taliah Waajid Kinky, Wavy, Natural Easy Herbal Comb Out, 8 oz: Kinky, Wavy, Natural can be used on damp/dry hair. Use fingers to distribute product from scalp to ends. Leave in moisturizer and conditioner Softens and detangles hair Eliminates breakage

3. Taliah Waajid The Great Detangler Conditioner

The Great Detangler • Helps to eliminate tangles on contact • Works to define curl pattern while combating breakage • Rich with moisturizers and proteins for soft and healthy hair How to Use: Detangle and Leave-in Conditioning: Use on wet or dry hair. Separate a section of hair. Apply a liberal amount of The Great Detangler™. Use fingers to work the product through the hair to loosen tangles. Use medium to large wide tooth comb and start combing from ends of hair up to scalp area. Style as desired. Deep Conditioning: Use after Taliah Waajid Clean & Natural shampoo™. Use liberal amount on hair, sit under dryer for 15 minutes or more and rinse out. Dryer not necessary for instant conditioning. What It Does: The Great Detangler™ that lightly coats, softens, protects and helps strengthen hair; leaving to leave it soft and manageable. It is rich with moisturizers, proteins, and conditioners to leave it more manageable. The Great Detangler™ is specially formulated for curly, kinky, wavy and coily hair textures. It eliminates tangles on contact. It works to prevent breakage while combing and gently softens the hair. For best results, use the complete line of Black Earth Products™. Ingredients: Deionized Water (Aqua), (Vegetable) Glycerin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, (Vegetable) Propanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol (From Coconut Oil), Cetyl Alcohol (From Coconut Oil), Cetrimonium Bromide, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera), Hydrolyzed Silk Protein, Ceteareth 20, Balsam, Caprylyl Glycol (Plant Extract), Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance).

Eliminates tangles on contact to leave your hair smooth and manageable Softens hair and helps stop breakage for healthier, more vibrant curls and waves Rich formula with moisturizers and conditioners like Vitamin E, Olive Oil, Shea Butter, and Silk Protein to nourish and hydrate your hair Infused with natural ingredients like Cocoa Butter, Aloe Vera, and Vegetable Glycerin to provide deep conditioning and detangling benefits Can be used on wet or dry hair to detangle and style as desired

4. Matrix Biolage HydraSource Daily Leave-In Tonic 13.5 oz

Aloe-infused hair tonic provides intense moisture Protects hair from environmental damage Ideal for fine, dry hair, and safe for color-treated hair Say goodbye to frizz, flyaways, and dull, dry hair. The unique, nature-inspired formula of Biolage Hydrasource Daily Leave-In Tonic provides intensive hydration to quench even the most dry, damaged hair. See immediate results as it gives hair up to 15 times more moisture after just one use. Perfect for fine-to-medium hair types, this extra-conditioning tonic is simple to use. Just spray the mist lightly throughout damp hair, and style as usual for supple, smooth, shiny hair.

Healthy looking hair Protects hair from environmental aggressors Helps optimize moisture balance Good for all hair types

5. Creme of Nature Moisturizing Conditioner with Mago & Shea Butter, 8.45 oz

Creme of Nature Mango & Shea Butter Ultra-Moisturizing Leave-In Conditioner is a creamy leave-in formula that provides the ultimate in softness, detangling and conditioning. It protects each strand and leaves the hair feeling healthier and more manageable. This 250 ml /8.4-oz Creme of Nature conditioner is ideal for use on both dehydrated and healthy hair. With certified the natural ingredients.

Ultra moisturizing Softens dehydrated hair Infused with Certified Natural Mango & Shea butter

6. Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Mist with Castor & Argan Oil, 8 fl oz

Make hair care simple with Cantu Shea Butter Hydrating Leave-In Conditioning Mist, a lightweight spritz that provides curls with much-needed moisture and works to mend strands with nourishing, deeply hydrating infusions of pure shea butter. We keep our formula lightweight so your hair never feels weighed down. Before you begin your day, trust this hydrating conditioning mist to not only tame stray flyaways, but to truly elevate every curl. Castor oil and argan oil gently detangle and help reduce breakage while adding shine. The perfect finish to begin your day, hydrating leave-in conditioning mist supports confident, fresh, and rejuvenated hair. At Cantu, our nuanced formulas are created with your confidence and hair health in mind, and with absolutely no testing on animals. Free from mineral oil, sulfates, parabens, silicones, phthalates, paraffin, or propylene glycol

REVITALIZE & ADD SHINE: pure shea butter, castor oil and argan oil quench hair with moisture LIGHTWEIGHT CONDITIONING FORMULA: provides intense hydration without weighing hair down DETANGLE: helps reduce breakage and flyaways HAIR TYPES: great for natural, relaxed, color treated, and permed hair NO HARSH INGREDIENTS: free from mineral oil, sulfates, parabens, silicones, phthalates, paraffin, or propylene glycol CRUELTY-FREE: absolutely no testing on animals

7. Originals by Africa's Best Olive and Shea Leave-In Conditioner, 6 fl oz

Originals by Africa’s Best Olive & Shea Leave-In Conditioner instantly strengthens and softens hair. This revitalizing formula helps to stop breakage and restore shine to hair. Excellent for all hair types, including natural, relaxed, pressed, texturized or color-treated hair.

Leave-in conditioning treatment formulated with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Shea Butter Instantly strengthens and softens hair Helps to stop breakage Restores shine and moisture Helps revive dry, damaged hair Excellent for all hair types, including natural, relaxed, pressed, texturized, or color-treated hair Use as often as needed

8. Cantu Frizz Fighting Leave-In Conditioning Foam, 8.4 fl oz.

Made with pure shea butter to replace vital moisture revealing stronger, healthier hair with a natural shine. When used daily, Cantu Frizz Fighting Leave-In Conditioning Foam infuses moisture to reduce frizz and static without weighing down fine or limp hair.

Product Features Weightless conditioner Prevents flyaways and static Volumizing with light hold This finished product is not tested on animals

9. Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Repair Cream, 2 oz

The award-winning Cantu Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream is serious about promoting stronger, healthier hair! Infused with the iconic Cantu formula of shea butter and essential oils, the Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream stops and mends breakage, repairs split ends, and makes naturally curly hair more manageable with every use. When used daily, once damaged, dry, or coarse hair will experience increased shine and softness. Great for relaxed, texturized, colored, and permed hair, the Leave-In Conditioning Repair Cream penetrates deeply to reduce frizz, making it a holy grail natural hair staple for those with curly hair.

Provides intense moisture, leaving hair soft and manageable Formulated for damaged, dry or coarse hair Leaves hair soft, shiny and manageable Can be used for severely damaged, dry or coarse hair Formulated with pure shea butter and other natural oils Helps stop and mend hair breakage, repairs split ends and reduces frizz Ideal for relaxed, textured, colored and permed hair Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Repair Cream, 2 oz is the perfect size for travel

10. Extreme Anti-Snap Anti-Breakage Leave-In Treatment by Redken for Unisex - 8.1 oz Treatment

Redken Extreme Anti-Snap leave-in conditioner gently smoothens the hair cuticle to help prevent hair breakage and fortify damaged hair. Anti-Snap is formulated with Redken's Strength Complex and acts as a deep conditioner, reducing friction from brushing and preventing further damage, leaving hair healthy, shiny, and resilient.

This award-winning, best-selling leave-in treatment for damaged hair and split ends repairs strengthens and protects hair shine It fortifies hair to reduce breakage, split ends and mechanical damage to hair from brushing