9 Best Conditioners for Gray Hair 2025, According to Hairstylists

The Oribe Silverati Conditioner is a hair conditioner for gray hair that can do it all, and comes highly recommended by both Santiago and Cavalcante. “Oribe really nailed it with Silverati,” says Cavalcante. “It feels luxe, smells amazing, and instantly softens wiry grays while boosting shine and canceling out yellow.” This gray hair conditioner has a higher price tag, but it’s totally worth the splurge since it delivers intense hydration and can brighten and tone hair color. The formula is also enriched with ingredients such as European silver fir extract to protect strands from environmental aggressors for a more vibrant and youthful-looking ‘do, plus the Oribe Signature Complex, which is specifically designed to protect against elements, plus reduce oxidative stress, photoaging, and natural keratin decline (which can occur with age).

Best for Brassiness: Clairol Professional Shimmer Lights Purple Conditioner

• Pros: A classic purple conditioner formula that brightens and tones yellow, brassy gray hair; Reduces dullness; Effective on a range of blonde hair and gray hair colors; Excellent value
• Cons: Some customers say it’s not hydrating enough (while others say it’s nourishing)

When it comes to purple shampoo and conditioner, Clairol is a classic and the Shimmer Lights Purple Conditioner is a classic formula that hairstylists—including Santiago—swear by for reversing the look of yellowing gray hair. With its rich purple hue, the conditioning formula can reverse yellow tones and brassy hues in hair while also reducing dullness for more revitalized strands. The conditioner is also infused with hydrating ingredients that can contribute to more supple-looking strands, including jojoba oil, coconut oil, and argan oil. Though it’s worth noting that some say this formula isn’t hydrating enough for you, so if your hair and scalp are on the drier side of the spectrum, you might want to follow up with another conditioner when using this to brighten hair color at home.

Best Gentle: Pureology Strength Cure Blonde Purple Conditioner

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Pureology Strength Cure Blonde Purple Conditioner

• Pros: A gentle, color-safe formula; Prevents breakage and repairs damaged hair
• Cons: The deep lavender hue is too pigmented for daily use (unless you want purple-tinged hair)

For a gentle purple conditioner for gray hair that can actually repair damage and prevent future hair breakage, Cavalcante says the Pureology Strength Cure Blonde Purple Conditioner is the real deal and recommends it all the time to his clients. “It’s gentle, color-safe, and packed with protein [to] strengthen fragile grays while keeping the tone bright and icy,” he notes. The conditioning elixir is enriched with keravis, which is a type of protein complex that can protect against breakage, as well as astaxanthin to help heal damage for more vibrant, supple-looking strands.

Best Low-Maintenance: dpHUE Cool Blonde Conditioner

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dpHUE Cool Blonde Conditioner

• Pros: Includes ingredients specifically for softening and detangling strands; The violet-colored formula counters any brassiness in blonde and gray hues
• Cons: One of the smaller bottles on our list

When conditioning and toning gray hair, a formula designed for cool blonde hair, such as the dpHUE Cool Blonde Conditioner, can help brighten gray strands in just one wash. The condition is enriched with silk proteins and hibiscus flower extract to detangle strands and leave hair feeling softer, plus a light violet tone to target brassiness. Cavalcante swears by this formula and says it’s “a great one for clients who don’t want to commit to a full toning treatment.” He recommends swapping it into your routine once or twice a week to keep grays bright and hydrated.

Best Repairing: Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Repair Conditioner

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Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Repair Conditioner

• Pros: An excellent choice for dry, over-processed strands from bleach; Formulated with vegan proteins for strand strength; Can target the harshest brass and orange tones
• Cons: Not ideal for daily use (instead, use it as a weekly treatment)