A shampoo that strips a coat clean often leaves it feeling stripped too, which is the gap a conditioner is actually there to close rather than being an optional extra step.

This conditioner is built around almond, sunflower seed and grape seed oils with glycerin and cetearyl alcohol, finished with a baby-powder fragrance. Bugalugs' method is to apply it after washing with their shampoo, working it generously from head to tail, leaving it on for 3 to 5 minutes, then rinsing thoroughly. It's suitable for dogs from 8 weeks old. It's a 500ml bottle.

• Almond, sunflower seed and grape seed oils
• Glycerin and cetearyl alcohol
• Baby-powder fragrance
• Apply after shampooing, leave 3-5 minutes, then rinse
• Suitable for dogs 8 weeks and older
• 500ml bottle

Designed as a pair. This is written specifically as a follow-on to Bugalugs' own shampoo, not a stand-alone product, so results on a coat washed with something else aren't something the card can speak to. It's also a leave-on-then-rinse product, not a leave-in, so it needs the full 3 to 5 minutes and a proper rinse to do its job.

Who it's for: owners already using Bugalugs shampoo who want the coat left soft rather than stripped, or anyone whose dog's coat feels rough or dry after a wash.