7 Natural Sea Salt Sprays for Sexy Beach Hair
By Amy Marturana for Well+Good
Perfectly smooth locks have their time and place, but when it comes to a 90-degree day, we’ll take beachy waves over wrestling a blow dryer. But if you’re not actually on vacation in the Caribbean—or the Hamptons—getting that undone look (especially when your hair is as straight as seaside boardwalk), often requires a little help from a sea salt spray.
RELATED: 8 sneaky tricks to pretty post-workout hair—no shower required
Just like that natural grit you get from salty ocean water mixed with a pinch of sand, these genius concoctions are a simple blend of sea salt and natural oils that amp up your texture in a completely undone way.
You mist it generously throughout your hair and either braid it or twist into a bun. After it’s dried, let your hair down, tousle, and let the humidity do the rest. Now that’s natural beauty.
Captain Blankenship Mermaid Mane Sea Salt Spray ($24)
The super cool indie brand may hail from the Hudson River Valley, but it knows what it means to create beach waves. Aloe vera gel infuses your strands with some much-needed moisture after a long day out in the sun (because crunchy hair is not what we mean by beachy), while sea salt acts as a natual Elnet, keeping waves moveable, but in place.
RELATED: A DIY summer-proof hair mask
Brooklyn Beach Hair Summer Scent ($24)
This cult-fave product was born in a kitchen blender, after the founders set out to find a way to replicate their beach-tousled hair back in the city. Their results? This winning formula of sea salt, jojoba oil to prevent hair from drying out, neroli water, and essential oils. When you’re ready to let go of the ocean feel for the summer, the line also includes an Autumn and Winter scent, with Spring launching in 2016.
RELATED: Brooklyn’s Beauty Mavens
Soul Sunday Seacliff Wave Spray ($16)
What do you get when a photographer and filmmaker take a hiatus from work for a few months of backpacking abroad? A super cool, creative company with a whimsical name like Soul Sunday. Like all its products, this one’s made with 100 percent natural ingredients—Dead Sea salt and aloe with grapefruit and neroli, giving this spray a refreshing citrusy scent that practically screams summer.
RELATED: 8 supplements for thicker, fuller hair
John Masters Organics Sea Mist ($17)
Forgot to add sunscreen to your part again? Soothe the redness by reaching for this volumizing spray, which contains lavender oil. It offers a one-two beauty punch, adding an aromatherapeutic, calming scent, while also helping your itchy, flaky scalp. Oh, and amplifying your locks.
Cold Spring Apothecary Citrus & Ginger Sea Salt Spray ($23)
Hand-mixed in small batches in the Hudson Valley, Cold Spring Apothecary is all about harnessing botanicals and herbs to create healthy and effective hair and body products. Coconut and jojoba oil add shine (key in that bright sunshine), and the lavender, ginger, and orange peel oil smell so good every time a breeze tousles your hair.
The Gnarly Whale Beach Waves Thai Coconut ($14)
Husband and wife team Ashley and Nathan Griffith started their cool, vegan line as an Etsy shop. Now, they sell over fifteen versions of their Beach Waves spray, a simple cocktail of Mediterranean sea salt, aloe vera gel, coconut oil, and grapefruit seed extract that moisturizes while offering a perfectly summery scent.
RELATED: Vegan, gluten-free hair care to stock in your shower
David Mallett Australian Salt Spray ($40)
The coveted pink sea salt in this spray, sourced from the Murray River basin in New South Wales, Australia, is known to be particularly rich in magnesium and calcium. In your hair, it provides really nice grit, while the lemony scent that smells just-did-laundry fresh, even after a long day of sweating in the summer heat.
More reading from Well+Good
