Just because summertime is almost done, doesn’t mean your laid-back beach hair needs to be packed away with the flip flops and sundresses. Want to know a little beauty secret? Sea salt sprays are perfect for creating loose, curly, beautifully bendy beach hair.
Guess what? Sea salt spray is super easy (and cheap) to make on your own!
What you will need:
1 8oz or larger spray bottle (found in the beauty isle of any grocery store)
8 oz. warm filtered or distilled water
1 tbsp. sea salt (I use the finest I can find, it dissolves the easiest)
1/2 tsp. conditioner
1/2 tsp. gel (I use my everyday “curl amplifier” product)
A few drops coconut essential oil (mostly for that beach fragrance)
How To:
Mix all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. If you’re finding your conditioner or gel is having a hard time dissolving, feel free to microwave it for a few seconds to soften it up.
Once all ingredients are dissolved, transfer into spray bottle.
I spray my sea salt spray in my hair while it’s still damp, and then let it air dry. I’m also a shower-every-other-day kind of girl, and I find spraying sea salt spray into my already dirty hair and some good old scrunching go a long way.
Variations:
This recipe is not one-size-fits all by any means. Depending on your hair’s thickness, texture and the desired effect, the above recipe can be tweaked a few different ways
- add a few drops of Tea Tree oil if your scalp is already oily. Tea Tree oil will not weigh your hair down or make it additionally oily.
- add more sea salt if you hair is heavy, thick or oily. The more sea salt you use, the dryer and “beachier” it will become.
- experiment with different essential oils. Essential oils will soften your hair just a bit, create shine, and also add fragrance. Consider Rosemary if you’re a brunette, or chamomile if you’re a blond, as it will enhance your color!
This recipe is an absolute must-try for gals with naturally curly, wavy, or bendy hair.
If you’re lucky enough to live by the ocean, go ahead, bottle that stuff up!
Let us know if you try it, we would LOVE to hear what you thought! We know, once you try it, you’ll never go back!
Emily Elling is a corporate interior designer who lives in central Indiana with her 4 rugrats and drug making husband of 9 years. When she’s not taking care of the monsters, she can be found barefoot in the kitchen or hiding in the isles of her favorite thrift store buying other’s peoples crap. You can read more from Emily on her blog, DesignHer Momma.
i used to use the rusk sea spray, loved it…i don’t wear my hair wavy anymore, but if i did, i would totally use this recipe! so easy!! hmm…maybe i’ll start wearing it wavy again….
Yes I use the Not Your Mothers Sea Salt Spray but it’s ALWAYS sold out, and NOW!? I have a DIY remedy to that, YAY!
I guess sticking my head out of the car window when Patrick is driving won’t get me the same look.
LOVE THIS. I will be making a batch in the very near future. Thanks Emily.
I have never tried anything like this, store bought or homemade. I think my hair would take to it though! I love the beach look!
Thanks for this!
I used to have a store bought spray like this and I was obsessed. Then I couldn’t find it anywhere. And now I can make it at home! thank you
I love it! I’ve tried hundreds of products over the years and this easy DIY is the best! Thank you!
great inexspensive reciped-is coconut oil very expensive?? what about using vanilla??
gonna try this–i used another product on the market too—this is healthier for u====
Thank you so much for posting this! I tried it & am sooo happy with the results, exactly the look I have been trying to achieve for years! (I didn’t know companies had made such a thing, thankful as I know it has saved me lots of $$ trying them ALL
Thank you again! I will now be following your blog, love so much of what you have posted.
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