If you long to have a head of soft, voluminous, beachy waves, you know that the key to achieving that look is salt sprays. Yes ladies, adding some sea salt to your hair is the most important ingredient to realizing your effortless, laid-back hair dreams that looks like you spent your day lounging at the beach when it really came from a bottle. So even if your summer doesn’t involve any beaches, you can easily recreate the look at home. Bring your favorite beach hair style to your everyday life with these stupendous sea salt sprays today!
Josie Maran got us hooked on Argan oil and now she’s bringing us her rendition of salt sprays for boho chic hair. She describes this as a nourishing spray that delivers soft, textured waves without drying out your hair. Made with Himalayan Pink Salt and Argan oil, this is a great salt spray for fine hair types to achieve volume and texture. Available at Sephora for $22.
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2 Oribe Après Beach Wave and Shine Spray
When you crave natural, soft waves at a moment’s notice, turn to Oribe’s Après Beach Wave and Shine Spray. This sea salt spray is formulated with tons of nourishing ingredients for your tresses such as vitamins, moisturizers, extracts and even multi-layered UV protection when you do get some time out in the sun, you’ll be covered. This spray works on all hair types including color and keratin treated hair. Available at Barney’s for $39.
3 Drybar Mai Tai Spritzer Sea Salt Spray
This lightweight sea salt spray creates beautiful, effortless beachy waves without any of the drying effects of real sea water. Not only is the bottle pretty, it smells great and delivers long lasting waves and texture for the perfect summer look. Made with algae, sea salt and aloe, this salt spray works on all hair types including color-treated hair. Available at Sephora for $25.
4 Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray
Bumble and Bumble came out with the original sea salt spray that gives you that sexy, windswept hair in just a few steps. Spray it on damp or dry hair and diffuse it or let it dry in the wind and you’re left with tousled, beachy waves that usually requires a trip to the ocean. It’s lightweight, easy-to-use and includes seaweed and kelp extracts to hydrate hair. Available at Sephora for $26.
5 John Masters Organics Sea Mist Sea Salt Spray with Lavender
Not only does this spray smell amazing, it delivers volume and texture without any artificial colors, fragrances or preservatives and as a bonus, is gluten-free. Aside from being all-natural, this spray works well with wavy or straight hair to give it body and texture and it can help absorb oil in between shampoos. Safe for color-treated hair. Available at JohnMasters.com for $16.50.
This texturizing sea salt spray works on all hair types to create beautiful beachy waves. This spray got high marks for creating an authentic beach look and for smelling like a fruity-floral dream. Another notable quality of this spray is that no matter how straight your hair is, it won’t leave it looking or feeling stiff or crunchy. Available at Ulta for $16.
7 Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray
Not Your Mother’s Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray is one of the most-loved sea salt sprays and you can find it for under $5! This spray works great on fine hair and creates real beachy waves and texture with a realistic matte finish, not a shine. The Beauty Department suggests spritzing this all over your hair before you go to bed, put it up in a high bun and wake up to gorgeous waves. Available at Walmart for $4.74.
That rounds off this list of the best sea salt sprays for beach waves. Do you have any favorite salt spray products that you like to use to create sexy, tousled hair? Let us know what they are so we can get in on the action!
