Beach Waves in a Bottle

A blissful day of summer for me is playing on the beach with sunkissed cheeks and wind-swept  beach hair. Unfortunately, like I told you here last week- I am a beach girl without a beach.

What if I were to tell you that  you can capture that care-free wavy hair without spending a lot of money on a fancy Sea Salt spray or spending a day on the beach…although, I would take beach time any day.

 I have used several sea salt products out there but noticed they can been costly and at times left my hair slightly too crunchy and dry. So,  I wanted to come up with just the right recipe for my hair.

I decided to do a little research and experimented a little to come up with my perfect mixture for a sea salt spray.

Here is what I used:

 8 oz. of warm distilled water

1 teaspoon of cheap coconut conditioner

1 squirt of gel or hair smoothing cream

1 squirt of gloss dropsf

1 tablespoon of sea salt (the fine kind)

1/4 a  teaspoon of alcohol  (not necessary- mostly used as preservative)

Other options you can include: lemon, essential oils such as tea tree or lavender, aloe vera, or coconut oil

After gathering all the ingredients, I whisked together until everything was dissolved:

Then I poured it into a a spray bottle…

…And sprayed it on damp to wet hair.  I made sure to comb it through to get rid of the snarls.

And then I just let it do it’s thing… and once it was dry- this was what it looked like…

Knowing that I was cheating a bit because my hair already has some wave to it- I wanted to try it on my friend Nicole who has less wave to her hair.

This is what hers turned out without doing anything but just spraying it in her hair and letting it dry.

 Okay, so the tricky part is creating your perfect individual recipe for your hair type- so here are some of my recommendations:

Straight hair:  Try spraying it on while damp and braiding or twisting your hair and letting it dry. You could also try turning your head upside down and using your fingers to scrunch and blow dry to add a little  volume. If all else fails- use a curling iron to curl of few pieces on top like this here.

 Wavy or Curly hair:  Spray over your damp to wet hair and carefully comb out any snarls. Then give it a good old fashion scrunch with your fingers or just let it do it’s thing. For my hair it seems sometimes the less I touch it the better it does. I also recommend using a dash of gel or smoothing cream in your spray to control and define your waves.

 Oily hair: Make sure your hair is freshly washed and add more salt or a dash of alcohol to your mixture.  Also, avoid spraying  directly on the scalp where it tends to get oily.

Dry hair: Day old hair works great and add more moisture like a squirt of conditioner, coconut oil, or essential oils.

Remember, the key is to test it out and slowly change the recipe until it works for you hair.

Now, I would LOVE for you to try this out and let me know how it turned out and what worked for your hair type!

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The best part of this “Beach Waves in a Bottle” recipe is you can get almost all the products for FREE over at Vitacost using this FREE $10 Vitacost Credit. Whohoo! Go, go ,go!!

More tips on hair and beauty find me here: www.trulymodlydeeply.com

xo

{We’re sharing this hair recipe at these parties!}

Cristi

Cristi: Mommy by day, family counselor, photographer, blogger, and fashionista by night. She’s in love with her extremely supportive husband and her busy toddler whom she likes to call “little man.” She admits to having an obsession with mint oreos and cake batter ice cream. You can find more of her on her fashion blog: www.trulymodlydeeply.com or her parenting blog: www.weedstowishes.com.

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