If you’re into clean beauty—which, like, ideally all of us are—you need to try this salt spray from Ceremonia that smells like actual heaven (i.e., warm, zesty guava). The clean formula is made with natural ingredients derived from Latin America (an homage to founder Babba C. Rivera’s Latinx roots) and includes pink Bolivian salt, guava extract, and aloe. Just spritz it through damp or dry hair, focusing on your ends, then let air-dry for some piece-y, non-crunchy definition. Be sure you have thoroughly shaken the sea salt spray before application as separation between the clay and water is natural. Apply approximately 10 to 25 sprays into your hair. Work the product completely into your hair using your hands. Sea Salt has long been a mainstay in our men's grooming regime but while it has been whole heartedly accepted by the masses, its purpose and usage sometimes falls by the wayside, or seaside. So if you're not entirely sure how to use our Sea Salt range read our simple guide below. Made with sustainably-sourced Mediterranean sea salt and 100% natural ingredients, this affordable spray has a clean, citrus smell that reminds us a bit of bathroom cleaner, in a fresh and clinical kind of way.

Super easy, super matte, super strong. Apply to blow-dried hair, rough it up and walk away. Perfect for short rough styles that you don't want to look perfect."

Boom! That's it and you now have awesome textured hair that will hold throughout the day. Not only that, it's touchable, moveable, and looks awesome. Sea salt volume mousse is a product that provides volume to the hair and a matt finish with long-lasting hold throughout the day. It can be used as a foundation for the styling before blow drying or by itself, since it adds definition to hair. It's great for shaping curly and wavy hair and particularly medium to long hairstyles. Windswept waves with plenty of body and movement are just a few sprays away with this ultra-light and volumizing product from Verb. The dry texture and oil-balancing ingredients make this a great choice for fine hair – particularly if you need a boost at the roots. This spray is ideal for creating a loose, tousled look with that “fresh off the sand” finish. Considered the original sea salt spray, Bumble and Bumble’s Surf Spray has been around for a while. Made with sea kelp and algae extracts, it’s especially great for very fine hair, short curls and longer waves.

Based on my completely made-up data analysis, half of the population—including myself—has tested Sun Bum’s cult-favorite sea-salt spray by this point in time (it’s basically the number-one answer to “what’s the best sea-salt spray” on Google/Reddit/my group chats). The first two ingredients of this formula are good ol’ water and salt to give your hair true ocean-like texture, along with a bit of charcoal powder to soak up excess oils for a matte finish. So even if you get hella sweaty in the summer sun, your hair will look purposely textured and messy, rather than a hot mess. My personal favourite is Shu Uemura Art of Hair Muroto Volume Hydro Texturising Mist,” says Neil. “It contains Depsea Water, an ingredient sourced deep within the Pacific Rim off the coast of Japan, remaining pure and rich in minerals. The objective of the Sea Salt ingredient is a simple one and indeed some comparisons can be drawn from it's use in the culinary universe; In a perfectly seasoned dish all you taste is flavour To continue the metaphor, perfectly styled hair needs the barbers proverbial 'seasoning'. It's the essential ingredient in achieving perfect style.Clay, in a spray? Yes, the guys at Rudy’s Barbershop have done the seemingly impossible and combined the ultra-strong powers of kaolin clay with sea salt to form this texturizing potion. It adds instant body and structure to flat hair and also absorbs excess oil while creating lived-in beachy waves. You can also use it before you blowdry for serious volume. This salt spray—like the rest of Rizos Curls products—were formulated by someone with curly hair (hi, founder Julissa Prado) for people with curly hair, meaning it was created with dry hair in mind. The spray is rich in hydrating aloe vera juice and moisture-boosting humectants (see: glycerin, propanediol, and polyglutamic acid) to help offset the drying effects of sea salt.

For how best to use Sea Salt Volume Mousse we direct our questions to Shoreditch Senior Barber , Denise Maragkos. How do I use it? Sea Salt Spray is, in general terms, a pre-styling product. Apply a few spritz's into damp hair and style as normal for instant volume and texture. The beauty of this product is its versatility, it can, and should be used for almost all hairstyles and types. For a longer, wavy style: simply add to damp hair, allow the hair to dry naturally for a great textured, relaxed style. For a short quiff, apply spray to damp hair, blow dry into desire shape & position and finish with a Sea Salt Paste. The uses for this product are endless, the result is always the same: texture, volume and perfect style. Sea Salt Volume Mousse And so it is. Our definitive guide to sea salt. An essential ingredient on the journey to perfect style. Until next time. When you want major beach-y, piece-y texture, you turn to this best-selling sea-salt spray from Not Your Mother’s, which Cosmo beauty editor Beth Gillette describes as “very no-nonsense” in the ~salty~ department. “It sprays out in a super-fine mist, so you can really load it up on denser hair if you want, whereas I can just lightly mist it onto my damp hair, air-dry it, and then add some waves with a three-barrel waver or put my hair into braids,” says Gillette after testing. “I like that it gives me a little grit so my hair isn't so silky.” There’s technically no right or wrong way to use a sea-salt spray, but for me and my curls (which can easily get tangle from salt sprays), I like to spritz this one through my damp hair, blow-dry with a hair diffuser for volume, then twist it into a loose updo or fat braid.

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You can be miles from the sea and still achieve that enviable Gallic mane. This saline styling spray contains strengthening panthenol, acacia extract and glycerin. It creates a natural finish, leaves no residue and washes out easily, ready to do it all over again. Sea salt sprays work by giving the hair a messy texture and body similar to what happens when exposed to seawater,” says George Papanikolas, Matrix celebrity colorist. Depending on your hair type and the look you’re hoping to achieve, there are a few different ways to use a sea salt spray in your hair — none of which require much effort. “Apply to damp hair, then gently scrunch and allow it to air dry or diffuse it for a beach look,” says Papanikolas. Davines is one of my favorite sustainable beauty brands that was doing eco-friendly long before it was ~cool~. Not only is the Italian-born brand B Corp certified and the recipient of the “ Best for the Environment” award, but its products are legit freakin’ good (like, I’ve spent my own money on them since high school, when I very much couldn’t afford them). This best-selling salt spray uses three types of salt to really, truly make your hair feel like it got soaked in the ocean, and it’s also one of the saltiest formulas we tried from this list. After that, I put the mousse on both hands and run it through the hair from the roots to the edges.

Flat hair? You need a salt spray. Oily hair? You need a salt spray. Frizzy hair? You need a salt spray. Fine or thinning hair? You get the idea. You can apply to damp hair, layering it over a detangling spray if you have grown yours out,” advises Neil. Okay so we've got the why down, now we press on to the what. Our range consists of three options, highlighted below with the assistance of the barbers who had a hand in their creation. Sea Salt SprayOur final product in the range os sea Salt Paste. For the low down on this I'll pass you over to its creator, Master Barber Ben Vowles. It provides a light hold that doesn’t weigh hair down. Spray it directly onto dry/damp hair, or onto your fingers and rub through. After this point, the hair will be styled to preference, but I prefer a little bit more hold throughout the day. Because I have finer, thinner hair I must be careful when using additional products. This is where less is definitely more. I will work up a very small amount (about the size of two peas) styling clay in my hands. My preferred product is Davines Moulding Clay. Warm up the products in your hands until you cannot see it. This particular product takes a bit more warming up than other clays I've used.