You don't need a vacation on the beach for perfect beach waves. With Sea Salt Spray you can achieve the casual summer look in no time! We show you how you can make the salt spray for the hair yourself.
Who doesn't like them, the softly tanned skin in summer and the hair kissed by the sun. Rarely does the hair look more beautiful than after a long day at the beach and a few cool downs in the sea.
Beach waves are the quintessential summer hairstyle. They are casual and by no means look perfect. No wave is like the other. That's exactly what makes them so beautiful.
But you can also style the vacation feeling for your head at home. If you make Sea Salt Spray yourself, you can conjure up natural curls in your hair without any sea air, sun or salt water.
Today we show you how you can make salt spray for hair yourself and what is important!
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Why homemade salt spray for hair is worth it
Beach waves look natural and are a wonderful styling for those who are not looking for preppy curls, but still want to add volume to their hairstyle.
After a day at the beach, the look is created by wind, sun and salt water all by itself.
But you don't have to wait for the next vacation for your beach waves. With sea salt spray, the styling succeeds even without beach feeling.
And the best: you can make the salt spray for the hair yourself. Who still with a few secret home remedies for hair whitening helpswho conjures up the beach look in the living room.
The DIY version is free of preservatives and fragrances. So you can safely do without chemicals. In addition, you also save a lot of money when making salt spray yourself.
In a pretty spray bottle with label, the DIY salt spray is also ideal as a gift. Your girlfriend will certainly be happy about a little vacation feeling.
What ingredients do I need to make salt spray for hair yourself?
For your salt spray you need only a few ingredients. This saves time in making, money and your hair will benefit. In your DIY salt spray for hair end up only 5 ingredients. And that's all it needs to be.
Water, sea salt, Lavender oil*aloe vera and essential oil create a styling spray that conjures up beautiful beach waves. It also leaves your hair smelling really good.
Of course, you should also know the wonderful effects of your ingredients. Therefore, let's look at them again in detail.
Sea salt
As the name suggests, the spray consists of salt. This provides more hold and volume and allows especially fine hair to be styled well.
Oily hair also benefit from the salt. It absorbs excess grease and the hair becomes smoother and more grease-free.
If you rub sea salt on your scalp as a natural scrub, you'll also quickly get rid of flaky scalp.
More and more cosmetics manufacturers also use sea salt in various care products against hair loss. Namely, the salt strengthens the hair and stimulates blood circulation.
Lavender oil
Lavender oil* makes your hair look even more beautiful. Thanks to its anti-inflammatory effect, it soothes the scalp and moisturizes it. As a result, it is effective against dandruff and also minimizes hair loss.
The oil also makes hair grow back faster and thicker and restores shine to brittle and dry hair.
Due to the antibacterial effect of the oil, it prevents an itchy scalp. In addition, the oil leaves a pleasant scent in your hair.
Aloe vera gel
Aloe vera has two basic functions in cosmetics: Firstly, it moisturizes your mane and secondly, it promotes blood circulation to the scalp.
Especially by the sun and the sea salt can dry out your hair. Aloe vera gives your hair shine again and makes it supple. In addition, the gel strengthens the hair roots and reduces itching and dandruff.
For this reason, the gel in the homemade salt spray for hair can not be missing.
Essential oil
If you still want to give your hair a pleasant scent, you can add essential oil to the salt spray.
However, this is not mandatory, since the Lavender oil* makes the spray smell very nice.
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How to make salt spray for hair yourself?
You will need distilled water, sea salt for the DIY Sea Salt Spray, Lavender oil*, Aloe vera gel* and essential oils.
For those of you who have never made salt spray for hair yourself, here comes a very detailed step-by-step tutorial. If you've made the styling spray before and are just looking for inspiration, then you'll find a short version for DIY salt spray at the end of the post.
Make salt spray yourself
- 250 ml distilled water
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 10 drops Lavender oil*
- 40 g Aloe vera gel*
- essential oil at will
Also: a pot, funnel and spray bottle.
1. heat water
For the first step you need a saucepan. Put it on the stove and pour the distilled water into it.
Heat the water. Once the water is hot, remove the pot from the stove. The temperature should not get too high.
2. dissolve the salt
When the water is hot, stir in the salt. It must be completely dissolved.
Ready is the seawater for your spray.
3. mix ingredients
Now mix the seawater with the lavender oil and the Aloe vera gel*. If you like, you can add essential oil.
Tip: Adjust the amount of salt and oil to your hair structure. Thick hair can tolerate a saltier spray. For fine hair, less than a tablespoon may already be enough.
The oil should not make your hair look stringy. Therefore, adjust the amount to your hair.
4. fill DIY salt spray
In the last step, you fill the ingredients into the spray bottle. This works best with a funnel. Close the bottle properly and shake the spray again so that the ingredients mix well together.
By the way, before you fill the ingredients for the homemade salt spray, you should clean and disinfect the spray bottle.
How to use Sea Salt Spray?
The beach waves look is best achieved by spraying the salt spray directly onto towel-dried hair. Distribute the spray in the lengths. Then knead the hair properly and let it air dry or blow dry it with a diffuser attachment.
For even more volume, repeat the process a total of three times. The waves fall so loose and casual and look more voluminous.
If you have very straight hair, it's best to divide it into sections and spray each strand.
If you ever get a little too much salt spray in your hair, use a hair dryer to loosen the stuck hair again. Set it to the lowest setting and blow through your sticky hair.
Thus, the spray is released from the hair and they fall beautifully again.
Is salt spray good for hair?
Even if your hair looks especially beautiful after treatment with Sea Salt Spray, you should not use the homemade salt spray regularly. The excessively high salt content can damage your hair and make individual strands stick together. In this case, the beautiful beach look is already history.
Salt has a drying effect on the hair. Purchased sprays also contain alcohol, which additionally causes dry hair and attacks the hair structure. With too frequent use you promote dryness, split ends and hair breakage.
Important: Do not use a straightener or curling iron when you have salt spray in your hair!
How to care for long hair properly!
For which hair is suitable DIY salt spray
Homemade salt spray can be used for all hair lengths and types. Optimal use is for short, medium length and fine hair. Namely, the spray gives them texture and makes it look casual and at the same time chic styled.
With long hair, it can often seem like it's greasy and unkempt, even though it's not.
But above all Oily hair benefit from the application with sea salt spray. This is because the spray not only creates casual curls and waves like on the beach, but also removes excess grease from the hair at the same time.
Make salt spray for hair yourself
Du benötigst
- 250 ml distilled water
- 2 EL Sea salt
- 10 Drop Lavender oil
- 40 g Aloe vera
- essential oil
Equipment
- Cooking pot
- Cooking spoon
- Funnel
- Spray bottle
Anleitung
- Heat the water in the saucepan.
- Stir the salt into the water. It should dissolve completely.
- Mix the seawater with the remaining ingredients.
- Fill the mixture into the spray bottle. Done!
Our conclusion
Making your own salt spray for hair pays off. So you can style the summer look at home. By the way, they also look wonderful in combination with a hair towel.
Have fun making it and good luck!
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