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Best Sea Salt Sprays 2024 bottles of hair sprays from Oribe Dae and Odele on a light peachcolored background

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With these spritzers, consider frizz and limp, body-less wave a thing of the past.

The crispy sea salt sprays of yore that left your hair as brittle as the sand?

Spray it on damp hair before blow-drying and finish with a hot tool to create those beautiful beach waves.

Oribe Après Beach Wave and Shine Spray in purple spray bottle

Its great for hair that already has some natural waves, as it adds definition and volume.

It’s spiked with moisturizing panthenol and castor oil so your hair won’t feel parched.

you might opt to use this before air drying your hair or on dry hair for extra volume.

Davines This Is A Sea Salt Spray in golden yellow bottle with black cap

Just a few gusts of its volumizing formula is all it’s crucial that you see its hair-raising results.

This hair-boosting cocktail also contains antioxidant-rich additives like seaweed and kelp extracts to improve shine and softness.

Not to mention, it smells like someone bottled the beach.

Unite Beach Day Texturizing Sea Salt Spray in white bottle with spray pump

“This is great for girl-on-the-go beach texture,” says Dawson.

Put it on dry hair and scrunch in for lightweight texture.

In its most basic definition, sea salt sprays mimic the wave-defining abilities of salt water.

Odele Sea Salt Spray in white bottle with black spray pump

“Sea salt spray can work as a light texturizer with some hold.

Then, curl each section using a curling wand or ironKorab recommends theBeachwavercurling iron.

“Hold the iron vertically to create loose waves,” says Korab.

Rahua Enchanted Island Spray in soft orange bottle with spray pump

Start wrapping the hair at the mid-lengths, leaving the ends out for a more natural look.

Hold the hair around the iron for a few seconds then release.

Testers considered performance across four primary categories: efficacy, texture and experience, fragrance, and packaging.

Ouai Wave Spray in clear bottle with white spray pump

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