The Best Sea Salt Sprays for Effortless Beachy Waves

Ever leave the beach thinking your hair is going to look a terrible mess, and it was actually a perfectly unkempt ~lewk~? Beachy waves are a style that looks good on practically everyone — whether you have a cropped bob, shoulder-length tresses, or waist-long locks — and, what's more, you don't need a glam squad to achieve the look.

If your hair goals are to basically emulate the effortless waves you tend to get after a day at the shore, you don't need to subject your hair to the heat of a blow dryer or even know how to use a curling iron. Just a few spritzes of sea salt spray (aka the ocean bottled up!), which helps give you gorgeous body and texture without damage from hot tools, is all you need.

While sea salt can typically leave hair a little parched, look for spray formulas that contain hydrating and moisturizing ingredients to counteract the dryness, such as sea kelp and algae. Sea kelp is packed with iron; calcium; and vitamins A, B₁, B₂, C, D, and E to nourish the hair follicles, improve circulation, and protect your hair from environmental damage. Algae (or seaweed) is rich in calcium; magnesium; vitamins A, B₁, B₂, B₆, and C; and niacin, and is a powerful anti-ager that hydrates, helps reverse existing hair loss, and treats hair thinning.

If you're wanting to give your locks a little style boost, sea salt spray should be your go-to once you're out of the shower (although, you can also mist it on dry strands). Spritz it on baby-fine strands, voluminous manes, and even frizzy tresses that need a little taming and voilà — beachy waves, check.

Ahead, the best sea salt spray products to achieve the beachiest hair.

Best Sea Salt Sprays for Beachy Hair

Beauty by Earth Sea Salt & Texturizing Spray

Infused with organic aloe, green tea, algae, and raspberry fruit, this sea salt spray conditions and strengthens hair, adds fullness, and gives you beachy waves with a lightweight hold.

One reviewer wrote: "Where has this product been my whole life? This stuff is amazing! My hair is very fine and thin (thanks to chemo a few years ago), but I can spray this on and either scrunch and dry it with a hairdryer or go to bed with my hair damp and in a scrunchie, and voila!!! This does not make your hair feel dried out like other texturizing sea salt products."

OGX Moroccan Sea Salt Spray

Get tousled, sexy waves with this texturizing sea salt mist, which also works to boost body and add a healthy shine to strands. It's made with sea salt, sea kelp, and nourishing argan oil for soft, crunch-free curls.

"Most important thing to know? Doesn't leave your hair sticky or dried out and crinkly feeling. I feel like it works just as good as the $25 bottle of sea salt spray of the higher-end competitors," noted a customer.

L'ange Hair Salt + Séa Texturizing Spray

This spray adds volume and texture to give you mermaid-esque waves, thanks to sea salt and kelp extract. It also contains UV absorbers to protect your strands and scalp from the sun and to keep color from fading. While you can use it on wet or dry hair, reviewers recommend spritzing it on damp hair so that strands don't feel weighed down.

"Smells great. Adds great texture to my hair. Best when used on wet hair before blow-drying. Sometimes I'll add a few sprays to my dry hair and fluff," shared a shopper.

Bumble and Bumble Surf Infusion

A salt spray and oil hybrid, this product creates a beautiful texture and soft waves on both straight and already-wavy hair types. And if you're feeling turned off by the word "oil," know that this spray moisturizes and nourishes strands rather than making them look and feel greasy. It also features UV inhibitors to protect locks from the drying effects of the sun, and reviewers swear that it's worth the hefty price tag.

One reviewer said: "I have fine, frizzy hair that has some natural curl/waves to it. The Surf Infusion helps keep the frizz to a minimum and helps amplify the curl. I've tried lots of various products over the last 30 years and by far this is one of my favorites."

Sun Bum Texturizing Sea Spray

Known for its sunscreen collection, Sun Bum also makes a pretty killer sea salt spray that gives you extra body, waves, and texture while protecting your tresses from UV damage, humidity, and frizz. It's enriched with Hawaiian black lava sea salt, kelp, and seaweed to also hydrate, strengthen, and add shine to your locks with a matte (non-oily) finish.

"I've used a lot of sea salt sprays and this is by far my favorite!! My hair is pretty straight but when I spray this product on my hair after a shower it drys with wave/texture! It makes it look fixed without having to do much," wrote a customer.

Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Soft Waves Sea Salt Spray

Another solid drugstore pick, this spray gives you beach-inspired waves at an affordable price point. It contains sea salt, sea kelp, and aloe extract for a soft, piece-y finish that won't feel sticky or crunchy. On top of that, reviewers love the banana scent.

"My hair is really straight!! It looks like I ironed it when I don't do anything to it. So when I curl my hair, it NEVER holds!! So then I bought this thinking it would help and OMG I am never going back. Not only did the curl last all day, [but] it was [also] still curled enough to work it the next day!!" raved a buyer.

Davines This Is A Sea Salt Spray

While it might be on the pricier side, shoppers say this sea salt spray is worth every penny. It gives tousled, beachy waves with a matte finish, and doesn't leave strands feeling sticky or weighed down thanks to the fine mist design (according to one customer).

Another reviewer shared: "This is the only product that will make my stick-straight fine/thin hair have any kind of volume, and I know all the tricks. Couple sprays of this on my roots on damp hair, massage in with fingertips and pull lightly through about half the hair, then blow-dry the opposite direction of how your hair falls. I'm as low-maintenance when getting ready in the morning as they get and this is a life-saver. Totally worth the price in my opinion."

Kick Sea Salt Spray

This spray enhances texture, creates beachy waves, shields hair from UV damage, and prevents color from fading in the sun. The formula is powered with antioxidants, sea salt, kelp extract, magnesium, and amino acids to fortify, moisturize, and protect hair from environmental hazards.

"I am new to long hair and trying out new products. This is the one that does not make my hair feel like it's been run through a grease trap," noted a customer. "Does a damn fine job keeping everything in order even with the wind out," they added.

R+Co Rockaway Salt Spray

It might be a splurge, but customers are obsessed with the just-back-from-the-shore results they get from this sea salt spray. It's infused with cranesbill (aka geranium), yarrow plant extract, balm mint, sage, and vitamin C, which work together to volumize, strengthen, protect the hair from free radical damage (and UV rays), and prevent color fading. What more could you want? (FTR, people also love the brand's dry shampoo.)

"I have fine short hair and I let it air dry. This product gives my hair texture and smoothness without making it greasy or weighed down. I can also apply it for the next couple of days after I wash my hair and it helps bring it back to life. Very happy with the salt spray!" said a shopper.