Salt water gives your hair that added volume, texture, and beachy waves - and there's a reason for this! The salt in the water actually lifts the hair cuticle, to make your hair appear fuller.
By introducing Epsom salts and removing some of that oil, the hair strands become lighter and fluffier, giving you more voluminous hair. Magnesium chloride is more commonly known as sea salt. And with Beardbrand Sea Salt Spray, we're not talking any old sea salt.
Salt water is an excellent exfoliator and also stimulates blood flow in the scalp. This ensures that more nutrients get to the hair follicles, which results in healthier hair. Salt has anti-fungal properties and helps get rid of fungus-induced dandruff by reducing moisture.
Saltwater can have both positive and negative effects on hair. On one hand, the salt in the water can help add texture and volume to hair, making it easier to style. On the other hand, salt water can also strip hair of its natural oils and moisture, leaving it dry and brittle.
Salt water does not make your hair curly, but it can enhance the natural texture of wavy or curly hair, making the curls more pronounced. When hair is exposed to salt water, salt ions interact with the cuticle layer and form microscopic fibers between cells.
We are here to discuss the highly texturized state your hair takes when you've emerged from the sea. You know, beach hair. The hairstyle equivalent of sprezzatura. The salty water makes it look fuller and feel thicker, and you get to enjoy the best hair day you've had in months.
“Sea Salt adds extra thickness and a gritty texture to hair, making it look fuller and more rigid.
When your hair dries, the salt reaches the cuticle layer, forming little microscopic fibers between cells, and this makes curls much easier to form. As a result, sea salt spray will not miraculously make straight hair curly, rather it makes naturally wavy or curly hair more pronounced.
Sea salt spray can be applied to damp or dry hair. It actually works well on unwashed hair, too as your natural oils give it something to grip onto, and you might have a head start on texture.
Can you leave salt water in your hair overnight? Many stylists favoured by GH recommended to us that you rinse your hair with fresh water as soon as you've finished swimming, including Nadia Dean, Senior Stylist at John Frieda salons. "Leaving it on for too long will leave it parched and brittle.
Salt spray can also be used as a dry shampoo, mainly because salt is such an effective de-moisturizer that it helps pull away excess oils that weigh down your hair and cause it to feel flat, lifeless, and even potentially sticky.
It fades color. Not only is dehydrated hair rougher, less manageable and susceptible to breakage, but it also can't hold on to color. As salt removes the hair's natural moisture, it pulls out the pigment in the process. Salt also acts as an exfoliant, directly affecting hair color.
Not only does this sea salt spray hold a wave, but it'll make sure they don't frizz. Along with silk protein and argan oil, this spray is humidity-resistant and ensures there's a balance of moisture and salty texture. You also won't need to reapply throughout the day as a little goes a long way with this spray.
Ultimately, it comes down to texture. Salt water contains tiny salt crystals that cling to your hair. When your hair is wet with ocean water, the cuticles load up with hydrogen and salt. This causes the hair to increase in volume while the shaft becomes texturized.
Grand explains that sea salt sprays work well to create waves because the water molecules in our hair are attracted to salt, which ultimately dry out and shrink the strands, thus forming a naturally wavy texture.
Your hair is fluffy because it is porous…
This occurs when the hair fibre's cuticles, which usually form a protective barrier, are lifted so much so that the hair absorbs humidity but cannot retain moisture.
The easiest way is to use your hair dryer. While you're blowing, turn your hair upside down using a stiff brush to really give your hair that extra volume. You can also swap the brush with rollers or iron curlers as the heat is your ally to get fluffy hair.
Use shampoo and conditioner formulated for dry hair.
Read the labels and choose products that specify they are "moisturizing" or "smoothing." Avoid using products with sulfates, which can dry out your tresses and lead to frizzy hair. Avoid products that advertise increased hair volume, as these will exacerbate frizz.
Pro: Extra body and fullness of hair
On the plus side, salt water crystals add the “body” to your hair. This can be a good thing, if you want to increase your hair volume. Beware, as this extra salt also makes them dry and lifts up the hair cuticle, which makes it susceptible to further moisture loss.
Swimmer's hair is hair that has become dry, damaged, and even discolored due to extended exposure to the ocean or the chemicals in most pools. While this condition can come about from extended time spent in the ocean, it is far more common to happen to those who spend large amounts of time in classic pools.
Salt water can actually help enhance your natural curls, but it's important to understand how. Salt water works by removing moisture from your hair, which can cause the cuticles to lift slightly. When the cuticles lift, the natural curl pattern is enhanced, resulting in more defined and bouncy curls.