Okay, so let me tell you about this sea salt spray thing. My hair, right? It just gets absolutely wrecked by store-bought sea salt sprays. I mean, yeah, I want those cool, beachy waves, but not at the cost of my hair feeling like a bird’s nest. Seriously, it gets so dry and crunchy, it’s awful. I was pretty much done with them.
My Little Kitchen Experiment
So, I started thinking. There’s gotta be a DIY way to get that look without turning my hair into straw. I remembered reading somewhere – probably some random internet rabbit hole – about using sugar. Yeah, sugar. Sounded a bit odd, putting sugar in my hair, but the logic was kinda there. The article I half-remembered said something like cane sugar could act like the sea salt, giving that “beachy” texture, but without drying everything out. That got me thinking, “Hmm, maybe this could actually work.”
One Saturday, I decided to just mess around and see what happened. I didn’t have a fancy recipe or anything. I went into the kitchen. First, I found an old, clean spray bottle. Super important to clean it out properly, obviously. Then, I grabbed some plain old cane sugar – the same stuff I’d put in my coffee, nothing special. I figured I’d need some warm water to get it to dissolve. So, I warmed up about a cup of water in a small pot on the stove. Not boiling, just warm enough so the sugar wouldn’t just sit at the bottom.
Once the water was warm, I took it off the heat. I added the sugar. How much? Honestly, I just eyeballed it. Maybe two big spoonfuls? I stirred it really well until I couldn’t see any more sugar granules. All dissolved. Then I thought, my hair could still use a bit of help, you know, to combat any potential stickiness, even if sugar is less drying. So, I looked around and found my little bottle of argan oil. I added just a tiny bit – like, literally, three or four drops. I really didn’t want greasy hair, just a little something extra. Gave it another quick stir.
Then, the slightly tricky part – getting it into the spray bottle without making a huge mess. I used a small funnel, which helped a lot. Poured it in, screwed the top on, and gave it a good shake.
So, Did It Work?
Alright, moment of truth. After my next shower, I towel-dried my hair until it was just damp. Then I grabbed my homemade concoction and spritzed it all over. Not too much, just a decent coating. I scrunched my hair up with my hands, just like I would with any other texturizing spray. Then I just let it air dry. I was a bit skeptical, not gonna lie.
But you know what? It actually worked pretty decently! My hair had this nice, soft wave to it. It wasn’t that super stiff, defined wave you get from some strong-hold salt sprays, but more of a relaxed, natural, “I just chilled by the ocean” kind of look. And the best part? My hair didn’t feel like sandpaper! It was way, way softer than it ever gets with actual salt sprays. It had texture, it had a bit of hold, but it still felt like hair.
So yeah, that whole idea about cane sugar giving texture without the harshness of salt? Totally true, at least for my hair. It gave it that bit of grit it needed to hold a wave, but none of that awful dryness. I’ve made it a few times since then, sometimes adding a drop more oil, sometimes a bit less sugar, just playing around. It’s super easy, and I always have the stuff in my kitchen. If your hair freaks out with salt sprays like mine does, seriously, give this a try. What have you got to lose?
