Not Your Mother's Texturizing Sea Salt Spray, 8-ounce

I am absolutely amazed by this product! This was my first time trying it and I wasn't disappointed. My hair is naturally a 2C wavy texture with a few 3A curls. I've always hated my hair and while I don't always heat style, I would constantly brush my hair in order to smooth out the texture and relax my waves. But recently I started on a journey to embrace my hair for what it is and so I've been trying a bunch of products to enhance my texture.This beach spray is a definite winner for me! Not only does it work, but the price is more than reasonable. It's now become one of my favorite products, especially for refreshing 2nd day hair. I recommend following the instructions on the bottle and ONLY use this on your lengths and ends. Spraying your root area might make it look greasy.I prefer using this on 2nd day dry hair as a refresher. It's a fine mist spray and I use two sprays on each side, and two sprays in the back. Then I just scrunch it in. You really don't want to use too much or your hair will feel weird. But sparingly it really does give my hair that beachy feel and look. My hair is long and fine, so it's easy for it to look flat and lifeless. This seems to make my hair look fuller which I definitely appreciate! It does make the hair feel a bit dryer than usual, but that's typically what beach sprays will do. But this one doesn't make it feel like straw.Honestly I can't think of anything bad to say about this product. It works for me and the ingredients are good. There are silicones but they're water soluble, meaning they can be removed with a sulfate-free shampoo.Lastly, here are some tips to try if you're struggling with this product. It may be necessary to "prep" your hair before using it, especially if your hair is naturally straight or you have a barely-there wave. Keep in mind that this isn't a miracle product that will instantly give you waves and curls; it more so just enhances what you already have.1.) If your hair is pin straight with no wave, try sleeping in a loose braid or two braids. This will help form a wave pattern. Then when you wake up, don't brush your hair! Just take out the braids and loosely separate the waves with your fingers. Then use a few spritzes of this on just the lengths and ends and scrunch in.2.) If you already have wavy or curly hair, I found this works best on 2nd day hair following a mostly product-free wash day. I just wash and apply leave in, no styling creams or gels. I then proceed with my regular plop method and either diffuse or air dry. Then, on day 2, I spritz this in my hair.Honestly you can use this on the same day you wash, but because beach sprays tend to be a bit drying I prefer waiting until my hair has some natural oil in it. This spray almost doubles as a dry shampoo, but for your lengths and ends and not your roots. I also don't like using this on wet hair because it contains alcohol which could result in "flash drying" and potentially create frizz. But this may not be the case for you. Just try different methods until you find what works best for you!

This is a medium texture spray. It smells good. It works good without leaving your hair sticky and crisp. I have very thick and long hair, no layers, and it gave me a beachy wave look. I love it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Like jillions of other women (and guys), I have attempted to deal with straight, limp, no-body hair my entire life. I live in the South, where high humidity is an everyday bane. Sleeping on a head full of rollers, having countless perms, using curling irons or hot rollers or beachy wave gizmos or flexi rods before leaving for work...I've done it all. Mousse leaves my hair crunchy, hair spray leaves it stiff. After decades of futile attempts for a modicum of waves/curls, I gave up and settled for a ponytail. Lovely, huh? When I read about Not Your Mom's Beach Babe Sea Salt Spray on Amazon, I thought "what have I got to lose?" I received it in a timely manner, well-packaged. I wash and partially dry my hair, turn my head upside-down, spray product all over, then scrunch the heck out of it while completely drying it. Frankly, I am still in shock at the results...my hair actually has volume, body, and a hint of waves! It lasts for several days (of course, sleeping on a silk pillowcase helps to keep the waves intact). I have finally found a product that takes little time and effort to give my hair what I have been searching for forever, and hope I am never without it again. I strongly suggest to just try it, as the cost is not prohibitive. I highly recommend.

good product but not a fan of the almost $10 price increase

obsessed with this stuff it smells SO good

It works well to help keep my hair firm I have super straight hair. Washes out well also but the handling had busted them all open and all three were only half way full. The plastic coverings were soaked in the spray.

I love this stuff, use it regularly if I don't want to style my hair. Gives you beachy waves or a tussle look.

I love the way I get soft curls and waved