DIY Beauty: Sea Salt Spray

Recently I have been getting really into DIY beauty because let's face it, it's just cheaper and it lets me know exactly what I am putting on (and into) my body. If you don't like to wash your hair very often or if your hair is on the finer side, this recipe is for you.

Disclaimer: Hair may not look at good as Nat's

Ingredients: 
1 cup hot water (not boiling)

• if you want to lighten your hair naturally, you can use chamomile tea
• if you want to darken your hair naturally, you can use black tea 

2 tablespoons epsom salts (or more for extra texture)
1/2 teaspoon Himalayan or sea salt (optional, for stiffness)
1/2 teaspoon jojoba oil or your favorite conditioner 
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract for a delicious warming scent (or whatever else you want to use!)
few drops of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon vodka/alcohol

• this is only needed if you want to lighten your hair because lemon juice has lightening properties and alcohol preserves color

Directions: Find a spray bottle that holds up to 10 ounces (mine only held like 8 I think). Pour hot water/tea into the bottle and add epsom salts, sea salt, conditioner/jojoba oil, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and alcohol if using. Put cap on bottle and shake for 1-2 minutes or until epsom salts and sea salt are completely dissolved. Store in the fridge if using lemon juice or tea base, otherwise at room temperature. Lasts 3-4 months, possibly longer. 

I hope you enjoy using this as much as I have! You can apply it to either wet, damp, or dry hair. For me, it works best on damp hair when applied at night before bed and then left to dry naturally overnight. If you really want to amp up the waves, then braid your hair after spraying it all over your hair from root to tip and hit the sack.  In addition to being totally Kleen, some of these ingredients have other beneficial properties. For example, chamomile tea is extremely calming, epsom salts are a great way to get your much needed magnesium, Himalayan salt is chock full of minerals and can be quite detoxifying, and jojoba oil is one of the most moisturizing things you can put on your body. It's actually not an oil at all, but a wax, and it will give your hair the glossiest of sheens. Enjoy and let me know if you have any DIY beauty recipes that you use!



Source: Wellness Mama