You can use this spray after washing your hair or just simply getting your hair damp. The most important thing is to make sure your hair isn’t soaking wet when you apply it!

You can choose if you use a microwave or the stove but heat up 1 cup of water. This part is super easy and only takes about 2 minutes. Looking to save some money on hair products but can’t live without your sea salt spray? Love the look of fresh beachy waves after a day at the beach?

Coconut oil is great as a moisturiser for your body, especially for very dry areas such as knees and elbows. Propellants: When oil is placed in an aerosol can, you need to add some sort of force to get it out of the can and into your pan. That’s where propellants enter the picture. While most of the commonly used propellants are on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “Generally Recognized As Safe” (GRAS) list and considered safe to consume, I’m still uncomfortable adding chemicals like as isobutane or propane to my family’s diet. Butane, isobutane and propane are colorless and odorless compressed gases that are derived from petroleum and natural gas. I typically just stir the ingredients together directly in the measuring cup with the water. Alternately, you could also combine these 2 in a separate bowl while the water is heating. Apply as a conditioner.It is recommended that everybody use a hair conditioner after shampooing to decrease friction, minimise frizz and detangle the hair. 15Coconut oil makes a great conditioner to help prevent breakage and strengthen hair shafts. Use it as an alternative to your regular conditioner or add a few drops to your normal conditioner.

You can also mix coconut oil with a few drops of your favourite essential oil, for an even more relaxing effect. 20 SummaryDon’t worry if it’s not exactly perfect! After you make a batch or two, you can always adjust the measurements to your hair. If you have more oily hair, you may want less coconut oil. Please note: like with every food, especially calorie-dense fats, coconut oil can add some serious calories to your meal. Don’t just slather it onto everything, treat it like you would any other oil e.g. olive oil, especially if you’re trying to be healthy. Coconut oil for keto diets Styling aid: Just a dab of coconut oil can go a long way when it comes to taming frizz. For easier absorption and styling, make sure to apply the oil to damp hair. Wallace TC. Health Effects of Coconut Oil-A Narrative Review of Current Evidence. J Am Coll Nutr. 2019 Feb;38(2):97-107. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1497562.

On the other hand, if you want additional texture, add in a bit more sea salt! Or if you notice your hair is getting more dry after using it, swap the sea salt for epsom salt! Play around with different amounts! 3. Pour the sea salt spray into your spray bottle. Diacetyl: Studies have shown that exposure to diacetyl (the butter flavoring that is often added to cooking sprays) can increase your risk of lung disease. With long-term or repeated exposure, diacetyl can cause serious respiratory disease. While many cooking spray manufacturers no longer use this chemical, researchers are still concerned about the risk of lung disease. What about other oils? A study comparing extra virgin coconut oil with mineral oil as a moisturiser for mild to moderate dry skin found that both oils helped to reduce the symptoms of dryness, scaling and roughness of the skin. Can help you look after your nails Protect with a pre-wash. As coconut oil can penetrate hair follicles and protect your hair from the inside out, it can stop your hair from soaking up too much water when you wash it. Damaged hair is much more porous than healthy hair and when hair absorbs water and increases in size, it can become damaged and break. 14 Try applying some coconut oil through the midsection and ends of your hair about 30 minutes before you wash with shampoo and conditioner as normal.Most recipes call for butter, coconut oil/MCT oil and coffee, with coconut oil providing the all-important MCTs. You can also make it vegan by subbing the butter for cacao butter or more coconut oil. Here’s how to make it: Coconut oil is most commonly used in the practice of ‘oil pulling’, which is the process of swishing oil around the teeth and mouth for a prolonged period of time and spitting it out. In a 2015 study, published in the American Society for Microbiology, researchers reported that coconut oil has an anti-fungal effect, and that feeding mice a coconut oil-rich diet reduced the size of the population of candida in their guts. 6 3 ways to give your nails a coconut boost

If you’re short on time or just don’t want to deal with wet hair (like in the winter!!), finish up with a hair dryer! If I need to speed things up a bit, right before my hair is fully dry, I’ll blow dry my hair slightly with a diffuser. That helps to add a bit more volume to my hair as well as the texture and wave that the sea salt provides.Most of the time I use this spray on slightly damp hair and simply scrunch and spray! After my hair is dry, I sometimes curl a few pieces that didn’t get as wavy as I wanted. 2. Shake your bottle of sea salt spray After you’ve been using sea salt spray, if you notice your hair feeling like there’s a lot of build up after using sea salt spray, use a clarifying shampoo. Just don’t use it before using your spray or it won’t do as good of a job!