9 Hair Products to Finally Master Those Quintessential Summer Beach Waves

Beloved by celebrity hairstylists, this weightless formula provides thermal protection from the inside out. If you decide to style your hair with hot tools, it protects hair from heat damage and seals in the cuticle to prevent future damage. 

Those gorgeous beach waves deserve to be out and about in the world. If you expose them to environmental damage (sun, pollution, etc.), prep hair with this “shield.” Moisturizing moringa seed oil, protective lipids, and strengthening arginine safeguard your hair color to keep it bright and healthy-looking, plus adds shine.

This salt-free texture spray gives beachy waves plumped-up volume without drying out hair. It’s safe for chemically treated hair and is vegan, cruelty- and gluten-free, and formulated without parabens or sulfates. It also offers UV and heat protection for some extra care in the summer sun and smells amazing with notes of guava, coconut water, pink lotus, midnight violet, and vanilla.

This wave foam mimics that breezy, whipped-in-the-wind style that surfer girls always nail down. Use it on freshly washed and dried hair to give it some texture and grit. Focus more on the roots if you’re restyling yesterday’s hair to add natural volume where your hair needs it the most.

This spray is best used on dry hair for a textured, tousled look. It instantly adds lift and flexible hold without any crunch and uses restorative ingredients like sunflower seed oil to keep your hair healthy and give movement and body. Spray on second- or third-day hair to refresh a blowout and add some lift to finer or air-dried hair.

If you already have some wave or curl to your hair, this spray will help to enhance natural texture. Infused with rice protein to add hold and coconut water to hydrate, this mist (which has the brand’s signature addictive scent) is free of parabens and phthalates. Plus, it’s easy to use — just spray on damp hair from root to tip, or just spritz on your roots for instant volume and a quick refresh.

This rich texturizing creme is an excellent alternative to gritty sprays or spritzes. As a sun-protecting cream that will protect your hair against color fading and heat, it offers a touchable texture for air-dried hair without a greasy feel. To use, simply apply throughout damp hair and let it air-dry.

If hairsprays were to get a high school superlative, this one would certainly be the “Class Overachiever.” Formulated with a unique blend of a proprietary molecule complex, vitamin B5, styling resins, and flower extracts, this hairspray basically has memory retention. So, it holds onto your beach waves for hours.

This hairspray is no one-trick pony: The lightweight, flexible formula infuses your beach waves with shine, fights frizz, and brushes out easily without flaking. And, of course, you can count on it for long-lasting hold — no stickiness in sight.