DIY Coconut Oil and Sea Salt hair spray

So I'm taking a bit of a jump away from the norm and delving into uncharted territory here on Words... a beauty post. What, what?!?

I can't help it... I am having a serious love affair with coconut oil and I just have to share one of the little gems I've discovered using this lovely, ah-mazing, miraculous ingredient.

I love to bake and coconut oil has taken my fav chocolate chip cookies to a whole new level of epicness... try it roasting sweet potatoes, too... you will thank me. Yum!

Coconut Oil, once dismissed as a bad, bad thing, is now receiving all sorts of good press for its numerous healthful benefits including skin care, stress relief, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg! Seriously! 

BUT... you must get the good stuff. I recommend organic and extra-virgin. There are lots to choose from, so do a bit of your own research, but I picked up a big jar at Costco for around $16. 

So I digress... I did say this would be a BEAUTY post...  Here ya go!

Turns out coconut oil is not just a wondrous consumable. It's also fantastic for your skin and hair. Use it as a moisturizer, deodorant, in your hair as a scalp treatment and in this great sea salt spray to keep your locks moisturized and smelling like you just spent a day at the beach (in a good way). 

8 oz *Warm water

1 tsp sea salt

1tsp coconut oil

dab of your fav hair gel

add to a spray bottle and shake it up! Voila! 

*water must be warm to dissolve the salt and oil

You can spray it on your hair damp or dry then scrunch your hair to create beautiful beachy waves. Make sure you shake up the mixture each time before use.