‘Salt shampoos’ are the new shower essential for oily scalps

You’re probably no stranger by now to the beauty benefits of sea salt in the slew of texturising sea salt sprays and salt scrubs that dominate the shelves in beauty stores, promising bouncy waves and radiant summer-worthy skin. But have you heard of salt shampoos? If you haven’t, make no mistake; this latest sea salt-infused hair innovation is set to change the hair care game.

What are salt shampoos?

‘Salt shampoos’ are shampoos that contain sea salt, as opposed to regular table salt. While all regular shampoos technically contain salt in the form of sodium chloride, this type of salt offers no significant benefits to your hair. Sea salt, on the other hand, is packed with hair-loving minerals like magnesium, sodium and potassium, which improves your hair health while also adding that desired texture and volume we all love.

Your New Shower Essential for Healthy Hair

If you find that regular shampoos and hair products leaves your hair greasy or looking flat, or has your hair feeling stripped and too ‘squeaky clean’, salt shampoos make for a great alternative. As salt acts a natural exfoliator, salt shampoos are an excellent way to naturally detoxify the scalp of grease and build-up, without excessively stripping the scalp of its natural moisture. In addition, they also offer the following benefits:

• Strengthens hair
• Detoxifies scalp of grease, grime and product build-up
• Removes chemical residues that may cause scalp itchiness after a colouring treatment
• Rebalances and soothes greasy, irritated scalps
• Boosts volume and body to hair
• Injects shine to hair

Are salt shampoos for you?

The beauty industry moves fast, owing to innovations and newly-discovered ingredients, so it can be hard to sieve out which new hyped trend actually works for your specific hair type.

While salt shampoos will make for a welcome addition for anyone who wants healthy, voluminous hair, those with greasy and easily irritated scalps in particular will appreciate its soothing and rebalancing properties. Also, if you have naturally curly hair and have always struggled to find the perfect shampoo, you might be surprised by how well salt shampoos work on your hair texture.

Curious to give them a go? Head up to our gallery above for our recommended picks of salt shampoos!

Sarah Khan 

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