Pacifica Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray — 4 oz container

Pacifica

Salty Waves Texture Beachy Spray

Styler / Texture spray, polymer-free

Styler
texture spray
spray
Sulfate-free
Silicone-free
Protein-free
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed

Size4 fl oz

Price$14seen at one store · 4 oz

Price / oz$3.87/ozat 4 oz

Where to buy3 stores · $14.00–16.95

Scent:

Reviewers describe it as banana, coconut, sweet.

Manufacturer page: pacificabeauty.com

Personal fit

Is this right for you?

Factor Your profile Fit

Best for hair types Straight–Wavy Not in your profile

Moisture level High Not in your profile

Hold system None Not in your profile

Slip / detangling Little Not in your profile

Weight on hair Light Not in your profile

Fragrance Present Not in your profile

Protein None Not in your profile

Silicone / wax buildup None Not in your profile

Clarifying wash needed Low Not in your profile

Scent Coconut & tropical · FruityStrength not recorded Not in your profile

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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.

Parabens / preservatives None of these listed Not in your profile

Essential oils None listed Not in your profile

Fast-drying alcohol None Not in your profile

Vegan / cruelty-free Cruelty-free · PETA-listed Not in your profile

Animal-derived ingredients Not yet verified Not in your profile

Aerosol can Pump or tube Not in your profile

Needs heat to set Not determined Not in your profile

Heavy humectants Heavy Not in your profile

Hard-water defence None Not in your profile

UV filter None listed Not in your profile

Ingredient list 9 ingredientsA short list Not in your profile

Price tier Masstige Not in your profile

Where to buy it Ulta · Brand website Not in your profile

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Priced with its peers

$3.87/oz at 4 oz — less than 61% of the 58 texture sprays , which mostly run $3.32–5.98/oz. The cost less.

Price and stores

Great for

Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added

Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones

Fine hairthat flattens under most products

Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list

Stretching wash daysnothing here needs a detergent to remove

Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list

Maybe skip if

this product carries a scent

Styles that must holdno hold polymer, gum, or wax was found

Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you

Frizz in humid airno film former or silicone to hold it back

Whether this hold level is right for you depends on your density, porosity, and how long your style has to last — that is what the consultation works out.

What the formula actually does

Read from the label, not the marketing

Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.

Hold system None found

No hold polymer, gum, or wax found in the list.

Cast risk Unlikely

Softening ingredients sit alongside the film formers, so a hard shell is unlikely.

Weight on the hair Light

Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair.

Oil absorption None

No absorbent powders or starches.

Oils and butters None

No oils or butters in the list.

Fast-drying alcohol None

No fast-drying alcohol in the list.

Needs detergent to remove No

Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.

Fragrance Present

Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients.

from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.

Ingredients that matter

The ingredients that change a decision

The workhorse ingredients plus anything lower down that changes a decision. These chips name what an ingredient does — they are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

Ingredient	What it does	Why it matters	Chip
WaterAqua (purified)	solvent	The base everything else is dissolved in	Neutral
Sodium ChlorideSodium Chloride (salt)	salt	Thickens the formula	Stabilizes
Polysorbate 20Polysorbate-20	solubilizer	Keeps oils dissolved in water	Stabilizes
GlycerinGlycerin (vegetable)	humectant	Pulls water into the hair	Moisturizes
Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Salvia Hispanica Seed ExtractSalvia Hispanica Seed Extract (chia seed extract)	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract (Algae Extract)	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
Ascophyllum Nodosum ExtractAscophyllum Nodosum Extract (kelp extract)	botanical extract	A plant extract, marketed as much as functional	Neutral
FragranceParfum (natural)	fragrance	The scent	Fragrance

What the list leaves out, and what it carriesNo sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. Protein-free: this is built for moisture rather than for strengthening. Contains fragrance.

Full ingredient list (9)

US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Annotations keep three readings separate: the ingredient's general function, its role in this product type, and what its position can support.

1 Water · Aqua (purified)

General function
The base of almost every rinse-off and cream hair product. It carries everything else and is normally the first ingredient on the label.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solvent
2 Sodium Chloride · Sodium Chloride (salt)

General function
Table salt. In shampoo it is used to thicken the liquid, not to treat the hair.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChem
- salt
- thickener
3 Polysorbate 20 · Polysorbate-20

General function
Keeps fragrance and oils dissolved in a watery formula so it stays clear.

Leading ingredient
Listed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
4 Glycerin · Glycerin (vegetable)

General function
A small water-loving molecule that draws moisture into the hair and holds it there. It is the most common softening ingredient in conditioners and leave-ins.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.

May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hair
High-porosity hair loses water fast; a humectant holds some of it in place for longer than the wash itself would.

May suitVery dry or highly damaged hair
Binds water into the outer layers of the strand, and water is what makes dry hair flexible again rather than brittle.

DependsClimate-sensitive or frizz-prone hair
Water moves both ways. Measured across concentrations, glycerin solutions give water up in some conditions and take it from the air in others. What it does for you depends on how much of it is there and on the air around it.

Scientific Reports
- humectant
5 Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract

General function
An extract from the fruit of Banana (Musa Sapientum). Plant extracts are used across a wide range of levels, and label order is the best guide to how much is here.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
6 Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract · Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract (chia seed extract)

General function
Chia seed extract, used at low levels for moisture claims.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
7 Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract (Algae Extract)

General function
A green-algae extract used at low levels for protein and mineral claims.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
8 Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract · Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract (kelp extract)

General function
A seaweed extract used at low levels for mineral claims.

Supporting ingredient
Listed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
- botanical extract
▾Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
9 Fragrance · Parfum (natural)

General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.

Estimated lower-concentration zone
It appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.

May not suitFragrance-sensitive routines
Declared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance

What the whole list adds up to

4 botanical extracts
1 solvent
1 salt
1 thickener
1 solubilizer
1 emulsifier
1 humectant
1 fragrance
1 declared fragrance

Ingredient list captured 2026-08-27. Formulas change — check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 4 oz

Seen at $14 lowest of 2 stores · checked Aug 30

Good value under $13 Under $3.29/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $13 line; products that do this job typically go for about $16 at this size.

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Price for 4 ozlower is better

Where we’ve seen it4 listings · 3 stores

4 ozmost listedBest per ounce

Ulta
$14.00

4 oz · $3.50/oz

Aug 27Lowest per oz
Pacifica Beauty
$14.00

4 oz · $3.50/oz

Aug 30
SplashNaturals
$16.95

4 oz · $4.24/oz

Aug 30

Ulta
$14.00

Aug 25

Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product.

How we work this out

4 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
Seen at $14 is the price we have observed for the 4 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
Good value under $13 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $3.29/oz; at 4 oz that is $13. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
About $16 is what those same products typically cost at this size — the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 4 oz.

Formula

Formula score

4 of 10

It costs about what other texture sprays cost per ounce, but the formula leaves out hold system, which most of the format carries.

How the score is counted

1 products we score as doing the same job cost less per ounce
Costs less per ounce than 61% of the 58 texture sprays we’ve priced
No hold system in the formula
No softeners alongside the hold either

A hold systemThe polymer, gum, or wax that holds the shape.3 pts
Softeners alongside the holdWhat keeps a film flexible instead of brittle.2 pts
No drying alcohol in the first threeFast drying without leading on alcohol.2 pts
A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
A humidity claim with a mechanismThe claim has a film former or silicone behind it.1 pt
Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt

The formula score is completeness for the job: the share of the systems this product type is normally built around that we can find in this list, weighted. It is not efficacy, not quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Same derived functions — what it cleans, conditions, coats or holds — at a lower cost per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy it can still differ.

African PrideLowest cost per oz Dream Kids Olive Miracle Smooth Edges Anti-Frizzy Conditioning Gel $0.77/oz $3.10/oz less

Protein-free
Curly method
Silicone-free

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Function: Oils and butters
Weight on the hair
Also: Drugstore tier
6 oz bottle

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Final decision

Should you buy it?

A solid pick for the hair it suits

Best user

Hair that stiffens on protein, looking for a protein-free formula and a curly-method-compatible formula

Biggest tradeoff

Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, styles that need real hold, or very dry or very humid climates

Best alternative if not

Consider African Pride Dream Kids Olive Miracle Smooth Edges Anti-Frizzy Conditioning Gel, for similar results at a lower price

We do not sell products or take placement fees. This page states what the formula and the prices show; the consultation is what matches it to a person.

Claims check

What the brand says, against what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when the ingredient list actually speaks to it; everything else stays "stated by the brand", which is not a criticism — most claims simply cannot be read off a label.

SupportedBacked by ingredients

Partly supportedSome supporting logic

Stated by brandNo clear evidence

Potential conflictFormula works against claim

Instant texture and definition

Nothing in the list reads as a curl-shaping system.

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Stated by brand

Can’t be confirmed from label.

Formulated without SLS, sulfates, parabens, aluminum, talc & petroleum

No sulfate detergents appear in the ingredient list.

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Supported

Gentler on colour and coils.

100% Vegan, Cruelty-free

A brand-run study. We report it as stated and do not repeat the number as fact.

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Stated by brand

Only the brand’s testing shows this.

How to read this

We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula — not marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

Reviewers

What people report

Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings.

Adds texture to curls and holds the style in place while keeping curls feeling soft, not crunchy

5-star Ulta reviewer with curly hair

Sweet scent fans like it and it does not dry out their hair with regular use

5-star Ulta reviewer

Scent reads as a natural, not artificial, banana/coconut smell and gives hair a beachy, tousled volume

5-star Ulta reviewer

Banana scent read as artificial and off-putting enough that the reviewer didn't keep the product

2-star Ulta reviewer

Left hair feeling weighed down and stringy for this reviewer's hair type

1-star Ulta reviewer

How this page was made

Everything above is generated from our researched product record — identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. No part of this page is written per product.
The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
2 sources consulted for this product (1 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 0 editorial), last checked 2026-08-27.
Ingredient references are linked for 1 of 2 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are conditional formulation guidance, not a conclusion about the finished product or about you.
We have not tested this product in a lab and we do not physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list; behaviour claims are labelled as the brand's.
Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice.
Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
Formula readings: derivation v22. Record last updated 2026-08-27.