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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$10–15commonly seen · 4 oz
Price / oz$3.25/ozat 4 oz
Where to buy5 stores · $4.99–16.95

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Scent:

Reviewers describe it as banana, coconut, sweet.

Manufacturer page: pacificabeauty.com

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Priced with its peers

$3.25/oz at 4 oz, less than 67% of the 98 texture sprays , which mostly run $2.91–5.88/oz.

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 has 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 suits you depends on your density, porosity and how long your style needs to last. The consultation works that 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. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.

IngredientWhat it doesWhy it mattersChip
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, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Salvia Hispanica Seed ExtractSalvia Hispanica Seed Extract (chia seed extract) botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Extract (Algae Extract) botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function Neutral
Ascophyllum Nodosum ExtractAscophyllum Nodosum Extract (kelp extract) botanical extract A plant extract, there as much for marketing as for function 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)

In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.

  • 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

    Glycerin, also called glycerol, attracts moisture and mixes completely with water.

    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 here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually 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, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.

Price · 4 oz

Commonly seen $10–15 Midpoint $13 · 4 stores · checked Oct 31
Good value under $12 Under $3.07/oz it costs less than three-quarters of the 8 products we score as doing the same job

Good value on sale. Some stores sell it under the $12 line; products that do this job typically go for about $16 at this size.

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Where we’ve seen it6 listings · 5 stores

4 ozusual store sizeBest per ounce

  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. Commonly seen is the middle half of current prices for the 4 oz at recognised stores. We leave out the cheapest and most expensive quarters, so one sale or one overpriced listing can’t move it.
  3. Good value under $12 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $3.07/oz; at 4 oz that is $12. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
  4. 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 67% of the 98 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 measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.

Does the same job, for less

Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.

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  • Protein-free
  • Curly method
  • Lightweight
· Same function
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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 Taliah Waajid Honey Hold It Locs & Twists Gel, for similar results at a lower price

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Claims check

What the brand says, and what the formula shows

Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.

1
SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
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 at the marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.

Reviewers

What people report

Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t 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

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How this page was made

  • Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one 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 general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
  • We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
  • Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
  • 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 v23. Record last updated 2026-08-27.

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