Summer is within our midst (just!) which means festivals, barbecues and beachy locks. To achieve the latter, salt spray has always been the next best thing to dunking your hair in the sea and running Baywatch-style across the shoreline as it dries into Pammy-perfect curls. But salt sprays aren’t for everyone. Like seawater - they can leave hair dry and parched. Plus, not everyone’s a fan of the resulting ‘crispy’ texture. Meet your new hair hero…

So why should you swap this sweet option for your savoury hair BFF? The formulas are less drying for one – which is ideal if your hair’s brittle and partial to frizz but you still want it to have all that defined, wavy goodness (curly /Afro hair types take note). As senior stylist at Neville Hair & Beauty Jack Merrick Thirlway explains, “Sugar spray creates a similar result to a salt spray but with a softer finish. It leaves the hair looking defined and beachy without the crunchy texture.”

Why you really need to add a sugar spray into your haircare routine