One of my favorite parts of summer is submerging myself into seawater at the beach for the very first time. I love the feeling of calm that surrounds me as soon as my head sinks beneath the water’s surface. Swimming in seawater has lots of benefits for your mind and body, from stress relief to overall health, so make your way to the beach and swim your little hearts out this summer, my dears!
Relaxation
Salt water reduces inflammation of muscles and joints within your body. Coupled with the already-calming, meditative act of swimming, being in the sea will leave you with extreme feelings of zen.
Beautiful skin
The magnesium in seawater helps skin to retain moisture, so it will look and feel soft and smooth. Regular exposure to seawater can also help treat certain skin problems like acne and eczema. I personally have acne-prone skin and always find noticeable improvements by spending just 30 minutes swimming in the sea!
Beachy hair
While the salt in seawater can dry out your hair, it also adds gorgeous volume and texture to it. We love the look of beachy waves here at Free People – it’s a relaxed and summery look that brings our minds straight to the beach. To avoid dryness, prep your hair with a deep conditioning treatment before a day spent in the sea.
Overall health
Seawater is filled with vitamins, minerals, and elements necessary to keep you at your healthiest. Swimming in seawater will open your pores, allowing for maximum absorption of these things!
This summer, make a point to spend some time in the sea – you owe it to yourself. :)
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It’s funny that you guys posted this today. Lol. Because I’m actually on vacation in Pensacola Florida with my sister, visiting my brother and sis-in-law, and we have been enjoying every minute we can at the beach. I have fallen in love with the ocean and I’m not ready to go back to the boring Midwest.
I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me wish my dear Pacific Ocean wasn’t so chilly! (I live in Humboldt County, so no lovely Cali beach days for me)
Happy Summer everyone!!!! I am going to finish up my coffee and head on out to the beach on that note!
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There is nothing like the ocean. One of my all time favorite things.
I always feel refreshed by ocean water, even if I only hop in for a minute. Something about absorbing all of the vitamin D from the sun and fresh air coming off the water in a cool breeze just makes me feel more vibrant and energized for days afterwards.
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It’s a shame I moved to the Midwest – I miss the ocean.
One thing i do before going to the beach is put a little (or a lot) of Moroccanoil Treatment in my hair to keep it from drying out. I get wonderfully windswept hair (especially with my naturally wavy hair) without it getting too dried out.
I look forward to the first swim too :)
Sorry being in the sea and swimming in the sea is a different thing,u just get in there.Everybody claimsto be swimming,but nobody does when im there
I haven’t swim in seawater yet. And I am looking for forward to this in the next summer.