u/Born-Reason-9143

I’m struggling trying to figure out what to do to protect my hair but also look cute. Have a beach trip coming up, the last couple years I’ve struggled with my hair because the salt water tangles it so much and I love to be in the water constantly, acting a fool, high energy the whole week. A standard braid or bun doesn’t stay put. I have to undo it from the braid for a few hours in the afternoons to wash and let it dry out, and it’s a lot of work to French braid my hair so it stays braided in the water, detangle after unbraiding all those small wet strands, and then do it all again after it air dries.

I have a swim cap, but I don’t want to just wear that all day because it’s not a cute look and uncomfortable. My best resort currently is a ponytail at the top of my head, which is the braided. But it gets heavy af in the water and pulls on my scalp. It also gets super frizzy because I have fine 2b hair and it gives me quite the halo of tiny hairs standing up all around my head. I do coat my hair in coconut oil before putting it up for the ocean, which gives it some grip and keeps it moisturized and less prone to tangles.

I feel like I’m missing something. Is there some beach hairstyle you guys are all doing that I don’t know about?