Friday 19 February 2010

Seaweed Skin Care


I remember hanging up a piece of seaweed outside my grandmother's house so that we could predict the weather during our summer holidays.


Freshly picked off Bonchurch beach, our wonderful slimy strands of 'octopus legs' seaweed adorned her front porch. Each morning we'd hope to find it crisp and dry indicating a hot sunny day ahead - and I'm sure we were never disappointed. Why were summer holidays always longer and hotter than they seem to be now?

Seaweed has always been close to my heart (and no, not just because I love to eat sushi!). We use it in several of our products in the form of kelp and spirulina. It's nourishing, exfoliating and can colour and texture. It has an aroma which if I'm kind, I'll call it oceanic, but on other days I'll call it downright stinky and we have fun finding essential oils to mask the aroma.