Dara Kennedy Sea Soak

Detoxifying, remineralizing treatment for body, skin, & scalp / Contains one deeply restorative bath with kelp, salt, and organic cotton bag

This, friends, is no ordinary bath. Our Dara Kennedy Sea Soak is designed to be a profound way to witness the power of individual ingredients in their natural state, at the highest level of quality, and at the peak of freshness — as close to a spa treatment as you can get without having to leave your house.

Our inspiration
In Ireland, the seaweed bath has been a therapeutic ritual for generations — a panacea for ailments as varied as rheumatism, water weight, sluggish circulation, and cellulite. Seaweed’s natural function is to filter out pollutants in the ocean, sweeping out excess acidity and CO² in the water while supplying nutrients to sea life; similarly, in a hot bath, salt water helps seaweed coax out what your body needs to let go of and replace it with essential minerals.

Our ingredients
We’ve fallen in love with this deeply detoxifying treatment, and our Sea Soak heightens its benefits with a California twist. While Bladderwrack is typically used in Ireland due to its abundance in the Atlantic, we’ve opted for the wild brown seaweed of the Pacific coast, Giant Kelp, which is richer in specific anti-inflammatory & detoxifying components. And our pure, mineral-rich salt is the key to drawing out the full benefits of our kelp. To make it, already-pristine Big Sur seawater is filtered nine times before being greenhouse evaporated over the course of four months.
Want to see a photo of our founder inspecting kelp on a boat? Read more about our Sea Soak’s incredible ingredients and commitment to sustainability.

The results
The result is a skin-soothing, glow-boosting, detoxifying ritual — excellent for “I feel gross” moments, sore muscles, stressful/sleepless times, and the general sense of depletion that can come with modern daily life.

Our numerous testers compared its effect to that of a deep-tissue massage, a session at the infrared sauna, a bath or body wrap at a spa, and “how I feel after the best, hardest workout I’ve ever done.” And thanks to the fresh, potent alginate gel you can squeeze out of your bath bag, it’s our go-to treatment for flaky scalps and pretty much any inflammatory skin condition.

Make the ritual even more restorative by listening to a meditation that was made just for it. And if you’d like to see what others have experienced with their Sea Soaks, check out its testimonials and press reviews.

The California love
We donate 5% of all Dara Kennedy Sea Soak sales to Reef Check Foundation and are very proud to partner with them to help ensure the ongoing health of California’s kelp forests. Our Sea Soak is not only a deeply restorative treatment, but also a love letter to our beautiful state of California and its natural, untouched beauty — and a reminder to us all to protect the Earth’s natural beauty, everywhere.
When you’re done soaking, your bag of kelp can be repurposed as an incredible plant fertilizer: check out instructions from our seaweed forager here.
And our sustainability efforts don’t stop with the Sea Soak. Read more about how all of your Ayla purchases are made more earth-friendly.  

We’re thrilled that the Sea Soak has been featured in so many press pieces (click on the name of each publication to read more): Oprah Daily (winner of “Best Detox” in the 2024 bath awards), IntoTheGloss, San Francisco Magazine, MindBodyGreen (read to the end of this one!), Town & Country, Vanity Fair, C California Style Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Musings Magazine, Vogue Paris, and Beauty Independent.

One last thing
After you use this, you may think, “That gel from the Sea Soak! I wish I could use it on my face every day.” We thought the same thing. Meet the Dara Kennedy Sea Serum.