Dara Kennedy Straight Up Seaweed

Detoxifying treatment to help your body let go of its baggage / Contains one deeply detoxifying bath with organic cotton bag

Straight Up Seaweed is like the low-key, energizing little sister to our ritualistic, soothing Sea Soak. This detox treatment is prepared and packaged in a way that makes it a great solution for frequent soakers whose bodies feel stressed or pushed to their limits; with just one powerful ingredient, Straight Up Seaweed provides a pleasantly sweaty and simple sense of release so that you can feel a little less bogged down.

Why we made it
We have been thrilled with the response to our original Sea Soak, the luxurious full-body remineralizing, rejuvenating, “turn-my-body-into-jelly” detox bath. Many (including us) have developed a full-blown, healthy addiction to it — and we wanted a low-key way for us frequent soakers to enjoy our seaweed fix even on days when we didn’t feel up to the full ritual. 

So our innovative seaweed forager came up with a solution: the same Michelin-star-quality giant kelp from Santa Cruz, but quick-baked so that we can make more of it. The effect is different from the sun-dried marvel you’ll find in our Sea Soak; there’s very little gel to be squeezed out of this quick-baked kelp. And if you want to add salt, you can add your own sea salt from your kitchen. (Salt is always a good idea from a remineralizing perspective, and it will help pull a little gel into your bathwater to make it nicely nourishing and viscous. But in a pinch, you can go without.)

The results
Straight Up Seaweed is simpler than its big-sister Sea Soak. But WOW, does it detoxify, because the baked seaweed retains the same detoxifying effects — ones that far surpass those of any other seaweed bath we’ve tried. And while the Sea Soak is soothing and calming and restorative, Straight Up Seaweed leaves you with a little more of an “I just detoxed myself!” pep. You’ll feel a little lighter: relaxed yet energized, as though you’ve let go of some baggage so that your body and mind can do their thing.

Sounds like exactly what we all could use these days, doesn’t it? (It is.) We suggest meditating during your bath with Andrea Ferretti and delighting your houseplants afterwards with a little compost tea.