You'll see two main kinds of sea moss for sale: wildcrafted and pool-grown. Here's the difference.
Wildcrafted sea moss
Grows naturally in the open sea, attached to rocks, and is gathered by hand. Because it grows in moving seawater, it tends to vary in shape, thickness and colour from batch to batch.
Pool-grown sea moss
Grown in man-made pools or tanks filled with seawater or salt water. It's often very uniform, thin and sometimes looks unusually clean and pale.
How to tell them apart
- Texture: wildcrafted is usually thicker and less uniform.
- Look: wildcrafted often has small bits of natural sea debris that rinse off when you soak it.
- Smell: wildcrafted smells of the sea. Very salty or chemical smells can mean pool-grown.
- Ask the seller: a good seller will tell you where and how their sea moss is grown.
Ours
All our sea moss is wildcrafted in Grenada, hand-harvested and sun-dried. See it for yourself with our Raw Gold Dried Sea Moss, or try our ready-made sea moss gel range.
