Seaweed is an essential oil that smells a little bit like cedar wood but is an essential oil in its own right. The oil is distilled from ‘lamindaria digitata’  or kelp as we know it. However the seaweed that is sold in tablet form over the counter is a totally different source of ‘kelp’.

When the aromatherapy oil is used by a Herbalist or an Aromatherapist, they will often blend the oil to use on the skin as arthritis massage oil, but the oil can be blended as an essential oil cream to be used for detoxifying and even water retention. Therapists say they are reminded of being in a seaside town when using the oil and you can smell the salt in the air as if you were standing at the seawaters edge.

The use of seaweed, both as a dried plant or fresh, can look after water retention problems by draining the fluid and increase the circulation allowing the skin to open up and supply the nutrients the body requires. This in turn will speed up ones metabolism and allow the lymphatic system to push the fluid through the body therefore eliminating toxins and also helping with the tangerine looking  lumpy bits of cellulite areas of the body, thus allowing the skin to glow.