Sea Moss v. Irish Moss - They are different

For various reasons, people confuse Sea Moss and Irish Moss.  Research shows that Irish Immigrants to Jamaica adopted the Jamaican purple Sea Moss as their new Irish Moss, hence, people then stated Irish moss and sea moss interchangeably.

Unlike other types of seaweeds, the Irish moss is hard to find growing all year round and has a strong smell compared to other sea moss species, a smell some people offensive.

 Sea Moss grows all year round in the ocean making it more readily available.  The Caribbean Sea Moss grows in cleaner, less metallic waters than Irish Moss.  We source our Sea Moss from St. Lucia.