Another startup sees farmed kelp as a market opportunity — this time for use in skin care. Cold Current Kelp in Kittery grows kelp, extracts compounds from the seaweed and makes the a variety of skin ...

Cold Current Kelp, a Kittery startup that has developed skin care products from farmed kelp extract, was awarded a $24,700 planning grant, that it will match with $25,000, to develop business and ...

Face sheet masks are a convenient way to hydrate, nourish, and revitalize the skin, but choosing sustainable living options ...

On a clear March afternoon, John Smet shut off the engine of his workboat as he approached his go-to wild kelp bed. It was high tide, so less kelp was pooling on the surface of the water, making it ...

Cultivated kelp is a rich and sustainable source of potash, micronutrients and bioactive compounds, and cultivation provides shelter and food for a range of organisms, including commercially important ...