Irish Moss Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Irish Moss (Chondrus crispus), also called carrageen, is not a moss but a red seaweed of the Gigartinaceae family, native to the rocky Atlantic shores of Ireland, Britain, Brittany and northeastern North America. It forms tufts of flat, fan-like, repeatedly forked fronds 5-20 cm long, purplish-red to greenish and often iridescent under water, that turn pale yellow-white when bleached and dried. Boiled, it releases carrageenan, a gel that thickens traditional Irish puddings and drinks. We extract the dried entire plant.