The Latin name for a species of kelp, also known as brown seaweed. Applied topically, it helps reduce inflammation and, like all forms of seaweed, has some amonut of moisture-binding properties due to its sterol content (Sources:
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, September 2007, pages 1,124-1,125; and
Biomedical Chromotography, April 2004, pages 183-190).
See
algae
