When we think of the sea, we think of deep blue, aquamarine, and crystal-clear waters or deep and turbulent waters. Can’t you hear the waves crashing and the water lapping at the coastal edge, visualize the breathtaking horizon, and smell the fresh ocean air? So, the next time you’re daydreaming about the soft, salt-infused air caressing your skin, take a moment to stop and appreciate what the ocean provides. In addition to relaxing seaside vibes, let’s explore the bounty of nutrition from the ocean and skincare ingredients from the sea that nourish our bodies and protect us and help support our complexions in our everyday lives—and how you can give back.

What Makes the Ocean Special
As the largest ecosystem in the world, it is home to almost a million recognized species. With untold potential yet to be discovered, many scientists and environmentalists have dedicated their lives to researching and protecting it. What does the sea give us? The ocean is swimming with fish, seaweed, kelp, and other sea life that host a bounty of nutrient-rich constituents for us to eat and use topically on our skin and bodies.

Foods From the Ocean
There’s nothing like freshly caught sushi, but thanks to refrigeration, canning, and freeze-drying, you can enjoy fish, seaweed, and more, even when landlocked.

Fish: Like everything today, consuming fish has become confusingly laden with warnings about mercury and other potential toxins due to farming, pollution, and concerns about sustainability and overfishing. This doesn’t mean you should skip eating fish unless it conflicts with your personal philosophy, or you have other reasons to refrain. Stick to fast-growing and repopulating Atlantic mackerel, herring, rainbow trout, salmon, and sardines to enjoy some of the planet’s richest and healthiest sources of lean protein and Omega-3s. Vacillating between wild-caught, farmed, and canned? While wild-caught Alaskan salmon produces a smaller carbon footprint than farmed Norwegian salmon, both offer healthy Omega-3s, while canned salmon provides high amounts of calcium. Other low-mercury fish like anchovies, catfish, flounder, haddock, mullet, plaice, and pollock, followed by clams, crab, crawfish, and oysters, are additional healthy seafoods to add to your diet.

Seaweed: There are several types of seaweed to eat beyond wrapping hand-rolls at your local sushi bar:

• Sea Grapes: Also known as umibudo, this “longevity seaweed” is sold fresh to preserve the bubble-like leaves. Much like caviar, the nutritious tiny bubbles pop when eaten, releasing a flavorful brininess. They are blanched and shocked in cold water to remove the extra salt and served in Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Okinawans also enjoy them raw with soy sauce.
• Hijiki: Brown seaweed from Japan’s, Korea’s, and China's rocky coastlines that is boiled and dried, taking on a black hue and a salty, potent flavor. One of the types of seaweed for cooking, it is reconstituted producing thin strands and simmered with fish or vegetables, cooked with rice, or served as a side dish. However, it isn't recommended for regular consumption as it contains inorganic arsenic, increasing cancer risk.
• Nori: This well-known red seaweed, called zicai in Chinese and gim in Korean, is pressed into dried sheets that are dark green to black or toasted. It is the seaweed used in sushi rolls and one of the most popular types of seaweed snacks. Note: It quickly absorbs moisture, requiring air-tight storage with a desiccant to preserve its “crisp.”
• Kombu: A brown seaweed type of kelp typically sold in wide, dry strips found in Japanese cuisine reconstituted to make dashi (a clear shabu shabu broth) and season sushi rice. Powdered kombu is used for Japanese tea called kombucha (not the same as fermented probiotic beverages).
• Wakame: Although dark green, this slightly sweet, silky-textured seaweed is classified as a brown kelp native to coastal areas worldwide. It is dried or salted and packaged in vacuum packs, then used in seaweed soup, seaweed salads, and miso soup.
• Ogonori: Also known as Gracilaria or sea moss, this seaweed has a purplish color and is available powdered or in dried strips. It is pickled and used in salads and poke bowls. It is a source of agar, a plant based jelly-like substance used in gelatin to make custards, jellies, and puddings.

There are many more types of edible seaweed, including dulse, arame, sea lettuce, aonori, mozuku, mekabu, chondrus crispus, oarweed, palmaria palmata, and Irish moss.

Skincare From the Sea
From Seaweed and Algae to Marine Collagen, Marine Elastin, Caviar, and more, the ocean is teeming with effective skin care ingredients for multiple skin types and concerns. Want to find out which ones you need in your skincare? Let’s dive in to explore beneath the ocean’s surface to discover how you can invite the ocean’s fruitful gems into your clean beauty routine!

Seaweed & Algae:
Algae Oligosaccharides are short chains of humectant sugar molecules from algae.
Pevonia sources these photosynthetic organisms (plants) from marine-derived seaweed for its abundant benefits. What they do:

• Mineralize
• Detoxify
• Preserve moisture
• Stimulate circulation
• Soothe
• Make skin tauter
• Promote suppleness
• Smooth skin and appearance of wrinkles

They are in Escutox®, a patented complex with Oligopeptides from Hibiscus Esculentus Extract and Squalane found in the Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Repair Luxury Trio:

• Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Repair Serum
• Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Repair Cream
• Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Eye Contour

Oligopeptide 68, natural illuminating peptides from seaweed amino acids encased in a biomimetic micro-liposome, which are identical in structure and composition to the stratum corneum, facilitating absorption. It equalizes and evens skin tone by inhibiting tyrosinase and delivering rejuvenating benefits in our  Lumafirm® Repair Cream - Lift & Glow.

Sea Salt is an exceptional mineral-rich natural exfoliant from distilled seawater. In addition to refining rough, uneven texture, it releases negative ions, energizing and balancing the skin. Sea Salt dissolves thoroughly, unlike plastic microbeads or plastic substitutes that clog drains, get into the waterways, and harm the environment. It is also known as Atoligomer, a micronized, high-concentrate mixture of ocean water with pure microminerals for easy absorption. Atoligomer, a natural source of minerals, infuses the skin with 73 minerals, including Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Iron, Selenium, Zinc, and many more. By balancing the skin’s equilibrium, this revolutionary ingredient strengthens and rejuvenates the epidermis. Sea Salt is found in Pevonia’s Hyaluronic Acid Hydra-Serum, De-Aging Saltmousse - Papaya-Pineapple, BodyRenew™ Jasmine & Lavender natural bath salts, and Jasmine & Lavender natural bubble bath.

Magnesium Chloride is a mineral derived from ocean waters, plants, animals, and humans, and it aids 600+ biochemical reactions in the body. It is essential for detoxification, energy production in cells, and enzymes that manage DNA repair and replication. We combine Magnesium Chloride with humectant Seawater from the mineral-rich waters of the French Iroise Sea in our topical pain-relieving and revitalizing Marine Magnesium gel. Whereas people used to flock to the sea for the “sea cure,” today you can smooth this on wherever you are to minimize irritation, joint discomfort, muscle tension, and fatigue.

Polymethyl Methacrylate may not sound natural, but this natural alginate comes from seaweed amino acids. It encapsulates and helps seal in actives in the Lumafirm® Collection for face, eyes, and body .

Sea Whip Extract, a soothing marine saccharide extract (pseudopterosins) incorporated in the YouthRenew™ Tinted Cream to reduce redness and irritation, repair, and moisturize, while protecting the skin from sun damage. Encased in Unispheres, a unique liposomal encapsulation technology, it features an immediate flash-release upon contact with the skin for a 5-second illuminating glow.

Sodium Chloride from evaporated seawater has astringent, antiseptic, and natural preservative properties and is utilized in the following:

• Cleansers: Eye Make-Up Remover, Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Balm Cleanser, Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser
• Serums: Stem Cells Phyto-Elite® Intensive Serum, RS2 Concentrate, “C” Complexe with Oxyzomes, Intensifier - Collagen & Myoxy-Caviar®, Intensifier - Elastin & Sorghum, Soothing Propolis Concentrate
• Soothers: Tension Relief Gel

Marine Collagen is one of the best and most recognized skincare ingredients from the ocean. This essential structural skin protein from the White Teleost fish rejuvenates, binds water, moisturizes, and smooths the look of fine lines in the following:

• Rejuvenating Dry Skin Cream
• Power Repair® Hydrating Cleanser, Hydrating Toner, Marine Collagen Cream, and Eye Contour
• EyeRenew™ Conceal & De-Age
• YouthRenew™ Tinted Cream
• Ageless Skin Collagen Mask
• Collagen Boost Face Balm
• Collagen Boost Eye Contour

Marine Collagen Polypeptides are pure amino-acid molecular chains of marine-derived collagen with exceptional smoothing and plumping benefits. They minimize the appearance of lines, wrinkles, moisturize, and support skin-firming efforts in the Intensifier - Collagen & Myoxy-Caviar®. They are also formulated in our shampoo for thinning hair and hair regrowth serum as they reduce breakage, increase strand flexibility, strengthen, and condition.

Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline is a natural lipo-amino acid from Marine Collagen Protein and purified, hypoallergenic Coconut Oil that stimulates collagen synthesis. We use it in our moisturizing Rapid-Restore Lip Balm for its rejuvenating, plumping effects.

Marine Elastin is the next most popular ingredient in skin care from the ocean. This marine-derived essential structural skin protein from the White Teleost fish is used in rejuvenating preparations for its moisture-preserving and surface-protecting benefits. With consistent use of the following, skin remains smooth, tighter-looking, and taut:

• Power Repair® Hydrating Cleanser
• Power Repair® Hydrating Toner
• Power Repair® Firming Marine Elastin Cream
• Power Repair® Eye Contour

Marine Elastin Polypeptides in the Intensifier - Elastin & Sorghum are pure amino-acid molecular chains of marine-derived Elastin from White Teleost fish. This positive aging active improves skin elasticity and pliability, while preserving moisture.

Caviar Extract from the roe of European black sturgeon is an intracellular emollient and antioxidant extract that provides unparalleled repair of visible signs of aging. It also moisturizes, softens, smooths, and neutralizes free radicals in  the products in the Myoxy-Caviar® Timeless Repair Collection products.

Give Back to The Sea
We're honored to be a skin care brand that gives back to the beach through our Adopt-a-Beach charity, a rewarding facet of our objective to help safeguard the oceans’ and planet’s well-being for all its inhabitants. We adopted a mile of Daytona Beach coastline where our partners and company volunteers remove debris and litter during monthly beach clean-ups. When we see what's in our catch of rubbish, we know we are doing our part. But it doesn't stop there! As advocates for preserving our oceans and shores, we formulate biodegradable, clean beauty products with safe ingredients for people and sea life, with our oceans and reef safe sunscreens leading the way! With World Ocean Day upon us, let it serve as a reminder to do your part to ensure that the ocean stays just as nature intended. You can hit the beach solo and pick up trash littering your local coastline, actively participate in organized beach and ocean clean-ups, or donate to reputable organizations whose missions are to ensure a healthier ocean - the largest life support system for our blue planet!

When you can’t get to the sea, visit Find A Spa for professional Pevonia treatments with marine-derived ingredients to keep celebrating the ocean. We recommend the following to start:

• Hydra-Sea Seaweed Wrap Treatment
• BodyRenew™ Jasmine & Lavender Pure Splendor
• Lumafirm® Lift & Glow/Freeze-Dried Facial Treatment
• Myoxy-Caviar® Mask Treatment
• Elasto-Firm Mask Treatment
• Hair Energize Shampoo Bowl Experience