step 1. Thoroughly rinse small amounts of the Irish Moss under cold, running water. Ideally use filtered water.
This process should remove any presence of sand, sea shells other seaweeds, or any small little plastic threads usually black,white, light blue or red in color
which are left over from harvesting.

step 2. As you wash the Irish Moss one piece at a time, place the cleanly rinsed pieces in an empty container. Whatever size container you are using, do not fill it up more than three quarters of the way with water

step 3. Once finished with rinsing, fill up the container with water. With your hand mix the Irish sea Moss inside the container
if your container has a lid you can also, shake well with lid on.
This will create friction and will release more impurities.
Drain the water and repeat 2 more times. The water from the last rinse should be really clean. If not,
repeat one more time.

step 4. Now fill up container with water, completely covering the Irish sea Moss. Put lid on container and place in your fridge for at least 4 to 24 hours before using.

 

step 5. Don’t rinse the Irish Moss after the soaking process is complete, and don’t drain or replace the soaking water. you can now add your sea moss to the blender to make your irish sea moss gel


here are some optional tips, you can also add lime or lemon slices to your seamoss, when soaking this will take away some of the salty taste and smell of the ocean
. but i won't suggest you leave it overnight to soak since, you're sea moss would pick up the distinct flavor of lemons or limes,

here's a pro tip, add some hot water,to your sea moss before you put it in the blender
this creates a rich and smooth sea moss gel. you can adjust the amount of water as needed to make your gel, lighter or heavier.
in the Caribbean irish sea moss is boiled in pots,on the stove to make the sea moss gel,you can experiment with the different methods and see which one works best for you. hope these tips help you on your sea moss journey

pro tips on how to store your irish sea moss and sea moss gel