You’re at a beach in sunny Florida, basking in the glorious rays with a cool drink in your hand. Out of the corner of your eye you spot a young teenager with his little sister walking down the beach. The rascal sneakily scoops down and picks up something from the beach, tiptoeing hurriedly towards his sister. 

You know where this is going.

A moment later, a shrill scream, followed by some frenetic jumping and repeated commands to “Get it off!” mingle with the sound of the waves. As soon as the sister realizes the slimy green creature landing on her neck was just a bundle of seaweed, she quickly turns ferocious, punching her hysterical brother in the arm.

Seaweed. What a degrading name. Little did this girl know that this slimy, green bundle of joy that landed on her may have been the best possible thing for her skin. Call it gross, but seaweed (more scientifically known as kelp) has tremendous health benefits that many people overlook. This makes it a crucial ingredient in Petbiotics’ game-changing prebiotic formula.

Kelp is a mineral-rich algae that resides deep under the ocean. It has a trademark brown hue (hence the reason why our formula may be tinted brown) and on certain beaches, will often get washed up onto the shore.

The benefits of kelp can be attributed to the fact that it acts as functional sponge, absorbing over time all of the nutrients present in the surround ocean waters. For this reason, organic skincare companies have quickly discovered and taken advantage of its natural skin-softening qualities (including us!). It also promotes the healthy growth of fur, skin, and nails.

As a living plant, the kelp acts as a catalyst for the “prebiotic effect,” stimulating the growth of healthy bacteria (read more about what healthy bacteria can do here).

Brown? Sure. Gross? Sure. Incredible for your pet’s health? Absolutely.

Experience the all-natural healing of Petbiotics on your pet today.

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You may have even picked up the dispenser at dinner and pondered what makes “sea salt” different than traditional table salt. Can there really be that much of a difference? While you may not be able to taste a difference, the two are worlds apart — literally. 

Sea salt comes from the ocean, while table salt is mined from salt deposits in the earth. Ocean water evaporates, leaving sea salt rich with minerals and loads of healthy, natural qualities — something that’s inevitably lost during the manufacturing process of table salt.

In our last blog post, we touched briefly on the “prebiotic effect”; the process of friendly bacteria overcoming harmful bacteria to create balance and a healing environment on your pet’s skin and fur.

If this prebiotic effect is a boxing match, sea salt is the right-hook that guarantees a knockout of infectious and harmful skin conditions. In our exclusive formula, the sea salt acts in part as a “clean-up crew.” After your pet’s friendly bacteria dominate all of that nasty, infectious bacteria, they often leave a few million dead skin cells in their wake. Thankfully, sea salt is naturally absorbent and acts as a skilled exfoliator, absorbing toxins and exfoliating dead skin cells. The result is — you guessed it — soft, supple, irresistably cuddly skin and fur on your pet.

But the benefits of sea salt aren’t just skin deep.

At Petbiotics, we make a big deal (and rightly so) about your pet’s pH levels being balanced (we’ll publish a post later on diving into why this is so crucial). Therefore, the alkalizing nature of sea salt makes us love it even more. Not only does it provide many skin benefits, but it helps reverse high levels of acid in the body as well. That nasty bacteria I mentioned earlier loves acidic environments.

We could go on and on about how sea salt strengthens the immune system, helps fight depression, eases respiratory issues and even strengthens bones and nails, but that would take all day. 

Truly, sea salt is one of nature’s best kept (and healthiest) secrets. We want to ride that wave.

Do you have any good experiences or questions about sea salt? Drop us a line in the comments below!

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