Indulgence Spa and Body Products

People who know me personally can probably count on one hand how many times they’ve seen me in shorts. There’s a reason for that.

I’ve dealt with eczema and extremely dry, sensitive skin since I was young. At its worst, my skin cracked into open wounds. Water burned. Some nights the itching and pain kept me awake.

Over the years, Shower Icing helped make my flare-ups less frequent, and I followed it with Body Butter for relief. As my skin changed with age, I began studying barrier protection more deeply and adding more hydration and barrier support to my own Body Pudding.

I added ingredients like ceramides, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, panthenol and squalane, along with the botanicals behind Southern Roots™.

And it worked sooooo well for me. My wounds began to heal. 🥹

That journey helped power Southern Roots™, and I brought that same formulation philosophy into Body Pudding: purposeful ingredients, deep hydration and barrier support, formulated for what my skin actually needs.

Every dark mark you see on my legs was once a much larger cracked, open sore. So when I look at my legs now, scars and all, I’m happy.

It took a lot for me to be comfortable enough to show you this. But I realized someone may need this story more than I need to hide it.

And when I tell someone about my products and they say, “No thank you, I have sensitive skin,” there’s always a little part of me thinking, what do you think my skin is made of, Brillo? 😂

But how would they know if I didn’t tell them?

My skin has always been part of the Indulgence story. I just wasn’t ready to tell you all of it.

And my scalp story? Whew. 😥 That’s next.

This is my grandmother, Rosella, Rosie to everyone who knew her. 🩵

Everyone wanted Rosie’s sweet potato pies. She learned how to make them as a child in Tar Heel, North Carolina, and later she taught me how to bake them and so many other delicacies.

During that same time, my godmother, who was also originally from North Carolina, taught me to use what was in the kitchen and pantry to make my own skin and hair care products.

So, after my Grandmom and I spent hours in her kitchen cooking, baking and creating memories, she would gladly give me whatever leftovers I asked for. I’d take those ingredients home and conjure up the best skin and hair care routines I could for myself and my cousins and friends.

Southern Roots™ is a celebration of those traditions and of the women who passed them on to me. 🩵

Top right is me about two years ago. Bottom right was just a few months ago, after I lost the 30bs. The large picture is me today, at 54.

Almost a year ago, I got serious about my health, so some of the change in my face is weight loss. I’m proud of that. But compare my skin from just a few months ago to now. That’s the part I’m especially excited about.

I’ve had extremely dry skin most of my life. My family name is Drye, D-R-Y-E, and my skin has definitely lived up to it. 😂 And for many women, dryness and dehydration can become even more noticeable during perimenopause and menopause as the skin produces less oil and has a harder time holding onto water.

That’s why hydration is such an important part of Southern Roots™.

The Hydrating Serum features okra, rich in moisture-loving polysaccharides that help attract and hold moisture, plus hyaluronic acid and ceramides for hydration and barrier support. Sweet potato, blueberry, green tea and rice round out the formula.

I use it with the Southern Roots™ Botanical Oil to help seal in hydration. It features bakuchiol, a plant-derived retinol alternative that supports smoother, more even-looking skin.

My skin is clearer, smoother, and most importantly for this lifelong dry-skin girl, the hydration LASTS.

The large picture is the oldest me in this collage.

54, and my skin has never looked better. 🩵

Southern Roots™ Hydrating Serum + Botanical Oil works very well for scalp health too!

I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since people went bonkers for that Popeyes chicken sandwich. 😂

I made this to be funny, but people really wanted that chicken scented body butter.

Oh, what a time. What a time. Hope this brings a smile to your face. 🙂

Rooted in North Carolina. Formulated in Baltimore.

At the heart of Southern Roots™ is okra, a botanical I’ve known since childhood, now thoughtfully formulated for skin. Paired with sweet potato, blueberry, and green tea, it creates a deeply hydrating ritual designed to nourish skin and support its moisture barrier.

Southern Roots™ Hydrating Serum + Botanical Oil.

Two steps. Deep hydration. Beautiful skin.

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