meet homebody
Our principles
We blend with purpose and intention. Our rich bath rituals are created to support
the body, mind and soul.
We believe in the synergistic benefit of herbs, color therapy, aromatherapy and minerals
~combining together to enhance their wellness-supporting potential.
We are big on nature providing our vitality and optimal health and are wise enough to know that everything we put on our skin quickly absorbs into our bodies - so what you'll find in our products are some of the finest raw materials the earth has to offer.
what you'll find in our products are some of the finest raw materials the earth has to offer.
our process
We've built our main ingredients on the ancient principals of the past. Using the highest quality holistic herbs and botanicals for their natural goodness.
each bathing experience we formulate is carefully handcrafted (small batch + made from scratch) and perfected with zero compromises, short-cuts or toxins-leaving only amazing results.
once you sprinkle into the water you will quickly realize that this is no ordinary bath soak. Our collection of wellness bath rituals combine extraordinary visual and optical effects, over 176 antioxidants, a host of herbs and botanicals, premium organically sun-grown hemp cbd, superfoods, active ingredients, adaptogens, vitamins, salts, moisturizing butters + oils and rare minerals.
Our process begins long before these ingredients make their way into a tub filled with Homebody. By implementing highly selective sourcing standards, quality testing, and a commitment to creating products that minimize our environmental footprint, we ensure quality products for you while respecting our planet.
It is our hope that this goodness shines through in every Homebody product.
our purpose
We believe in transforming lives and solving important problems. We help people become the next and best versions of themselves.
Simply put, our purpose in business is to serve.
Homebody was founded on this belief and still uses the idea of using business to serve as its guiding principle.
We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our customers, communities, the people we employ and our entire ecosystem. It is personal to us.
This means more than just creating efficacious and intentional herbal bath rituals. With every ingredient we source, every bath soak we make and every customer we impact, we strive to support BIPOC, female-led and/or LGTBQ+ small businesses whenever possible-along with quality sustainability, science, and social responsibility on a local, national, and global level.
our story
Hey homies My name is Rebecca Grammer-Ybarra, I am a bootstrapping, hard working, single mama of two beautiful children and the co-founder and CEO of Homebody.
For the past 12 years I worked as an artisan baker and an accomplished pastry chef. I also co-founded Suite 106 Cupcakery, a company comprised of 3 brick-and-mortar bakeries, an award winning food truck and a state-of-the-art commercial kitchen that my sister, Christiana and I both co-founded, self-funded and solely owned.
We are two-time food network champions and the first Black women to win a televised dessert competition show (we’ve appeared on the network 4-5 times). We also have the incredible honor to be signed to Gordon Ramsay’s agency, a small collection of discovered talent.
In the Fall of 2018 we closed our business and were invited on The Oprah Winfrey Network for a one hour special to talk all about it. I was devastated, depressed, tired, sick, deeply saddened and totally depleted mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I had no idea what self-care was nor did I implement any of it in my fast pace life for over 12 years. That neglect finally got the best of me when my engagement with my ex-fiancé ended one week after closing my business and a few weeks after that being in a traumatic car accident that almost left me in pieces. This was my Eat, Pray, Love moment and I finally surrendered. Every night while bathing I would ask the Universe to heal me and rebuild me stronger than ever before and I promised in return I would dedicate my life in helping to rebuild others in any way I can. This ask led me to Homebody. A modern alternative to experience the power of whole plants + whole body self-care for total wellness of mind, body and soul.
Over the past 5 years Homebody has been my happy place and saving grace. It hasn’t felt like business but more like a love project —me joyfully fulfilling the promise I sent out into the Universe when I needed it the most.
It’s been the time of my life to authentically connect with so many of you. Each sweet dm, comment, email, in-person meeting and order ignites my soul with joy, confirming that I am exactly where I need to be and doing exactly what I was sent here to do. Every small batch is happily handcrafted by our teams with the same love, care, integrity, expertise and excellence as my sister and I made all of our desserts for over a decade.
Homebody is 100% self-funded and bootstrapped and all of our press has been through organic reach. I’ve always believed that the people who needed us would find us and I still believe that today.
I don’t know what the future holds for me, my family or Homebody. But what I know for sure is that in this moment I am grateful and this thriving business, with a loving community has single handedly restored my hope in brighter days. I always believe it is the darkest before the dawn and change will come. Just hearing all of your stories of how Homebody has helped restore the broken pieces in your life too is all the success I need. My only hope is that this will guide you in becoming your own healer just as it did for me.
I love you —Rebecca <3