If you’ve ever stood beneath a redwood tree, you know the feeling: small, grounded, awestruck. The air is damp and alive, holding the scent of earth and pine needles. That’s the backdrop for Be Rooted Botanicals, a tiny company tucked away in Felton, California, where a group of women with dirt under their fingernails and decades of plant knowledge are quietly creating products that have people whispering, “Where has this been all my life?”
This isn’t one of those shiny, mass-market wellness brands that tosses “natural” onto a label and calls it a day. Be Rooted is handmade, heartfelt, and honestly… a little rebellious. Think handwritten thank you cards in every order, repeat customers greeted on a first-name basis, and an unapologetic belief that plants can do what big pharma often tries to mimic.
And at the heart of it all? Two creams. Two jars that look simple enough, but that have completely different personalities. One is the fighter, Molly’s Cream. The other is the nurturer, Good Night Magnesium. Together, they’re rewriting how people think about pain, sleep, and everyday rituals of care.
The Women Behind the Creams
Before we dive into the jars, it’s worth pausing to look at the people stirring the pots. These women are not weekend hobbyists making potions in their kitchens for fun. They are herbalists, through and through. Collectively, they’ve clocked over 75 sessions at the Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium (yes, that’s a thing, and yes, it’s as cool as it sounds). They’ve studied at the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine. They’ve been in the natural health industry for decades.
They know their plants. Not just their Latin names, but their quirks, powers, and personalities.
Back in 2018, when CBD became a legally viable ingredient, they noticed something: the products hitting the market were… let’s just say, underwhelming. Low quality, filler-heavy, often designed more for profit than for people. So they decided to do what all disruptors do: they made something better. Something they’d use themselves, on their families, and in their community.
It worked. And then it spread. Quietly. Organically. Like wild mint along a fence line.
Molly’s Cream: Relief That Doesn’t Mess Around
Let’s start with the fighter: Molly’s Cream.
Imagine a whipped cream that smells faintly of lavender and juniper berry, with a grounding undercurrent of rosemary and blue tansy. Light in texture, but packed with purpose. This jar is like a best friend who shows up when you’re doubled over in pain, looks you in the eye, and says, “Don’t worry. I got you.”
The ingredient list reads like an herbalist’s greatest hits album:
• CBD – full-spectrum, organic, ready to soothe.
• Arnica – the golden flower famous for tackling bruises, swelling, and inflammation.
• St. John’s wort – not just for moods, but for nerve pain and tissue repair.
• Calendula – gentle, healing, anti-inflammatory.
• Vitamin E – a classic skin soother.
• Essential oils like juniper berry, lavender, rosemary, blue tansy, and helichrysum – each chosen not for trend, but for function.
This isn’t a random “let’s throw in everything green and hope it works” formula. It’s a symphony. Each note matters. Each note supports the next.
And the results? Honestly, they sound like folklore. People rub it into aching knees, strained shoulders, neuropathic flare-ups, and within minutes, the pain just… softens. Sometimes disappears. Reviews call it “miracle-worthy.” One person even declared, “Your Arnica Cream literally saved my life!”
And then there’s the little secret: an NBA championship team has been using it for three seasons. You won’t see them in commercials holding the jar, but behind the scenes, it’s become part of their recovery kit. Pro athletes, everyday folks, grandparents with arthritis, runners with shin splints, they all swear by it.
The magic of Molly’s Cream is that it doesn’t scream. It doesn’t give you that burning, mentholated, “Am I supposed to feel like my leg is on fire?” sensation. Instead, it whispers. It eases. It works quietly but powerfully, like someone turning down the volume on pain until you suddenly realize—oh, I’m not hurting anymore.
Good Night Magnesium: The Nighttime Ritual You Didn’t Know You Needed
Now, if Molly’s Cream is the fighter, Good Night Magnesium is the nurturer.
Picture this: it’s late. You’re tired, but your body isn’t cooperating. Maybe your calves twitch with restless legs. Maybe your mind is doing that endless-scroll thing, replaying conversations from five years ago. Maybe sleep just feels… out of reach.
Enter Good Night Magnesium. A cream that smells like calm itself: lavender, chamomile, sandalwood, bergamot. There’s cocoa butter in the base, giving it a subtle sweetness, like warm chocolate drifting through the background. You smooth it on, and instead of that itchy, prickly sensation magnesium creams sometimes cause, you feel nothing but softness. A cool glide. A little sigh.
Inside, the star is Magnesium chloride, the form of magnesium known for superior bioavailability. Translation: your body can actually use it. When applied topically, it bypasses digestive hiccups and goes straight to work on muscles, nerves, and tension.
Add in CBD, calendula, and olive oil, and you’ve got a formula that doesn’t just relax you—it melts you. Customers say things like, “This cream is my nightly ritual. I haven’t slept this well in years.” And they mean it.
The brilliance of Good Night Magnesium is its ability to transform sleep from something you chase into something you welcome. It’s not a knock-out punch. It’s a lullaby. A hand on your back. A ritual that makes bedtime feel less like a fight and more like a gift.
Not Just Creams, Rituals
Here’s the thing: Be Rooted Botanicals doesn’t just make products. They make rituals. And rituals matter.
Because in a world of hustle, chaos, and blue-light screens glowing at midnight, we’ve forgotten the simple power of touch, of slowing down, of doing something small for ourselves that carries weight.
Scooping Molly’s Cream out of a jar, rubbing it into sore joints, taking a moment to breathe in lavender and blue tansy, that’s not just relief. That’s reclaiming your body.
Smoothing Good Night Magnesium on your legs before bed, letting chamomile and sandalwood coax your mind into softness, that’s not just sleep support. That’s self-care at its most tangible.
And when you know the jar in your hand was made by people who care—really care—it changes everything. This isn’t anonymous, factory-stamped lotion. It’s small-batch, hand-poured, lab-tested, rooted in both science and tradition.
The Personal Touch
One of the most unexpected joys of Be Rooted Botanicals is how personal they are. They still tuck handwritten thank-you notes into packages. They remember your name if you order again. They don’t treat customers like order numbers; they treat them like part of their community.
And honestly, in an era when most companies can’t even get your name right in an email, that matters. It’s human. It’s connective. It’s the difference between “another product” and “a jar made for me.”
The Big Picture
Pain relief in ten minutes. Sleep after years of tossing and turning. These aren’t minor wins. These are life-changing.
Imagine a grandmother with arthritis who can suddenly knit again without aching hands. A runner whose plantar fasciitis finally calms enough to get back on the trail. A parent who falls asleep without the anxiety loop running wild. That’s what these creams are really about: giving people pieces of their lives back.
Be Rooted Botanicals is small, sure. But they’re proof that small can be mighty. That sometimes the best things don’t come from giant labs or multimillion-dollar ad campaigns, but from a little workshop in the redwoods, where women with decades of herbal wisdom stir creams with both knowledge and love.
Rooted, Real, and Remarkable
At the end of the day, Molly’s Cream and Good Night Magnesium aren’t just products. They’re proof of a philosophy. That wellness should be clean, honest, and effective. That care should be felt in every detail, from the organic ingredients to the handwritten thank-you cards. That plants still hold answers modern life forgets.
And maybe most importantly, they remind us that healing doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s as simple as a jar of cream.
So, the next time pain sharpens or sleep feels far away, remember: tucked away in the redwoods, there’s a company making jars of relief and restoration, by hand, with love, rooted in nature. And they’re ready to share them with you.
