It appears we have a problem. A young girl, with no knowledge of self-care or hygiene, walking the streets and stinking up rooms. Alright, this might be a bit harsh to say, but it's genuinely how I felt and probably truly was.
It was the bane of my existence and the ultimate destroyer of my confidence. I'd lost all hope in ever being accepted into society and crawled into my makeshift cave at the corner of the universe. i.e, my parents' house and childhood bedroom.
There were many causes to my shame, many causes to my mental breakdown, but I'm boldly admitting that the biggest cause was, in fact, the way I smelled. It sounds silly, I know. How can one be so concerned with scent? Well, when you're scent is a little off, and signaling warning signs of some sort of imbalance in your body, it becomes your entire life, it becomes everything you ever think about.
Our bodies' most sacred parts are often the parts that get a little smelling. It's why the hygiene industry has made billions selling us the perfect cover to nature's truth. Humans are smelly. But that isn't to go into a full revolt and never shower or use deodorant again. My point is to release the shame and gently guide ourselves to soft and soothing remedies.
This is why I started Sacrae.
I wanted to create something that spoke to the shamed woman, the woman who had no one else teach her how to heal herself, the woman who had to figure it out all by herself, and the woman who still has to learn the art of letting one's body become aligned with the truth of your imperfection.
Will I do everything in my power to create an effective product that works, yes. Am I the perfect test subject? If you could smell me a few years ago, you'd be jumping for joy at the prospect that I would find a solution, which in turn means you too have a solution.
But I will also speak on this subject, and I do so on my socials. I'll admit, I'm terrified to put myself out there on a subject that's just filled with so much shame and judgment. But the little that I've done so far has shown me that the woman who needs it, outweighs the people who criticise it. So I've got you, whoever is reading this by some miracle, and by an even greater miracle is aware enough to point out their own flaw. I'm here, and I'm working on it.
Someday soon, the solution I create will be in your own very hands.