Our Story
Built for the hours that matter
Rooted began with a simple question: What do you reach for when you want to take the edge off but don't want a drink? The answer turned out to be a root people have shared for centuries.
- Founded
- Bonita Springs, FLWhere every order ships from
- The Root
- Noble kavaThe variety with the longest record of use
- Formulas
- twoFocus for the day, Unwind for the night
- WHAT'S INSIDE
- NO SECRETSEvery ingredient listed on the tin
Meet The Founder
I built Rooted for the nights that were not working
For years, the end of my day looked like most people's. Work would finally stop, and the easiest way to mark that line was a drink. It worked, until the mornings started costing more than the evenings were worth.
Looking for something else, I came across kava. Not as a trend, but as a tradition. A root that communities across the South Pacific have shared for centuries, passed around a bowl at the end of the day while people actually talked to each other. The ritual made sense to me immediately. The preparation did not. Mixing, straining, and drinking something muddy was not happening on a Tuesday night.
So I built what I wanted to exist. Noble kava root, pressed into a clean mint pouch, with every active and every dose printed on the tin. Then a second formula for the other half of the day, because my mornings needed a line drawn just as much as my evenings did.
I run Rooted out of Bonita Springs, Florida, where every order is packed and shipped. I still read the emails.
If it is going in your mouth every day, you should know exactly what is in it.
Kent Yaklin
Founder, Rooted Botanicals
100%
Noble kava root, never a blend
0mg
Nicotine in every pouch
USA
Made and packed in the USA
2
Formulas, one for each half of the day
What We Stand For
How we build a pouch
Three rules we set at the start and haven't changed since.
01
Start with the right root
Kava comes in many varieties, and they are not interchangeable. We use noble kava only, the group with the longest record of traditional everyday use, the same category communities have chosen for generations. It costs more. It is not a place to save money.
02
Print every dose
A lot of supplement brands hide behind the words proprietary blend. Our transparent labeling holds us accountable to you. Every active in a Rooted pouch is listed with its exact amount, right on the tin. If you want to compare us to anything else, you can.
03
Respect the ritual
Kava was never meant to be rushed. We kept the pause and removed the preparation, so the ritual fits into a real day. One pouch, one moment, and the rest of the evening is yours.
Stay Rooted isn't a slogan. It's a genuine intention.
Rooted PouchesNoble kava only
The variety with the longest record of traditional use, and the only kind we will put in a pouch.
Nothing hidden
Every active, every dose, printed on the tin. No proprietary blends.
Adults only
Rooted is for people 18 and over. We say that clearly everywhere, because it matters.
The Road So Far
How we got here
A small brand, built one decision at a time.
The Question
What do you reach for instead?
It started with wanting a way to end the day that did not involve a drink, and finding out the answer was already centuries old.
The Root
Finding noble kava
Months of reading, sourcing, and tasting to land on noble kava root, the variety with the longest record of traditional everyday use.
The Formula
Two halves of a day
Focus came first for the working hours. Unwind followed, because the evening needed its own line drawn.
2026
Rooted launches
The first tins ship from Bonita Springs, Florida, with every active and every dose printed on the label.
Next
On shelves near you
Bringing Rooted to shops, gyms, and cafes, one counter at a time.
The next chapter is shelves near you. If you run a shop, we would love to talk.
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