Our Roots: The Story Behind Savaya

Before Savaya was a brand, it was two best friends with the same problem.

That's us. Sylvester and Chris. Best friends from the Netherlands, and the two founders of Savaya Botanicals.

We didn't meet in a boardroom. We grew up together, and for five years we shared the same frustration: acne that would not leave, no matter what we threw at it.

Between the two of us we tried almost everything the industry sells. Benzoyl peroxide. Retinol. Prescription antibiotics. Expensive serums. Cutting dairy. Cutting gluten. Thousands of dollars, five years, and two faces that kept breaking out anyway.

What you build with your best friend looks different from what you build for a market. We were not chasing a trend. We were trying to fix our own skin. Savaya only became a company after it worked.

Sylvester was one week away from Accutane.

This is Sylvester's skin, before and after.

After five years of failed treatments he was ready to start Accutane. Desperation does that. But right before the appointment, he went down a different rabbit hole: cultures around the world that still do a yearly cleanse, and the research connecting the gut to the skin.

The logic was simple. When the gut is overloaded, waste ends up in the bloodstream, the liver falls behind, and the body pushes it out through the only exit left: the skin. Every cream fights the smoke. The fire is underneath.

So instead of the prescription, he did a traditional gut cleanse. It was harsh, but 90 days later his skin was clear. It stayed clear. He eats dairy and gluten again today without breaking out.

Chris had given up hope. Then he watched it work.

This is Chris, before and after.

Chris fought acne through his whole teens. Insecure enough to skip parties. Tired of treatments that traded one side effect for another. By the time Sylvester's skin cleared, he had honestly stopped believing anything would.

Watching his best friend's face change in 90 days did what no advertisement could. He did the same reset and got the same result.

Then we built the version we wished existed: the same deep cleanse, but gentle enough to take while you live your normal life. Eleven botanicals, two capsules a day, 60 to 90 days. That formula became Clear Skin+ Max Detox, and it has since helped more than 10,000 people do what we did.

Version after version.

Two of the versions we went through while developing the formula, and, in the small photo, the one that made it. We kept adjusting the blend, batch after batch, until it was deep enough to clear years of buildup and gentle enough to take while living a normal life.

The problem isn't your body. It's what we've done to it.

Your grandparents didn't need a gut cleanse. They ate food that grew in mineral-rich soil. They drank water from clean sources. Their skincare was lard, beeswax, and olive oil. Their exposure to synthetic chemicals was close to zero.

Their bodies could keep up. Ours can't.

In the last 50 years, autoimmune conditions have tripled. Gut-related disorders have exploded. Skin conditions are at an all-time high. Allergies, brain fog, chronic fatigue, digestive issues. All rising, all connected, and all pointing to the same place.

The gut.

Your gut is responsible for 70% of your immune system. It produces over 90% of your serotonin. It's where nutrients are absorbed, toxins are processed, hormones are regulated, and inflammation is either controlled or left to spiral.

When your gut is overwhelmed by the food you eat, the chemicals you absorb, and the stress you carry, every system in your body feels it.

Your skin feels it. Your energy feels it. Your mood feels it. Your sleep feels it.

The modern wellness industry addresses each of those symptoms separately. A pill for your energy. A serum for your skin. A supplement for your sleep. A therapy for your mood.

But they're not separate problems. They're one system under pressure.

We believe the body already knows how to heal. It just needs us to stop poisoning it, and start supporting it.

That's the philosophy Savaya was built on.

Not another brand selling quick fixes. Not another supplement making promises your body can't keep. Not another company profiting from problems it has no intention of solving.

A return to something older. Something simpler. Something that works.

For thousands of years, cultures across the world understood that health begins in the gut. Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, ancient Greek physicians, indigenous healers across Africa and South America. They all arrived at the same conclusion independently.

The gut is the root. Everything else is the branch.

Then the modern pharmaceutical and wellness industries arrived, and we were taught to treat the branch. To manage the symptom. To buy the cream, take the pill, suppress the signal, and come back next month for a refill.

Savaya exists because we believe the ancient approach was right, and modern science is finally proving it.

Our timeline

2023

Started researching the gut-skin connection after years of personal frustration with products that only treated the surface.

Early 2024

Developed the first Max Detox formula. Tested with a small group of 50 early users. Results exceeded every expectation.

Mid 2024

Launched Savaya Botanicals online. First 1,000 units sold out in 3 weeks.

Late 2024

Introduced Clear Skin+ Gut Cleanse as a daily rebuilding protocol alongside Max Detox. Expanded to the full two-phase system.

2025

Crossed 10,000 customers. Launched Bakuchiol Serum, Sea Moss+ Vital Elixir, and the full botanical skincare line. Began shipping internationally.

2026

Growing into a global gut-first wellness brand. New products in development. Same mission: inside out, always.

What we stand for

Inside out, always. If it doesn't start at the source, we don't make it.

Transparency. Every ingredient listed. Every dosage shown. No proprietary blends hiding behind vague labels.
Honesty over hype. We don't promise miracles. We let real results speak. Individual results always vary.
The 60-day promise. If you don't notice a difference in 60 days, you get your money back. No tricks.
A movement, not just a brand. From symptom to source. From outside to inside. From managed to resolved. We believe this shift is inevitable, and we're helping people make it.

Clear Skin+ Essentials

Clear skin works from the inside out. Start with the gut, finish with the skin.

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Clear Skin+ Max Detox™ | Full Detox Protocol

$59.99 $39.99

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Clear Skin+ Gut Cleanse™ | Daily Gut Rebuilding Sachets

$79.99 $49.99

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Sea Moss+ Vital Glow™

$59.99 $38.99

Super Glow+ Matcha Powder™

$44.90

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Charcoal+ Acne Cleanser™

$49.99 $34.99

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Pure Tallow+ Deep Healing™

$59.99 $39.99

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Bakuchiol Super Glow Serum

$89.95 $54.99

Eucalyptus Clarifying Ritual Soap

$29.99

Kojic Acid & Turmeric Anti-Bacterial Soap

$29.99

Lavender Calming Ritual Soap

$29.99

Beauty + Collagen Strips™

$39.99

Gut Health+ Detox Strips

$39.00

Clear Skin in 60 Days or You Pay Nothing

Take it every day for 60 days. If your skin hasn't visibly improved: clearer, calmer, fewer breakouts, you get every cent back. No questions. No photos. No forms.

We offer this because we know what happens when the protocol is followed: it works. 10,000+ people have cleared their skin this way. We're confident enough to put our money behind it.

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We have tried so many things for my teenage daughter's acne, and none of them have worked for more than a few weeks. Her skin seems to be clearing up so much better with this treatment from the inside out. It think she still has some ways to go, but I know itntakes time.

I did the 3 month protocol. It definitely improved the acne on my face, and on my back as well. It didn't make it fully go away, however. Every time I have my period I still get deep, painful cysts, especially on my back, which is a hormonal issue. This did help to heal my gut and make me regular, as before I was struggling with constipation and gut issues, which was definitely contributing to my breakouts. Just make sure you drink PLENTY of water while taking it. All in all, I'd say this is worth it and I would use it again if I needed it. I am going to try another detox supplement (chlorella) for a while and see how that goes. But I would recommend this product to anyone with gut and skin problems.

A miracle!!! 41 through chemo while pregnant and radiation ruined my skin and gut now im healed

This product has really worked wonders for me. My skin has never been so clear and it has really helped with my digestive issues. I saw results pretty quickly too!

I will give this 5 stars because of their customer service. Their charcoal cleanser and turmeric cleanser have been great for my broken out skin! I am on a month and a half and my skin has been chronically inflamed but this supplement has slowly been helping. I'm pairing this with clean eating and daily workouts and sometimes the supplement gives me indigestion, and one time I thought it got stuck in my esophagus, I think this is powerful stuff and hoping to see how I feel after 90 days. I'll write another review on there. -Bri briannaleslie.com

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Before Savaya was a brand, it was two best friends with the same problem.

Sylvester was one week away from Accutane.

Chris had given up hope. Then he watched it work.

Version after version.

The problem isn't your body. It's what we've done to it.

We believe the body already knows how to heal. It just needs us to stop poisoning it, and start supporting it.

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