Secret skincare ingredient used for thousands of years. From cavemen to Cleopatra - humanity used tallow as the main ingredient in soaps, balms, lipsticks and everything in between.

But what is tallow and why should you use it?

You may have a hard of tallow being used for cooking but why would you ever put it on your skin?

Tallow has many benefits for our skin and has been used as a base for skincare products for literally thousands of years.

What is tallow?

Tallow is a melted animal fat - mostly coming from beef (beef tallow).

Animal fat is slowly melted and strained to get this golden goodness which can be used in cooking or cosmetics.

While technically all animal fat can be considered tallow the preferable source of fat is suet (fat found around the loins and kidneys) as it's the most nutrient dense fat on a cow. 

Benefits of tallow for skin

Tallow shares similar oils with our skin so it’s well absorbed and highly beneficial moisturizer.

1. Essential vitamins

Vitamins A, B12, D, E, and K are a unique mix you can only find in animal products. Tallow has all of them and that helps to nourish our skin. There is no comparable product made from vegetable oils that had the same properties.

2. Moisturizing like crazy

Tallow contains stearic & oleic acids that are also found in the outer layer of our skin. Stearic acid helps to improve skin flexibility and repairs it. Oleic acid helps important nutrients penetrate deep into our skin.

3. Anti-inflammatory

Tallow contains a perfect mix of alpha-linolenic (omega 3) & linoleic acids (omega 6) that have an anti-inflammatory effect on our skin and help with immune response.

This is why tallow magically heals eczema.

4. Smooth & healthy skin

Palmitoleic & Palmitic acid are some of the basic building blocks of our skin.

Palmitic acid helps improve the smoothness of skin while palmitoleic acid is an important skin antimicrobial.

5. Natural anti-aging

Tallow makes your skin look younger.

Vitamin E in tallow helps to protect the skin from UV light and is a potent antioxidant that also prevents the breakdown of collagen.

6. Protect skin from damage

Vitamin D in tallow induces the expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in our skin. This helps to prevent infections that cause skin damage.

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) found in grass-fed tallow has anti-cancer properties and is found in studies to have a possibility to prevent or cure breast cancer.

That’s why your tallow should always come from 100% grass-fed pasture-raised animals.