What is Grass Fed Tallow Skincare?

Tallow skincare is just as it sounds...skincare made using tallow.

Tallow is the rendered fat from surrounding a ruminant animals organs, typically the kidneys. Animals that contribute to tallow are cows, deer, bear, buffalo, elk and a few more. Tallow is rendered by heating suet (the fat) over medium/low heat for hours until the fat (which turns to liquid) melts away from the tissues and sinew. After it is completely melted, it is strained and poured into an airtight container to be stored at room temperature for up to 1 year or placed in the freezer to be stored for 5 years or more.

This tallow can then be used in many skincare preparations from soap to body butter to lip balms and has a naturally balanced blend of vitamins and essential fatty acids that make it one of the best fats for the skin. Tallow's molecular structure is extremely similar to that of our own skin's oil (sebum) allowing it to absorb quickly and deeply into the skin.

Are there different types of Tallow?

While many corporations use industrial-grade tallow from factory-farmed cows in everyday products such as lip sticks, lotions and soaps, it is highly advisable to avoid these types of tallow-based skincare products. Factory farming any type of animal causes a host of problems that range from serious diseases (requiring heavy doses of antibiotics that pass through the tallow to your skin) to malnutrition (voiding all tallow nutrients) to negative energetics (sad cows lead to sad tallow).

Tallow rendered from grass-fed, free-to-range-in-the-sunshine cows have a high nutrient profile along with positive vibes. (Everything has and transfers vibration, even plants, believe it or not....do your research). When cows are allowed to graze quality grasses grown by nature herself, they absorb nutrients from their diet. Corn fed cows do not obtain the same levels of vitamins and minerals as grass fed cows do. In fact, most cows fed a corn diet (if not all by 2017) are consuming very large amounts of genetically modified corn that can cause havoc to your system.