Whipped Tallow Body Butter – Rose Garden
It is taking the medical and scientific community time to “catch up” to the incredible benefits of using purified natural animal fat that has been used since ancient times versus synthetic petroleum. For me and others like you, we have decided that the “unproven” benefits of a naturally sourced moisturizer outweigh the proven synthetic petroleum ones. However, in 2024 there was a study done to try to understand how tallow may help the skin. Here are a few things they found:
Tallow is rich in triglycerides, specifically oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linoleic acid, thus lending to its wide range of industrial applications [2]. Tallow also contains essential vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, K, E, and B12 [2].
While there is a lack of direct research of the exact mechanism that tallow uses to cross the barrier and penetrate the deeper layers of the skin and how it works on the skin, the literature and research on the two separately provided strong evidence of tallow’s biocompatible nature. The main lipids found in the skin’s protective barrier, stratum corneum, are cholesterol, free fatty acids, and ceramides.
Yep! Tallow is something that might just heal your skin barrier and that alone would help with all sorts of skin complaints. How many of us have had failed results from steroid creams, or harsh acne medications due to a broken down skin barrier? I think this is the reason so many are finding out how wonderful a nourishing skin balm like tallow is.
As far as the anti-aging miracle of tallow, I personally think that anything we can do to improve moisture content of our skin will help with aging. Dermatologists and cosmetic formulators have known this for a long time, and you can see the evidence of this by walking through the cosmetic and body care isles at any store. Time and more research will be able to tell us if all those vitamins in the tallow reach our deepest layers of skin, but I still think we can know if something works by how our skin feels after; hopefully softened and moisturized and with a healthy skin barrier.
Tallow is something that I tried and saw amazing results, like many others, and I hope to share this wonderful product with you.
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