Flora & Fauna Tallow Balm
New and improved recipe- now with marshmallow root for more skin healing in cold and dry weather!
This is a luscious and nutrient-dense moisturizer that Rachael’s (Familiar MKE) Nordic ancestors would have used with pride- tallow as a beauty and bath product is ancient. More recent applications of vegetable-based moisturizers were only normalized by the availability of industrial machinery and commercial and international farming. Animal fat was found on the family homestead in multiple practical ways, including as a moisturizer or even in candles. Tallow itself is more closely aligned with healing human skin because it comes from animals, and we are animals after all. Tallow & sebum share many of the same lipids. It’s thought that it is this similarity that allows tallow to absorb deep within the layers of the skin.
Grass fed tallow is loaded with vitamins A, D & K and antioxidants like vitamin E, known to promote rejuvenation of the skin by fighting ‘free radicals’ that can cause wrinkles.
Infused with healing herbs such as marshmallow root, lavender, rose, and calendula this powerhouse moisturizer is lightly scented without added fragrance and jam-packed with all the benefits those florals provide. You may never go back to commercial lotion (loaded with fragrances, alcohol and unrecognizable ingredients) again.
excellent for sensitive, dryness-prone skin or as a first aid application for small cuts, scrapes and burns in need of some soothing.
New and improved recipe- now with marshmallow root for more skin healing in cold and dry weather!
This is a luscious and nutrient-dense moisturizer that Rachael’s (Familiar MKE) Nordic ancestors would have used with pride- tallow as a beauty and bath product is ancient. More recent applications of vegetable-based moisturizers were only normalized by the availability of industrial machinery and commercial and international farming. Animal fat was found on the family homestead in multiple practical ways, including as a moisturizer or even in candles. Tallow itself is more closely aligned with healing human skin because it comes from animals, and we are animals after all. Tallow & sebum share many of the same lipids. It’s thought that it is this similarity that allows tallow to absorb deep within the layers of the skin.
Grass fed tallow is loaded with vitamins A, D & K and antioxidants like vitamin E, known to promote rejuvenation of the skin by fighting ‘free radicals’ that can cause wrinkles.
Infused with healing herbs such as marshmallow root, lavender, rose, and calendula this powerhouse moisturizer is lightly scented without added fragrance and jam-packed with all the benefits those florals provide. You may never go back to commercial lotion (loaded with fragrances, alcohol and unrecognizable ingredients) again.
excellent for sensitive, dryness-prone skin or as a first aid application for small cuts, scrapes and burns in need of some soothing.
New and improved recipe- now with marshmallow root for more skin healing in cold and dry weather!
This is a luscious and nutrient-dense moisturizer that Rachael’s (Familiar MKE) Nordic ancestors would have used with pride- tallow as a beauty and bath product is ancient. More recent applications of vegetable-based moisturizers were only normalized by the availability of industrial machinery and commercial and international farming. Animal fat was found on the family homestead in multiple practical ways, including as a moisturizer or even in candles. Tallow itself is more closely aligned with healing human skin because it comes from animals, and we are animals after all. Tallow & sebum share many of the same lipids. It’s thought that it is this similarity that allows tallow to absorb deep within the layers of the skin.
Grass fed tallow is loaded with vitamins A, D & K and antioxidants like vitamin E, known to promote rejuvenation of the skin by fighting ‘free radicals’ that can cause wrinkles.
Infused with healing herbs such as marshmallow root, lavender, rose, and calendula this powerhouse moisturizer is lightly scented without added fragrance and jam-packed with all the benefits those florals provide. You may never go back to commercial lotion (loaded with fragrances, alcohol and unrecognizable ingredients) again.
excellent for sensitive, dryness-prone skin or as a first aid application for small cuts, scrapes and burns in need of some soothing.
Ingredients: grass-fed Midwestern beef fat slow infused with marshmallow, lavender, calendula, and rose.
Sourcing: Familiar MKE
Each balm comes in a recyclable, reusable tin.
