![]() ![]() ![]() Just before Christmas, I spent a week applying tallow balm to my heels and feet every night at bedtime, and just like that – my cracked heels are all but gone. Exfoliating doesn’t keep on top of the issue well enough because there’s just not enough moisture in the skin, and the cracks return like whack-a-mole. I always get dry, cracked heels in the winter – the cracks are several layers of skin deep, and it’s just all-around annoying to deal with, and sometimes painful. The cool thing about the tallow balm too is that it’s super nourishing on your entire body. She immediately went and ordered some for herself that night. She told me the next day that her hands had stayed moisturized for the entire day, which had never happened before with any of the products she’s tried. She has chronically dry hands, and has tried dozens of products in all price ranges and levels. □ I got my mother-in-law to try my tallow balm when we were visiting at Christmas. I also did a small experiment on a willing test subject. (The term “natural” is a complete free-for-all in North American, by the way. I even close my eyes and massage it into those delicate areas that other women are obsessing over with expensive anti-aging eye creams that cost buckets of money without offering much in return other than some synthetic ingredients and a token “plant-based” ingredient to make it sound natural. I don’t know what kind of fancy products the cosmetic industry is pushing these days, but my simple routine blows them all outta the water, I’m positive. My skin hasn’t felt this soft and supple since, well, ever?!Īlong with my argan oil, tallow balm is the only product I use for my face. A little argan oil and a slather of tallow balm on top = absolute perfection. I think I’ve finally hit the skincare regimen jackpot. Well, I’m officially a major fan for life. This past fall, I finally got to try tallow balm from the small, family-owned business Crunchy Balm, and honestly didn’t know how it would compare to my beloved argan. ![]() While it works well for some, it just doesn’t cut it for those with very dry skin as it does not moisturize deeply enough.Ī few years ago I switched to argan oil instead of coconut oil for my skin, and it was – without exaggeration – life-changing. So why don’t I use it on my skin? Because coconut oil is a very light moisturizer that sinks in quickly (which appeals to a lot of people). I absolutely adore coconut oil as a food (in fact, my naturopath told me just yesterday to find more ways to consume it daily – ideally 5T/day – to help keep yeast and candida at bay!) And then there’s my one lone article on why I don’t (and why I switched to argan several years ago.) If you google “coconut oil for skin” the first page of results is article after article from natural/organic websites and blogs talking about how they use coconut oil on their skin. But many of them don’t moisturize as deeply. Coconut oil in particular is probably the most popular among naturally-minded folks. There are a lot of natural, plant-based oils that people use to moisturize their skin, even coconut oil. My face used to be irritatingly itchy and tight and dry, especially in the non-summer months. It’s tallow balm, and the difference it makes in my skin is unreal – I step out of the shower and before I’m even dressed I massage in some argan oil followed by some tallow balm. A couple have been amazing. But only two companies have blown me away with their products.Īs of a few months ago, there’s a third, and I use it faithfully every single day (or every day that I shower, at least). Many of them have been for review here on the blog. I have tried a lot (and I do mean a LOT) of natural skincare products over the years. It is literally nourishing your skin with one of the most nutrient-dense foods revered by traditional cultures for centuries. ![]() I was recently introduced to tallow balm as a deeply nourishing way to moisturize my skin, even the most delicate areas of my face. Yup.Īre you still with me? (I promise this is for reals, and it’s awesome.) Tallow is what you get when you render (slowly melt down) beef fat. One small-but-important distinction: I eat beef, but I rub tallow balm on my face. That would actually be a pretty accurate picture, except for the juicy steak bit. Are you picturing me rubbing the ends of a juicy grass-fed steak on my face while I brush my teeth with clay, sip my favourite bevvie made with a giant boogerish blob, and tend my fermenting vegetables on the countertops? ![]()
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