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Why Tallow?

by Brittany Hogan February 16, 2022 3 min read

Tallow is a hidden gem for your skin:

It's packed with vitamins A, D, E, K and B12, plus essential fatty acids.
It's almost identical to our skin’s natural oils, so it absorbs quickly, leaving you soft, not greasy.
It keeps your skin balanced and deeply hydrated all day long.
Great for all skin types - even sensitive skin.

Tallow offers a natural, effective way to achieve softer, healthier skin without harmful additives.

Tallow Has Been Around Forever

Tallow has been reported to be the ORIGINAL skincare ingredient and has been successfully used for thousands of years - because it works!

In fact, it's been said that tallow was Cleopatra's beauty secret!

Ancient Egyptian tombs contained tallow mixed with herbs for use as salves, tallow was mixed with potash throughout the Mediterranean to make soap, and tallow is a staple in many cultures' medicine cabinets to this day for wound healing, eczema, acne, bug bites and more!

Why Choose Nefertem?

At Nefertem, we use grass-fed tallow because it’s pure—no hormones or antibiotics—just cows living naturally.

We also triple-filter & cure™ our tallow by hand to ensure it’s the cleanest on the market—so clean, you could eat it!

This proprietary process also means our tallow has the least "beefy" scent compared to other tallow brands on the market.

Ready to Give it a Try?

Once you experience the deep hydration and softness that tallow provides, you’ll understand why it’s been a skincare secret for centuries.

It’s not just skincare; it’s skin nourishment from nature.

Enjoy 15% off your first order with us when you use the coupon code: TALLOW15 at checkout.

Why do WE Use Tallow in our Skincare?

Because we saw first-hand how well it improved our skin.

After we got past the "yuck" idea of using cow fat, and learning about the incredible benefits of grass fed tallow, we decided to give it a try.

We found that it absorbed quickly, wasn't greasy, and really kept our skin from drying out.

The texture was similar to shea butter and it didn't smell beefy like we thought it would.

Impressive. We were hooked.

bowl of grass fed tallow used in nefertem skincare

What is Tallow?

Tallow is purified cow fat from the nutrient-dense suet found around the cow's organs. It's harvested after the cow is butchered for its meat, rendered, and progressively filtered until pure.

Why Grass Fed?

Grass fed tallow, like we use in our skincare, comes from cattle that has specifically been allowed to live like nature intended: open pasture, green grass and sunshine which produces a tallow that is rich in specific essential fatty acids not found in ANY modern-day skin care.

In addition, these grass-fed cattle are raised without the use of hormones, steroids, or antibiotics, unlike the inhumanely-raised, "factory-farmed cattle" which produce tallow with dangerous chemical byproducts present.

Benefits of Grass-Fed Tallow

Grass-fed tallow is rich in vitamins A, D, E, and K, vital minerals, antioxidants and essential fatty acids. It also happens to be damn-near identical to our skin's oil (sebum), so naturally, it absorbs better and faster.

How Do We Use Tallow in our skincare?

We use tallow as a base oil in our soaps, moisturizers, and herbal joint cream.

We combine it with other organic ingredients (shea butter, essential oils, etc...), in small batches, weekly, to ensure freshness.

showing the difference in using tallow on skin

Our Proprietary Rendering Process

Our proprietary "Triple-filter & Cure" process ensures that Nefertem's tallow is the cleanest and purest on the market.

First, we start by sourcing only the highest-quality grass-fed suet from trusted Midwest farms.

Then, we carefully render the suet by chopping, low-simmering, and progressively filtering it to remove impurities. This results in liquid tallow gold. We freeze and repeat this filtering process multiple times to achieve unmatched purity.

The final step, curing, is what really sets us apart.

We allow the tallow to naturally cure in the open air, which firms it up and eliminates any residual odors. This curing process, combined with our meticulous filtering, ensures that our tallow is scent-free and far less "beefy" than other brands, making it the perfect base for our luxurious moisturizers, soaps, and balms.