Is Organic Tallow Good for the Skin?
With so many skincare options available today, it can be hard to know what’s truly best for your skin. You may wonder how organic tallow compares to other natural moisturizers like coconut oil, sunflower oil, or shea butter.
While those ingredients have their benefits, none match the unique properties of grass-fed, pasture-raised organic tallow. This wholesome fat stands out for its simplicity and its deep ability to nourish the skin from the outside in.
Our tallow is not just another trend. It is a time-honored, skin-compatible ingredient that delivers real results.
The Benefits of Tallow for Skin
At Summer Solace Tallow, we believe skincare should be as nourishing and intentional as the food we eat.
Tallow is nature’s original skincare, used for centuries across cultures to protect, heal, and restore the skin. We use only the highest quality suet: organic, grass-fed, pasture-raised, and hand-rendered from regeneratively raised cattle.
Why tallow? Because your skin deserves ingredients it recognizes.
Unlike water-based creams filled with synthetic fillers and plant fragments, tallow is a whole, complete fat. It is naturally rich in vitamins A, D, E, K, and B12, along with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) to support collagen and strengthen the skin’s barrier.
Tallow closely matches the natural oils in healthy human skin. This allows it to absorb quickly, penetrate deeply, and nourish at a cellular level. Instead of sitting on the surface like most plant oils, tallow delivers nutrients where they are needed most.
It also acts as a natural barrier, helping the skin retain moisture and defend against dryness, irritation, and environmental stress. With its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties, tallow is especially helpful for sensitive skin and concerns like eczema or rosacea.
We source our tallow exclusively from regenerative ranches, including Stemple Creek in Tomales Bay, California. Every balm is handcrafted in-house, in small batches, using traditional methods and the rhythm of the seasons.
This is skincare rooted in place, purpose, and care.
From pasture to palm, tallow is skin food for a regenerative future®.
Not All Tallow Is Created Equal
Tallow is an animal product, and like all animal products, its quality and impact depend entirely on how it is sourced.
At Summer Solace, we use only suet from regeneratively raised, grass-fed cattle. These animals graze on open pasture, helping to draw down carbon from the atmosphere and directly supporting the health of the planet. In contrast, many skincare products use tallow that comes from grain-fed, factory-farmed cattle raised in poor conditions. This not only harms the animals but also contributes to environmental degradation.
Our tallow is different. It comes from local ranches like Stemple Creek in Northern California, where cattle are raised with care and purpose. By sourcing locally, we also reduce transportation emissions and shrink the carbon footprint of every jar we make.
Better for the Earth, and better for your skin.
Tallow from grass-fed cattle is naturally higher in vitamins A, D, E, K, B12, and essential fatty acids. These nutrients nourish and restore the skin more effectively than tallow from conventionally raised animals. The healthier the animal and its diet, the richer and more therapeutic the fat becomes.
When it comes to sustainability and skin nourishment, the choice is clear.
Choose tallow that honors the animal, the land, and your body.
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative farming is a holistic approach to agriculture that restores soil health, supports biodiversity, and promotes long-term ecological balance. Instead of depleting the land, this method works in partnership with nature to improve its vitality over time.
Techniques such as rotational grazing, composting, cover cropping, and low-impact tilling help build living soil that captures carbon, retains water, and supports diverse ecosystems both above and below the ground.
At Summer Solace, we source our tallow from ranches that follow regenerative practices. This ensures that the animals are raised with care, the land is respected, and your skincare supports a healthier planet.
The key principles of regenerative farming include:
This involves practices such as minimizing or eliminating tilling, using cover crops, crop rotation, and composting. These practices help to improve soil structure, increase organic matter content, enhance water retention capacity, and foster beneficial microbial activity.
This can be achieved through methods like planting diverse crops, integrating livestock, creating wildlife habitats, and preserving natural areas. Increased biodiversity can lead to a more balanced ecosystem, which can help control pests and diseases naturally.
Techniques like conservation tillage, mulching, and precision irrigation help to conserve water resources and prevent soil erosion and nutrient runoff into water bodies.
Actively working towards sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil. This is achieved through techniques like agroforestry, cover cropping, rotational grazing, and composting, which increase the organic matter content of the soil.
By reducing reliance on external inputs such as synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and antibiotics, and instead, emphasizing natural systems and processes that promote self-sufficiency, such as using natural fertilizers, adopting biological pest control methods, and practicing crop diversification.
