I came across a tallow moisturiser a year or so ago (I bought a small tub, actually a very small tin). I’ve been mulling over making it for that long.
Both myself and Jen love it, the moisturiser isn’t at all greasy and lasts on your skin all day.
You will need:
- Microwave
- Hand Whisk
- Microwavable Large Bowl
- Glass jar
Ingredients
- 250g Tallow
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 10 drops essential oil, I used lavender
Method
- Gently soften the tallow in a glass bowl, I used a microwave to soften in 10 second bursts until the tallow was soft enough to whisk – so long as it’s soft enough to put your finger through it, that’s fine. Don’t heat so much as it goes to a liquid.
- Add the 2 tbsp of your extra virgin olive oil and your essential oil to the softened tallow.
- Whisk the mixture up until you have soft peaks.
- Find a suitable pot to spoon the mixture into. You could use a kilner jar, I only had a jam jar.
- Your moisturiser is now ready to use.
I buy my tallow which is generally made from beef fat in my local Tesco, it’s closest to me. I’ve seen it in other large UK supermarkets though I’ve yet to see it in my local Lidl or Aldi.
Both me and Jen use our moisturiser on our face and hands. Apparently tallow is an anti aging cream too, I will wait and see. I also found it works well on my feet.
I use the cream If I eat foods that don’t agree with me ( I don’t eat veggies) I often come out in a rash across my face, tomatoes certainly effect my face with hours, I recently found cheese has the same effect on me and it makes me itch,I love cheese, I could eat a whole block in the past, now I just have a minimal amount if we have it. Failing cheese I will have a slice of salted butter which I absolutely love. It’s been known for Jen to eat a block of butter in the past but a slice or two is enough for me.
