Mary’s Gold Tallow
A golden balm of grass-fed beef tallow and potent calendula, with lavender and chamomile. Soothes irritation, calms redness, and supports the skin barrier. For dryness, chapping, and rough, weather-worn skin — face, hands, elbows, anywhere that needs it. Tallow leaves skin soft, with a natural glow. Gentle enough for children.
Grass-Fed Beef Tallow — Built from oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid — long-chain fats also present in the skin's own barrier lipids. Melts near body temperature and absorbs readily. A source of vitamins A, D, E, and K, plus CLA. Leaves skin soft with a natural glow.
Calendula, Steeped and Concentrated — The whole flower steeped into sweet almond oil, plus a concentrated extract. Faradiol, calendula's triterpenoid compound, calms the look of redness.
Sweet Almond — Cold-pressed and rich in oleic and linoleic acid. The oil the calendula steeps in, and what gives the balm its slip. Tree nut.
Beeswax — Forms a breathable seal that holds moisture in without blocking pores, and gives the balm its structure.
Lavender — Linalool, studied for shielding skin from everyday oxidative stress. Clean and herbal.
Roman Chamomile — The apple-sweet finish.
Rosemary Extract — Keeps the oils in the jar fresh.
Vitamin E — Antioxidant. Protects the oils from oxidation and extends the balm's shelf life.
Full Ingredients
Adeps Bovis (Grass-Fed Beef Tallow), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Calendula Officinalis (Marigold) Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Anthemis Nobilis (Roman Chamomile) Flower Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract. Contains tree nut (sweet almond).
Built from oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid — long-chain fats also present in the skin's own barrier lipids. Melts near body temperature and absorbs readily. A source of vitamins A, D, E, and K, plus CLA. Leaves skin soft with a natural glow.
The whole flower steeped into sweet almond oil, plus a concentrated extract. Faradiol, calendula's triterpenoid compound, calms the look of redness.
Cold-pressed and rich in oleic and linoleic acid. The oil the calendula steeps in, and what gives the balm its slip. Tree nut.
Forms a breathable seal that holds moisture in without blocking pores, and gives the balm its structure.
Linalool, studied for shielding skin from everyday oxidative stress. Clean and herbal.
The apple-sweet finish.
Keeps the oils in the jar fresh.
Antioxidant. Protects the oils from oxidation and extends the balm's shelf life.
Tallow is built from oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid — the same long-chain fats that structure the skin's own barrier, which is why it melts at body temperature and sinks in rather than sitting on top. Rendered from grass-fed beef, it's naturally rich in the skin vitamins A, D, E, and K. We whip it with sweet almond oil, calendula, and a little lavender and chamomile into a balm that softens dry, tight, weather-worn skin the way lighter lotions can't.
Tallow melts at body temperature and sinks in rather than sitting on top, so on dry or normal skin it doesn't feel heavy or greasy. It's a rich balm, though — if your skin runs oily or breaks out easily, a lighter formula may suit you better, or patch test first.
Yes — it's one of the gentlest things we make. No fragrance; just food-grade tallow, beeswax, botanical extracts, and a whisper of gentle essential oils. Customers use it on infant skin, on eczema-prone patches, and through pregnancy when everything feels reactive.
Anywhere skin is dry, rough, or weather-beaten — face, hands, elbows, shins, the belly in pregnancy. It works best on slightly damp skin, after a bath or shower, when it seals in moisture. Use it as your first step, or on its own.
