Anyone have experience with using Tallow or Lard as moisturizer?

[Anonymous]

Doesn't this smell after a while?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't this smell after a while?

I would think so. I wonder if you'd smell more attractive to dogs. I bet they used lard moisturizers in Little House on the Prairie.

[Anonymous]

Hi All!

I know this is an old post but for my two cents...
I'm a vegetarian, and I do use tallow balm. I make it with shea butter and essential oils, and it's the best. I also wear leather shoes... I think you should use every part of any animal that is killed. My husband eats the meat, I make soap and body cream from the fat.

My skin is now the best it's ever been. About three parts tallow to a half part unrefined shea, and make to a spreadable consistency with sunflower oil. None of those oils is comedogenic, unlike what they put in commercial skin lotions. Then add tea tree and other essential oils to my liking. I keep it in the fridge, and I love it. It heals burns and scrapes really fast, and my skin is so much more plump and soft. My hubby gets dermatitis in spring, and begs me to have a jar of tallow balm to take to work.. I go head to toe in it, every night. The excess on my hands gets rubbed into the ends of my hair. Our grandmas really knew what was good!

It's worked wonders for my acne, and old scarring. I'll never use commercial creams or lotions again. Everyone asks me what expensive ''procedures'' I've had done. I don't need laser, just good old beef fat!

[Anonymous]

Ps. No, it doesn't smell, as long as you use essential oils, and perfectly rendered and clarified tallow.

[Anonymous]

I started using lard as a moisturizer a few months ago. Lard and tallow are incredible. I would have started A LOT sooner, as I wanted to make my own for quality control--but never got around to it. The blocks of lard in the store are hydrogenated, with no indication of source quality. However, I found a tub of 100% lard made from farm raised pigs at a local Amish market (can also purchase online). Score! The texture is creamy with little to no discernible scent. It would work fine by itself, but I tailor made a moisturizer for my needs. I proceeded to make my own "face cream" using primarily lard mixed in with coconut oil, essential oils, and a few drops of other nourishing oils. I have made several very nice creams, but there is something extra special about the addition of the lard. As with most oils, you want to start with moist skin, as the oil is the moisture barrier.

[Anonymous]

Many soaps have lard, it's the traditional way to make soap (with the addition of lye). I'm not a fan of the mystery soap you pump out of a container, myself. For those of you who think lard is gross, you've probably been using lard for years, or at least you probably used lard-based soap as a child.

[Anonymous]

Where can you buy lard or tallow moisturizers? I googled and found tons of directions on how to make soaps but only interested in purchasing them already made.. thanks..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where can you buy lard or tallow moisturizers? I googled and found tons of directions on how to make soaps but only interested in purchasing them already made.. thanks..

Try Etsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use goat lard, it is super nice on the skin and is absorbed quite quickly. After an hour, it is hard to tell that you have used anything, and my skin stays moist and supple for 24hrs. And i'm a 60yr old ,red head.

Do you get the "goat smell" or is it totally neutral?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started using lard as a moisturizer a few months ago. Lard and tallow are incredible. I would have started A LOT sooner, as I wanted to make my own for quality control--but never got around to it. The blocks of lard in the store are hydrogenated, with no indication of source quality. However, I found a tub of 100% lard made from farm raised pigs at a local Amish market (can also purchase online). Score! The texture is creamy with little to no discernible scent. It would work fine by itself, but I tailor made a moisturizer for my needs. I proceeded to make my own "face cream" using primarily lard mixed in with coconut oil, essential oils, and a few drops of other nourishing oils. I have made several very nice creams, but there is something extra special about the addition of the lard. As with most oils, you want to start with moist skin, as the oil is the moisture barrier.

Will lard work for very dry skin?

[Anonymous]

Yes ive been using lard on my face for 2yrs it keeps my face moist and wrinkle free

[Anonymous]

Where do you find purified organic lard that doesn’t smell?