Beef Tallow

Our farmacy products contain different oils — each one provides a unique benefit. Beef tallow, from cattle, was traditionally used as a soap ingredient for thousands of years, yet today it is generally wasted. Enter Tasmanian Soap Farm. We use 100% natural grass-fed Tasmanian beef tallow. Thankfully, its valuable properties are being rediscovered. Scientific tests show that beef tallow has the following qualities:  

• Biologically compatible with our skin: it contains the same fats, or lipids, found in healthy, supple human skin. Lipids are found in abundance in the membrane of every cell in our bodies. They create a protective, yet permeable, barrier that prevents infection and maintains the moisture, flexibility and structure of skin cells;
• Fights free radicals: it is loaded with vitamins A, D, E and K. Vitamin E is an antioxidant and it promotes youthful skin by fighting free radicals that cause wrinkles and system damage. It also helps prevent the degradation of collagen;
• Anti-cancer properties: cattle allowed to graze naturally on grass in the sunshine develop large amounts of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) within their fat. CLA has been proven to possess anti-cancer properties in vivo (living organism processes) and in vitro (in test tubes).

By up-cycling this previously unwanted resource, we honour and respect the whole animal. Beef tallow is like a superfood for your skin, keeping it moisturised, super-soft and youthful. We incorporate this animal-derived oil into may of our soaps and it features in our tallow treatment. Renew!