The “Naughty” Skin Care Ingredient You Absolutely Must Try! [Tallow]

[HowToBe]

Happened across this.

_http://www.mommypotamus.com/tallow-for-skin-care/

Pop Quiz! What Beauty Ingredient . . .

Do many beauty product manufacturers vilify while selling you on their expensive, patented formulas? If you compare labels between the “naughty” skin care product and theirs, which one would have a toxic slew of chemicals including, say, 5 ingredients linked to cancer, 3 penetration enhancers that may increase exposure to carcinogens, parabens and 20 chemicals that have not been assessed for safety?¹

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Marketers who sold the public soy as a viable “alternative” to meat have made very convincing arguments that plant-based products are generally better for us and the environment, but it’s simply not true. As we’ll discuss soon, knowing the source of each product is vitally important for making that determination. But first, let’s talk about that “scum” product A’s manufacturer mentioned – saturated and monounsaturated fats - which I happen to believe is . . .

The Perfect “Food” For Skin
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*Tallow is uniquely compatible with the biology of our cells. About 50% of the structure of our cell membrane comes from saturated fats, with remaining amounts consisting of monounsaturated and to a lesser degree polyunsaturated fats. According to Nourishing Traditions, it is the saturated fats that give cell membranes the “necessary stiffness and integrity” necessary for proper function (p. 11). In a research article which I was privileged to preview before publication, I recently learned that:

“Healthy, ‘toned’ skin cells with sufficient saturated and monounsaturated fats would undoubtedly make for healthy, toned skin.Interestingly, tallow fat is typically 50 to 55 percent saturated, just like our cell membranes, with almost all of the rest being monounsaturated, so it makes sense that it would be helpful for skin health and compatible with our cell biology.” (emphasis mine) There are other points of biological compatibility, too, such as the fact that tallow and sebum consist primarily of a type of lipid called triglycerides. (“Sebum” actually means “tallow” in Latin, so we are not the first to make this connection!)

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*Tallow contains skin nourishing ingredients that plant-based oils do not – Though I am still a huge fan of coconut oil (which by the way, has an excellent saturated fat ratio) and continue to plan to use it as sunscreen and a whole body moisturizer (because it spreads more quickly and I’m always in a hurry!), the skin on my face is visibly more toned with tallow. I think that may be because of the abundance of fat soluble vitamins (A,D,K and E) that naturally occur in pastured tallow, along with the potent anti-inflammatory conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and anti-microbial palmitoleic acid.

That last bit of bold is mine. Nice that she gives some citations.

 

[Meager1]

It`s true. I have been telling people this for years.
It is the very best chap stick you`ll ever find too!
I keep some in the freezer and break off tiny pieces as I need it.
A little bit goes a long way!
And no, there is no bad odor and there is no sticky or oily feel to it.
It just sinks right in.

 

[mabar]

It`s true. I have been telling people this for years.
It is the very best chap stick you`ll ever find too!
I keep some in the freezer and break off tiny pieces as I need it.
A little bit goes a long way!
And no, there is no bad odor and there is no sticky or oily feel to it.
It just sinks right in.

Where parts of the body do you use it Meager1?, I had been using coconut oil as sunscreen and had worked quite nicely. It absorbs rather quickly and do not leaves the skin oily.

Thanks HowToBe for the info.

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

Thanks for sharing, HowToBe.

Where parts of the body do you use it Meager1?, I had been using coconut oil as sunscreen and had worked quite nicely. It absorbs rather quickly and do not leaves the skin oily.

Thanks HowToBe for the info.

Coconut oil as sunscreen is great. But maybe astaxanthin can serve very well too:

Powerful Antioxidant Helps Promote Healthy Skin, both Internally and Topically

Astaxanthin—a potent antioxidant—has been found to offer a number of benefits to your skin, from acting as an internal sunscreen to developing a healthy color cast to your skin that most people find attractive—even more attractive than a regular tan. Research also suggests that astaxanthin may benefit your skin when applied topically.

In a 2001 study3 that explored the topical benefits of astaxanthin, hairless mice were exposed to UVB radiation for 18 weeks to simulate photo-aged skin. The mice that had astaxanthin applied to their skin developed fewer wrinkles compared to the control group, and had younger-appearing collagen. In fact, the collagen of the astaxanthin mice looked as if it had never been exposed to UV radiation. The researchers concluded that astaxanthin "can significantly prevent UV-induced collagen degradation, wrinkles, lipid peroxidation, sunburn, phototoxicity and photoallergy." It also reduced freckles and age spots.

One of the women on my staff creates her own moisturizer, mixing one astaxanthin capsule into about three ounces of organic virgin coconut oil. Bear in mind that pure astaxanthin is highly pigmented, so if you want to try this you’ll probably want to use rubber gloves when cutting the capsule open to avoid staining your fingers. However, while the mixture itself does have a bright carrot color to it, it doesn’t noticeably stain your skin once you apply it.
_http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/11/coconut-oil-for-skin.aspx

So, perhaps you could mixing astaxanthin with coconut oil or tallow for a better sunscreen?.
This astaxanthin is very interesting. It is a great antioxidant! The features are remarkable. The problem is getting the true product. That is, from the real algaes and not the synthetic ones.
And it's always interesting what Mercola says, just do not give importance when he speak about tobacco or his to much fervor for vegetables. Maybe tell some lies agreed (as a doctor) mixed with value things be the price that he must pay to the big pharma for not losing his job (or company).

 

[HowToBe]

I'm interested in alternatives to coconut oil for sunscreen as I've discovered I'm sensitive to coconut when I eat it - cutting it out eliminated migraines I've had since childhood at irregular intervals. Is there any reason why grass-fed tallow by itself (perhaps softened with a touch of olive oil) would not work equally well?

 

[loreta]

My grand-mother used to make a skin cream with fat that came from whale. One day I went to buy all the ingredients with her, went to a strange store in Barcelona, and she gave me the receipt but I was so stupid and young also that I lost it and it is a shame because her cream was excellent and cured if you had skin problems. So I believe that fat from animals is a good idea as a skin cream, much much better than anything else. In some natural stores they sell cream made just with fat, that's all. They sell this cream for the hair and if I remember correctly it is from an African receipt but it is excellent for the skin but in the store they don't tell you this, they wanted to sell the skin products that are very expensive and bad for your health. Tallow fat is an excellent idea, thanks for the information.

 

[anothermagyar]

My grand-mother used to make a skin cream with fat that came from whale. One day I went to buy all the ingredients with her, went to a strange store in Barcelona, and she gave me the receipt but I was so stupid and young also that I lost it and it is a shame because her cream was excellent and cured if you had skin problems. So I believe that fat from animals is a good idea as a skin cream, much much better than anything else. In some natural stores they sell cream made just with fat, that's all. They sell this cream for the hair and if I remember correctly it is from an African receipt but it is excellent for the skin but in the store they don't tell you this, they wanted to sell the skin products that are very expensive and bad for your health. Tallow fat is an excellent idea, thanks for the information.

Yes! My mother told me when she was a child, during WWII and after people used lard for skin care. When it's very cold you need protection from wind and snow.
Used also lard to put on leather boots, it's a layer to be waterproof, osit.
Animal fat is very useful, Inuits used seal fat for everything.

 

[Meager1]

Where parts of the body do you use it Meager1?

I make mine out of Deer bones, usually the ribs and the front shoulders.
I just roast them in the oven,( no water added) then let cool, until a layer of hard fat forms, remove that fat and save it, that's the tallow and it will stay hard even at room temp.
But if you clean/scrape off any of the gel or tiny bits of meat that might stick underneath the hard tallow and then freeze it, it will last indefinitely.
Then of course you can add water and seasoning and reuse those same bones for bone broth.

 

[Beau]

Where parts of the body do you use it Meager1?

I make mine out of Deer bones, usually the ribs and the front shoulders.
I just roast them in the oven,( no water added) then let cool, until a layer of hard fat forms, remove that fat and save it, that's the tallow and it will stay hard even at room temp.
But if you clean/scrape off any of the gel or tiny bits of meat that might stick underneath the hard tallow and then freeze it, it will last indefinitely.
Then of course you can add water and seasoning and reuse those same bones for bone broth.

I think she was asking where on your body do you apply tallow.

 

[davey72]

Maybe not neccesqrily as a sunscreen, but i use the excess oil from my nose, and ears to lubricate my lips. Works quite well.

 

[Meager1]

Oh! I`m sorry mabar I didn`t answer your question.
I use it on my lips, face and, hands mostly, but you can use on heels, elbows or anywhere you want.
Even though it might sound kind of gross, it is very good for your face and neck etc.

 

[l apprenti de forgeron]

Yes! My mother told me when she was a child, during WWII and after people used lard for skin care. When it's very cold you need protection from wind and snow.
Used also lard to put on leather boots, it's a layer to be waterproof, osit.
Animal fat is very useful, Inuits used seal fat for everything.

That makes the information about tallow more precious. Thanks anothermagyar!

 

[Minas Tirith]

While reading through this thread I remembered that in former times, before wax became widely available, tallow was used to make candles. There are quite a few recipes how to do that on the web, f.e. here:

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/showthread.php?14184-Making-Tallow-Candles

M.T.

 

[anothermagyar]

Yes! My mother told me when she was a child, during WWII and after people used lard for skin care. When it's very cold you need protection from wind and snow.
Used also lard to put on leather boots, it's a layer to be waterproof, osit.
Animal fat is very useful, Inuits used seal fat for everything.

That makes the information about tallow more precious. Thanks anothermagyar!

You're very welcome!!!

 

[Iarrthoir Firinne]

I tried some portk lard on my legs, feet and arms yesterday and the animals wouldn't leave me alone - they kept wanting to lick me!!