What if you could nourish your skin with natural building blocks that were inherently found in nature around you?
You absolutely can.
Tallow, or beef suet1, is simply brimming with a perfectly-blended cocktail of potent fat-soluble compounds that don’t need to be manufactured in a lab…these vitamins are right at your fingertips and ready to be absorbed.
Vitamin A
Have you ever heard of retinoids in skincare? Basically, retinoids are synthetic formulations of the naturally-occurring vitamin known as vitamin A2. Many people love retinols in skincare due to its ability to tighten skin, increase the circulation in skin cells, retain collagen levels, and prevent hyperpigmentation. However, too much of these synthetic compounds can cause adverse reaction in skin tissue, with most of them being too strong and aggressive for the average user3.
In contrast, naturally-occurring vitamin A is much gentler on the skin, particularly in those sensitive places like the neck and face, all while providing the user with the same improved circulation, improved collagen production and retention, and smooth pigmentation4. Vitamin A, along with all it’s other tallow-based vitamins, are fat soluble5, meaning that they are perfectly placed to perform at their best alongside the fatty chain acids that are also naturally found in tallow.
Vitamin E
Perhaps one of the most well-known vitamins is the cosmetic world is vitamin E. It is loved for its ability to aid in scar prevention and deeply moisturize to promote healing. In addition, this vitamin acts as an amazing antioxidant that fights both inflammation and free-radicals while promoting your skin’s own natural skin-repairing abilities6.
Most of the vitamin E found in supplements or skincare products today is a synthetic form of the compound, making it more difficult for the body to recognize and utilize in the most effective way. Conversely, vitamin E is inherently and abundantly available in its natural state in the fat of cattle, making it ideal for it to be delivered deep into the skin tissue alongside those skin-loving acids.
Vitamin D
Did you know that staying outside in the sun is not the only thing that your body can use to obtain more natural vitamin D? “The Sunshine Vitamin” is available in a select few food sources as well, including beef fat!
Vitamin D is known to improve mood and hormone regulation, but it also has amazing and far-reaching benefits when it comes to your skin. Vitamin D stimulates your body’s production of antimicrobial peptides that aid in skin repair, protect skin’s natural barrier to fight infection, reduce the risk of skin cancers, promote cell turnover for more luminous skin, and help regulate the oil-producing sebaceous glands to ensure they are working appropriately7. And bonus — vitamin D also aids in collagen production and is excellent for the care of aging skin. It really is the vitamin that we can’t do without!
Vitamin K
In the body, vitamin K is a necessary catalyst for your blood to clot properly and for your bone marrow cells to make healthy, strong bone tissue8.
However, when applied topically, vitamin K takes on a whole new role regarding your wellness! Your skin loves vitamin K because of its powerful antioxidant properties that fight inflammation in the layers of your skin. This, then, evens out hyperpigmentation to reveal brighter, more luminous skin, promotes healing of damaged tissue, boost the elasticity of your cells, and even fights the formation of fine lines and wrinkles9!
- Surprising Health Benefits of Beef Tallow – wellnesswithkaelyn ↩︎
- Vitamin A (Retinol) – Mount Sinai ↩︎
- What is Retinol Burn – Healthline ↩︎
- Vitamin A: Essential for Your Skin – The Skin Care Clinic – ↩︎
- What is Tallow? – Dr. Axe ↩︎
- Vitamin E for Skin – Cleveland Health Clinic ↩︎
- Why Vitamin D is So Crucial For Healthy Skin – Byrdie ↩︎
- Vitamin K for the Body – Harvard School of Public Health ↩︎
- Vitamin K – Real Simple ↩︎
