7 Reasons
7 Reasons Women Over 40 Are Ditching Everything Else for This Scottish Tallow Balm
If your skin has started to feel drier, tighter, or just harder to settle since you turned 40, you are not imagining it.
Skin loses lipids and holds water less easily as you get older. The routine that worked at 30 can stop working, and the usual answer is to pile more products on top.
More women are going the other way, towards fewer ingredients chosen for what they are made of rather than what they promise. That is why a four ingredient tallow balm keeps coming up.
Here is why.
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1. After 40, Your Skin Stops Holding Moisture the Way It Used To
Skin becomes drier and thinner with age, and the barrier that keeps water in gets less efficient at doing it.
That is the tight, papery feeling that turns up by mid morning no matter how much you drink or how expensive the serum was.
A barrier losing lipids needs lipids putting back. Not more water, and not more actives.
2. Tallow Is the Closest Thing to Your Skin's Own Oils
Tallow is a gently rendered animal fat, and its makeup is unusually close to the sebum your own skin produces.
That is the whole argument for it. Your skin recognises it, so it sits in rather than on.
Our ancestors used it for exactly this, long before anyone was formulating in a lab.
3. Four Ingredients. Nothing Extra to React To.
Grass fed tallow. Raw honey. One carrier oil. Beeswax.
That is the entire unscented formula. The scented versions add exactly one more thing, an essential oil.
Reactive skin gets more reactive with age, and every extra ingredient is another thing it can object to. When the list is this short, you can actually check all of it.
4. Raw, Unpasteurised Honey Pulls Moisture In
Most honey used in skincare has been heated and filtered until it is essentially sugar syrup.
Ours is raw and unpasteurised. It is a natural humectant, which means it draws moisture into the skin and helps hold it there.
That is the half of the formula that hydrates. The tallow is the half that seals it in. Neither works as well alone.
5. Zero Seed Oils. Zero Synthetics. Zero Fillers.
Most moisturisers sold as natural are mostly water, thickened with seed oils and held together with synthetics.
Ours contains none. No sunflower, rapeseed or soybean oil. No dimethicone, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol or mineral oil.
There is no preservative system either, which is why it carries a six month period after opening rather than a three year shelf life. That is the trade you make for leaving things out.
6. One Jar Replaces the Whole Shelf
Face. Hands. Feet. Lips. Eyelids. Even hair.
The formula is pure enough to use anywhere, so most people buy one jar for their face and end up using it on everything.
It is also the balm most parents reach for with infants and young children, which tells you what you need to know about how gentle it is. For anyone sensitive to essential oils, the unscented version is completely limonene free.
7. 300,000+ Jars Sold. Sold Out Six Times.
We have sold over 300,000 jars and run out of stock six separate times, because we would rather go out of stock than change where the tallow comes from.
It is rendered from grass fed cattle raised on the mineral rich, untouched pastures of the Scottish Highlands. Not industrial feedlots, and not whatever was cheapest that quarter.
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- Deeply moisturises and supports the skin barrier
- Four ingredients, five in the scented versions
- Grass fed tallow from the Scottish Highlands
A four ingredient balm for skin that has stopped holding moisture on its own.
Grass fed tallow and raw honey, nothing added to bulk it out, thicken it or make it keep for three years. It softens on contact and works anywhere you are dry.
Scent? Lavender, Mandarin Silk, or none at all. The unscented balm is the one parents use on newborns, and it is completely limonene free.
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FAQs
Got questions? We have answers
How quickly will I see results?
Many of our customers notice smoother, more hydrated skin within days of first use. Everyone's skin is different, so results vary.
What exactly is in it?
Unscented Face Balm: grass fed tallow, raw honey, coconut oil, beeswax.
Lavender Face Balm: grass fed tallow, raw honey, sweet almond oil, beeswax, lavender essential oil.
Mandarin Silk Face Balm: grass fed tallow, raw honey, sweet almond oil, beeswax, sweet orange and red mandarin essential oils.
Body Balm: grass fed tallow, raw honey, coconut oil, beeswax, sweet orange and frankincense essential oils.
What is the difference between the face and body balm?
The face balm uses sweet almond oil and comes in 60ml jars. The unscented face balm uses coconut oil instead. The body balm uses coconut oil and comes in larger 120ml jars, so it suits anyone with a nut allergy. You can use either one anywhere on the face or body.
Can I use it on children and newborns?
Yes. The unscented face balm is the one most parents use on newborns and young children. It is also completely limonene free.
Why does the colour and smell change between jars?
Because it is not refined, bleached or chemically standardised. Colour, texture and scent shift a little from batch to batch depending on the season and the cattle's diet. Made primarily with beef tallow, it also carries a natural tallow aroma, most noticeably in the unscented balms.
How should I store it, and how long does it last?
It has a six month period after opening. There are no synthetic preservatives in it, so keep the lid sealed and store it somewhere cool. If you prefer a firmer texture, or it softens in the heat, put it in the fridge.
Can it help with a skin condition?
Our products are cosmetic products, not medicines, and we are not able to make medical claims. What we can say is that they are made with natural ingredients and designed to deeply moisturise and support the skin barrier. If you have a diagnosed skin condition or are under the care of a medical professional, please check with them first.
Every Restock Has Sold Out
We have run out six separate times. Thousands have already made the switch, and we would rather go out of stock than change where the tallow comes from.
If it is in stock while you are reading this, that is not a permanent state of affairs.
SHOP THE FACE BALM, £29.99NX1 PROJECT products are cosmetic products, not medicines. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Individual results vary. If you have a diagnosed skin condition, are experiencing severe symptoms, or are under the care of a medical professional, we recommend checking with them before introducing any new skincare product.
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