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Your Vintage Tradition Tallow Balm is unlike any skin care product you've ever used. For example, a tiny bit goes a very long way, so if it doesn't absorb into your skin right away, you used too much. Read the Frequently Asked Questions below for more tips about your Tallow Balm and how to use it.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where can I apply Tallow Balm?
Tallow Balm can be applied anywhere on the body, including feet, hands, and face, even eyelids and lips, so there is no need for multiple skin care products, not even a separate lip balm, since Tallow Balm is perfect for every skin care need. It can also be applied sparingly to the hair with great results. It is interesting that, with modern skin care, a separate product is marketed for the face, presumably because it is gentler, making one wonder if this is an admission to the harshness of the not-so-natural ingredients in the body lotions. A separate product is not necessary when it is truly from nature as Tallow Balm is.
What is the consistency of your Tallow Balm?
Our Tallow Balm is thick and stiff because it's a balm and not a lotion or cream, but it's also spreadable and easy to use. It contains no water, and a little goes a very long way! We have a secret method for making our Tallow Balm spreadable, achieving the best possible consistency without whipping air into it or using any chemicals. It is good that Tallow Balm is thick, indicating that the fat we use is highly saturated and therefore of maximum nutritional and therapeutic value to your skin. If you warm up a little Tallow Balm by rubbing it between your palms, you will find it very easy to apply. Air whipped into the product would promote rancidity and would merely make it a little easier to remove from the jar, which is why we don't do that and charge you for air!
Is your Tallow Balm greasy?
Our Tallow Balm is readily absorbed by the skin. Therefore, applying the Tallow Balm does not result in a greasy look or feel. It is taken up by the skin as nourishment and softens the skin quickly. If your skin doesn't absorb what you apply, then you are applying too much. Remember that a little goes a long way.
What is the shelf life of your Tallow Balm?
Our Tallow Balm is most fresh when used before the "best by" date found on the bottom of the product. All of the ingredients of our Tallow Balm are very shelf-stable. The essential oils in many of our varieties tend to keep the balm fresh much longer than the "best by" date. Of course, we do not use toxic preservatives or any other chemicals. Simply keep the jar tightly capped and away from heat. For long-term storage, keep any jars you aren't currently using in the refrigerator, in which case you can expect them to stay fresh for years.
Why does your Tallow Balm vary in color, consistency, and scent?
Our Tallow Balm is not refined or chemically engineered to be always the same, which is a good thing and part of the reason it works so well! The ingredients come directly from nature and not from a laboratory. Therefore, our Tallow Balm can vary from batch to batch in color, consistency, and scent, which doesn't alter its effectiveness. It is a characteristic of a truly natural product to vary because of many different factors. The principal ingredient of our Tallow Balm is tallow, which varies according to the season, the animal, and other conditions, as do the fermented cod liver oil, the fermented skate liver oil, and the concentrated butter oil in our Green Pasture® products. In addition, the Tallow Balm is hand-made, not machine-made. Finally, tallow is more solid at lower temperatures and softer at higher temperatures. If you let your Tallow Balm get so hot that it melts, it may be more firm when it re-solidifies, but it will still be perfectly usable and won't lose any of its effectiveness. Please note that the Totally Unscented variety tends to be a little less soft since it contains no essential oils.
My Tallow Balm is not as smooth as I expected. Why?
We're sorry your Tallow Balm is not perfectly smooth. As explained above, since it's a completely natural product, it varies from batch to batch. When we make the Tallow Balm, it is always smooth, but the consistency can sometimes change even after it leaves us, particularly if it gets very hot or cold. Please try rubbing the Tallow Balm vigorously between your hands to warm it up and smooth it out before applying it. If this is not a satisfactory solution for the particular jar you have, please contact us. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Why does my Tallow Balm have the scent of something other than essential oils?
We don't use synthetic, petrochemical-based fragrances to cover up the scent of the underlying ingredients like most skin care companies do. (Those chemical fragrances can be estrogenic and have many other toxic effects.) Naturally, in our Totally Unscented products that have no essential oils, you will detect the scent of tallow. If you have an acute sense of smell or are accustomed to chemical fragrances that are in almost everything, you may be able to detect the natural scent of the product's ingredients, like tallow or fish oils, even in the products that have essential oils. This is normal and should reassure you that this is a completely natural, chemical-free product. After just a little time, most of these customers become accustomed to the scent or consider it a small trade-off for the wonderful therapeutic effects of the product. You may prefer to use your Tallow Balm at night so that the scent disappears by morning.
What if I get a reaction to the Tallow Balm?
Reactions to our Tallow Balm are rare, but if you get one, first be aware that our products are whole-food products with no chemicals whatsoever. Even the essential oils are completely pure, the best available, free from any foreign substances or adulterants. (See above.) If you have a serious reaction, discontinue use and contact us. If you think you may be sensitive to one of the essential oils in the product, you may like to try Totally Unscented instead. Whether your skin is reacting to the tallow or any of the other oils in the product, you may be experiencing a detoxification of the skin, which is a release of toxins that have become embedded in the skin from the environment or from other products. Some customers have reported temporary breakouts, dryness, and other reactions when first starting using our product. Many of our customers have found that their skin is better than ever once they work through the detoxification process.
One customer said, "If I put it on my face more than once every few days, my skin breaks out.... [One week later...] It's now been exactly a week since I started using the balm on my face every day.... The breakouts started by the second day, as was usual. This time I stuck it out. My face started clearing up around the end of the weekend, and today my skin is fantastic. It's smooth, soft, and almost glowing! I'm so glad I stuck it out. My skin was definitely detoxing!" Another customer seconded that, saying, "It happened to me too! But now I'm glowing!"
Yet another customer said, "Oh, my goodness, my skin is like brand new! I decided to ride out the detox process and just trusted that it would pass. I'm on week 5 of a full skin-cell turnover. So many scars are gone, and there is probably just a week or two more to go. I cannot believe the difference! I'm absolutely shocked! All the blackheads on my cheeks and nose and forehead have almost all come out, and only the really deep ones are still making their way out. All the dry patches are gone. My skin is more even. I cannot thank you enough. I almost threw in the towel until you sent me the information on the detox. Since I had tried so many others things and since I was already in deep, I decided to stick it out. I'm so thankful!"
What if the Tallow Balm doesn't seem to be working?
If a condition for which you are using the Tallow Balm isn't getting better or is even worsening, please consider whether it could be a detoxification as described in the previous FAQ. For example, we've had some customers report that when using our products for the first time, their skin actually seemed drier at first and then became soft and wonderfully moisturized.
How do your paperboard tubes work?
To open the tube, twist the cap at the dotted line to break the seal in order to remove the cap. The balm is already pushed up a little for your convenience and is ready to use. To continue dispensing, push up slowly and carefully with your finger or an object such as a pen. If you have difficulty pushing it up, you can warm it up a little, such as in a pocket. If you push the Tallow Balm up too far, retract it by tapping the bottom of the tube firmly on a hard surface. If the cap of your tube becomes loose, press your fingernail or a similar object into the bottom edge of the cap in two or more places, and that will tighten up the fit of the cap. Your balm will melt if it gets hot, so do not leave it in a hot place such as in your car.
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