Years ago I discovered the health benefits of sebum. While this DIY -Talg lotion -bar was a favorite in our house, I wanted something with a softer consistency. The result is this nutritious, beaten tallow balm, which is perfect for sensitive skin.

I love how my skin feels so silky and soft. There are also natural ingredients where I also feel good with my children. I really saw a big difference in my son’s eczema scabies after using sebum. Here is the reason why Talg Balm is as great as you can use it and how they can make their own!

The advantages of sebum balm

In contrast to other moisture creams and lotions with vegetable oils, sebum balm is a unique creature. It all starts with animal fat (usually beef fat, but also well works well), which is then cleaned and cleaned. It is similar to the lard that comes from pigs. The best fat for beef alg comes from grass-fed Suet or leaf fat. This leaf fat is what is around the kidneys.

Since the sebum comes from a source of animals, it feeds and takes us beautiful in our skin. It is ideal for all sorts of skin care, from soap to lip balm to ointments. As a balm, it helps with dry skin, eczema and anti-aging. It is perfect for all ages of babies (to help with eczema and diaper rash). You can read more about the skin advantages and the use of Tallow here.

Valley balm ingredients

You could just use sebum on your skin, but it is very firm and difficult to spread. A easier way is to turn the sebal seed from sebum and liquid oils. This makes the application much easier and you get the best of both worlds.

Some people add ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil or Jojoba oil. I like to keep things easy and mainly use extra virgin olive oil here. I also added a little rose hip seed oil. Since the rosehip is astringent, it helps the sebum a little better and there are amazing skin healing properties. This moisturizer for facial moisture cream against agent aging is a favorite!

I will often add beeswax with balms and ointments to thicken, but you don’t need any of the sebum. You can also add some of your preferred essential oils, although this is completely optional. Anglaincial, chamomile and lavender oils have to be taken into account some good ones.

This recipe feels like a butter with a punch, or you can skip the impact step and it feels more like an ointment. Either way works, but I prefer the feeling of the blow version.

Where you get sebum

Ok, maybe I sold you how great sebum is for the skin … but where do you get it from? You may find high-quality grass meat-beef alg in your area from a local farmer near you. If not, I would also like to online here.

The rendered sebum has a wide color and can have a strong smell or not. Furthermore, clean it up to get rid of the smell of sebum and results in a snow -white color.

How to clean the sebum

If you use sebum for cooking (or even soap production), the smell is not strong enough to do something. However, you want cleaned sebum for skin care products. Here you will find a tutorial how to render your own sebum here, but here you will find out how you can clean it.

1. Add a rendered sebum, 4-8 cups of water and 3 tablespoons of salt to a crockpot. How much water you use depends on how much sebum you have.
2. Adjust it to low and let it simmer for about an hour.
3. Strain the hot liquid into a large bowl through a fine mesh sieve with paper towels or a very clean tea towel or T-shirt fabric.
4. Let the bowl cool in the fridge.
5. Remove the hardened sebum from the top of the salt water and turn it over. On the underside you may see a few brown parts, all of them scrape off.
6. You can repeat this process again if desired.
7. Let the sebum air dry at room temperature so that the entire water evaporates (otherwise it can shape).

As soon as your sebum is cleaned, you are ready to make your own sebum balm!

Don’t you want to do it? Toups & Co Organics makes some great sebum balm that my family loves.

Have you ever used sebum on your skin? What is your preferred way to use it? Leave a comment and let us know!