Grass-fed beef tallow
The base. Rendered animal fat, near-identical to skin's own oils.
Tallow is rendered fat — historically the base of every body balm before petrochemicals replaced it in the 20th century. Grass-fed tallow specifically is rich in fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, plus conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and a stable fatty-acid profile dominated by oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids.
Its lipid composition is uncannily close to human sebum — the oil your own skin produces — which is what gives it its rare absorbency. Skin recognises the structure and pulls it in instead of pearling it off the surface. That's the difference between a balm and a film.
We use US-sourced, 100% grass-fed and grass-finished tallow rendered low and slow. No bleaching, no deodorising, no solvent extraction. What's in the tin is what came off the heat.
It carries the zinc and the cocoa with it as it melts — that's the engineering. The other three ingredients are along for the ride on the tallow.