I will die on this hill: The 4 best beef tallow products that saved my skin

My face has been through it.Acne that laughed in the face of prescriptions.

Perioral dermatitis that made me look like I had a permanent allergic reaction; skin so dry and dehydrated that even slugging with Vaseline felt like tossing a Dixie cup of water onto a house fire.I had tried everything.Fancy serums, terrifying exfoliants, a 12-step Korean routine that cost me a small fortune.

And then, in an act of desperation (and, okay, deep TikTok brainwashing), I rubbed beef fat all over my face — reader, I have never looked back.To confirm my hunch about this stuff, I spoke to Dr.Reshmi Kapoor, a board-certified dermatologist and owner and founder of Brooklyn Dermatology in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, who dives into the FAQs of beef tallow as skincare.Beef tallow — yes, the stuff your ancestors fried stuff in — turned out to be the skin savior I never saw coming.

It’s packed with vitamins A, D, E, and K, mimics the natural oils in human skin, and is basically the anti-inflammatory, barrier-repairing miracle Big Skincare doesn’t want you to know about.“Beef tallow is composed of fatty acids, like linoleic acid, which is an emollient and can help lock moisture into the skin,” explained Dr.

Kapoor.“It also contains fat-soluble vitamin A, which can help with skin cell turnover and vitamin E, which functions as an antioxidant.”When I personally used it (after plenty of research as to which brands I should experiment with), within one week, my perioral dermatitis vanished from view and the texture smoothed out by 20%.

By week two, my acne calmed, and my formerly sandpaper-textured skin felt soft.And because I’m now evangelical about smearing rendered animal fat on my face, I have tested many versions of beef tallow skincare.

Below, I present the absolute best of the best — whether you need something for acne, eczema, aging, or just an unscented miracle to slather from head to toe.Pros:Cons:The Harvest & Herd Citrus & Honey Tallow Balm is a power...