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Start with a simple formula: grass-fed tallow, purified and infused with plants, made in our laboratory in Andorra.
No water. No preservatives. No emulsifiers. Grass-fed tallow. Andorra · Km 0. Six steps.
The idea
Yes, we use purified animal fat.
Our formulas give your skin what it needs: no fillers, no toxins, no unnecessary ingredients. We do not hide the raw material; we show you where it comes from and how we work it.
The skin barrier contains lipids that help hold moisture in and protect the skin.
Many cosmetic formulas use water, emulsifiers and other ingredients to get their texture and shelf life.
Tallow is rich in fatty acids. We purify it slowly and turn it into a cosmetic base that is easy to apply.
The difference
Tallow contains fatty acids such as oleic, palmitic and stearic. We start from that material and purify it by hand in small batches.
Then we infuse it with selected plants and formulate each product for one specific need, with an ingredient list that is easy to check.
How it’s made
Six steps, no shortcuts.
What is inside
It carries four fat-soluble vitamins and the same fatty acids your skin makes to protect itself. They are there because the animal stores them in its fat, not because we added them afterwards.
Tap each one to read it.
The repair vitamin: it plays a part in wound healing and in forming new cells. In cosmetics it is associated with firmer skin and with fewer signs of wrinkling and slackness. Grass-fed tallow carries it as standard, because the animal stores it in its own fat.
The sunshine one. It has an anti-inflammatory role and takes part in cell renewal, which is what keeps skin working at its own pace instead of ageing early. It is fat-soluble: it travels in fat, not in water, which is why it arrives here intact.
The formula’s fat-soluble antioxidant. It slows the oxidation of fats, the ones in the jar and the ones in your skin, and helps protect against ultraviolet radiation and eases irritation. It is also why our products need no preservatives.
It plays a part in cell regeneration, brings inflammation down and is associated with a more even tone, with less hyperpigmentation. It is uncommon in plant-based cosmetics: it is one of the things only an animal fat brings.
The fatty acid that explains why tallow hydrates without blocking. It does not seal the skin like a sheet of plastic: it lets moisture in and out, so the skin regulates itself. That is the difference between feeding skin and smothering it.
The main fatty acid in grass-fed tallow, and the one that makes it so easy to absorb: it sinks in rather than sitting on top. The same one that dominates olive oil.
One of the ones your own skin makes to keep its barrier closed. Its presence here is why skin recognises the formula at once instead of treating it as something foreign.
It gives tallow its body: that butter-like texture that melts with the warmth of your fingers. It also helps everything else (oils, infusion, vitamins) stay where it belongs.
And what we add
Four plants, slowly infused.
No extracts, no drop of fragrance. The tallow is infused with them for days and keeps what they give up.
Our formulas contain essential oils. If your skin is very sensitive or you have a known allergy, read the ingredient list before buying and patch-test on your forearm first.
Process log · Andorra
i.
Melt
The fat goes in solid and comes out liquid, over low heat. It is the only point where it really gets hot, and it is done slowly so as not to scorch it.
ii.
Purify
What is not fat gets separated out. This is where the smell comes from: badly purified tallow smells of what it was, and well purified tallow smells of nothing.
iii.
Strain
Fine filtering, then again. What makes it through the strainer is all that reaches the jar.
iv.
Infuse
The plants sit in the fat until they give up what they have. No extract is added: it is infused, which takes longer.
v.
Whip
Whipped until it takes on the body of a cream. With no water and no emulsifiers, the texture comes from the whipping and the temperature, and nothing else.
vi.
Jar
By hand, jar by jar, with the batch number written on. That number is the one on the product page.
Why it takes time
Each step does something different and all of them need their time. Skipping one, or rushing it, shows up in the result: in the smell, in the texture or in how long it lasts.
And the place matters as much as the method. For the fat to be good the animal has to have eaten grass outdoors, not feed in a shed with eight hundred thousand others. In Andorra we have that close at hand, and that is why the laboratory is here.
What the research says
A scoping review found signs of moisturising properties, but notes that cosmetic studies in humans and conclusive data on possible adverse effects are still missing. We do not present this review as clinical proof of Botani Tallow products.
We promise no miracles. Tallow does not erase wrinkles and does not replace medical treatment.
It sounds odd because we have had seventy years of synthetics. It used to be standard: when someone cut themselves, tallow went on the wound. What we have done is bring it back with today’s technology and knowledge.
No. The smell is exactly what gets taken out during purification: six steps, and that is their whole point. What is left smells of the plant it is infused with.
That is not what we see, nor what the people using it tell us. Because it is so close to the fat your skin already makes, it absorbs instead of sitting on top. Even so, every skin is its own: if yours does not get on with it, tell Pili.
You do not have to throw out anything. Start by reading the ingredients of what you already own. If water and petroleum derivatives are near the top, you now know why your skin feels tight a few hours later.
That is where we get thanked most, because the formula is short and carries no synthetic fragrance. If you have a diagnosed condition, ask first: this is cosmetics, not medical treatment.
No. Tallow is animal fat and we do not hide it. If you want vegan cosmetics, this is not your brand.
Where to start
Four products. One single base.
Soothing face cream
38,00 EUR
The place to start. Start with the base.
50 ml
Repairing face cream
38,00 EUR
For when skin has already taken a hit.
50 ml
Lip balm
9,00 EUR
Para el invierno de aquí.
4,5 g
Deodorant
14,00 EUR
Sin sales de aluminio.
50 g
Limited batches
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