Dr Tijion Esho, lead doctor, skin expert, and founder of CULTSKIN, explains: “The fatty acids in beef tallow, such as palmitic and stearic acid, have anti-inflammatory properties, which can help reduce redness and irritation linked to breakouts.
Thanks to TikTok, beef tallow – the hard, white fat found around the animal’s heart and kidneys, and more generally known as dripping in the UK – is being hailed as a miracle moisturiser with Botox-like results.
AS a TikTok beauty trend sees ‘skinfluencers’ swapping pricey creams for beef tallow as a natural anti-ageing remedy, mum-of-two Laura Blakeman, 40, from Didcot, Oxfordshire, puts it to the test.
Mega influencer Nara Smith gave it her seal of approval in a post where her husband, model Lucky Blue Smith, made her a batch of homemade beef tallow moisturiser – and gained 3.6million likes in the process.
As a mum to two young boys, aged eight and 11, the idea of cooking up beef tallow and beeswax – another ingredient used – in my kitchen was never on the cards.
