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    One tub that soaks in instead of sitting on top, and leaves your skin calmer and less tight without a routine.

    5 Ingredients, All Pronounceable

    Apply Once A Day, Then Forget About It

    Absorbs In Minutes, No Greasy Residue

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    Here's the deal. Use it every day for 2 months. That's about two full skin cycles, long enough to actually tell if it's doing anything. If your skin's no different by then, or it's still leaving a greasy film like every lotion, email us and we'll give you every cent back.

    You won't need to ship the tub back, fill in a form, or argue with anyone. If it's not for you, we don't want to keep your money. That's about as fair as we can make it.

    We had one rule when we put this together: if we couldn't explain why something was in there, it didn't go in. So here are the 5 ingredients that make it up:

    Grass-fed and finished beef tallow
    Organic extra virgin olive oil
    Organic golden jojoba oil
    Organic orange oil
    Organic bergamot oil

    No fillers, no synthetic fragrance, nothing you'd have to Google. There's no water in it either, which is why it keeps just fine without any preservatives. The tallow does most of the work, but we added organic olive and jojoba oil to stop it feeling heavy, and we've also lightly scented it with two orange oils so it smells like something you'd actually want to put on your face.

    2oz, made in the USA

    We use USPS Priority Mail, so it usually lands on your doorstep within 3 to 4 days. The moment it's on its way, we'll email you a tracking number so you can keep tabs.

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    What Makes Rendered Different

    • The Fat Your Skin Already Knows

      Tallow is very similar to the fat your skin makes itself, so it actually absorbs instead of leaving a greasy residue on top.

    • A Label You Can Actually Read

      Five ingredients, all chosen for a specific reason, and every one of them is a word you can easily pronounce.

    • Apply It Once, Then Forget About It

      Rub a tiny amount in after you wash, and it absorbs in a few minutes, then you can forget about it for the rest of the day and let it do its thing.

      Why Lotion Never Really Did Anything

      If lotion has always felt like a waste of time, there's a reason for that, and it isn't your skin. Most of what's in lotion is water. You rub it in, it feels nice for about a minute, then the water dries off and leaves you pretty much where you started. So it was never really doing much, and it wasn't something fundamentally wrong with your skin.

      It comes down to what your skin is actually made of. The top layer is mostly fat, and that fat is what holds it together and keeps the moisture in. It's a bit like leather. When leather dries out it goes tight and stiff, and you don't fix that by splashing water on it, you work something oily back in to feed it. Your skin isn't all that different.

      That's the whole idea here. There's no water in this, so nothing evaporates off and leaves a thin greasy film. It's just the kind of fat your skin already makes, so instead of sitting on top, it soaks in and actually does something.

      5 Ingredients, Each With A Reason

      Tap each one to see why we included it.

      Grass-Fed Beef Tallow

      The closest thing to the fat your own skin makes, which is why it soaks in instead of just sitting there.

      Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

      A lighter oil that loosens the thick tallow, so it spreads on easily and soaks in instead of sitting there greasy.

      Organic Golden Jojoba Oil

      Almost identical to your skin's own oil, so it absorbs fast and keeps the balm from feeling heavy.

      Organic Orange & Bergamot Oils

      These two are just here for the scent. A light, fresh citrus note, the natural kind, nothing synthetic.

      Fair warning: you don't need any of this to use the stuff. But if you like to know why something works before you put it on your face, here it is.

      Your skin's outer barrier is built mostly from a few specific fats, mainly oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Beef tallow happens to be made of those same kinds of fats, which is why it settles into the barrier and gets used instead of sitting on the surface the way a water-based lotion does. Jojoba does a similar job from the plant side: it's technically a liquid wax that's about the closest natural match there is to the oil your own skin makes, so it absorbs cleanly and keeps everything light. The olive oil keeps the tallow soft and spreadable so a little melts straight in. And because there's no water in the jar, there's nothing for bacteria to grow in, which is why it keeps without any added preservatives.

      We'll be straight with you on the evidence too. A 2024 review in the journal Cureus looked at the research on tallow and skin and found it's biocompatible, meaning it gets along well with skin because its fats are so close to our own. That same review was honest that the research is still fairly thin and there aren't large clinical trials yet. A dermatologist, Dr. Joshua Zeichner, has made a similar point. So this is well-grounded, not a miracle, and we're not going to pretend it's more proven than it is.

      One honest caveat: because tallow is rich, it's great for dry skin but can be too much for oily or acne-prone faces. If that's you, this probably isn't your product.

      What The First Use Tends To Look Like

      The thing most of the guys who've tried it keep coming back to is that it actually fully absorbs. They rub a tiny bit in after washing, and a couple of minutes later you can't really feel it's there, without the greasy film other lotions tend to leave behind. Most describe their skin feeling calmer and a little less tight, and plenty of them were surprised it worked at all.

      That's the whole promise, and we'd rather keep it honest than oversell it. This isn't a perfect skin guarantee or a big transformation. It's just your skin not bugging you for once, and we hope it does the same for you.

      Honest Note:

      Tallow is great on dry skin, but it's rich, so if your face runs oily or you break out easily, this probably isn't the one for you.

      How Tallow Compares To Regular Lotion

        Regular Lotion
      Actually Absorbs
      Ingredients You Can Read
      Isn't Filled With Water
      Lasts Months
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      What The Guys Who've Tried It Say

      We're a still small brand so we don't have
      loads of reviews but here are a few that stood out to us.

      • Honestly the only thing stopping me from buying was the beef fat thing. I figured it would make me smell like a steak and I really didn't want that. Bought it anyway because of the money back deal, so there wasn't much to lose. It doesn't really smell like anything once it's on. Faint deep orange scent at most. Skin's less tight after a shave too. So I'm pretty happy overall.

        John, 41

      • I've used plenty of lotion over the years that just left me looking greasy. So I wasn't expecting much from this. But It actually absorbs really quickly. First day I used way too much and looked oily for an hour, but that was my own fault. Honestly you need way less than you'd even think. And more importantly my face isn't dry by lunchtime anymore. First thing in a while that did what it said it would.

        Andre, 27

      • I've Easily spent a few hundred bucks on who knows how many moisturizers over the years. So yeah, paying $40 for a single small tub was a bit of a gut punch. But It's replaced three things in my cabinet and it's lasted a month already and I haven't even got through half of it. So I really can't complain

        Richard, 39

      • I've never really been a skincare guy and tbh I wasn't looking to become one. Gave this a go mostly because it's just the one tub and not some whole routine I'd have to keep up with. Takes me half a minute in the morning and then I don't think about it. My face has stopped looking so dry and tired, which was about all I was after. Easy enough that I've actually stuck with it, which is more than I can say for most stuff.

        Cody, 34

      • I'll be honest, I figured this was just another scam off an Instagram ad. Been burned by that kind of thing before. But there was a money back deal so I figured what's the worst that happens. Been using it a few weeks now and my wife asked what I'd been doing different before I even brought it up. Wasn't really expecting that. Glad I gave it a shot.

        Harry, 32

        The Boring But Practical Bits

         

        There's not much to it. After you wash, take a tiny amount, about a rice grain, warm it between your fingers, and rub it into your face. Same goes for your hands, your beard, anywhere that gets dry. Give it a minute or two to soak in. And that's literally it.

        If your skin runs dry, tight, or tired-looking, or you get that post-shave sting, cracked hands, or the itch under a beard, this may be for you. If your face runs oily or breaks out easily though, a balm this rich is probably too much, and may make things worse.

        Why We Made This

        From The Founder, Michael

        1. 1

          Dry skin for years

          For years my skin was dry, dry enough that it started breaking out. I mostly tried to ignore it, which worked about as well as you'd expect.

        2. 2

          Tried The Usual Stuff

          I went through countless cleansers, the creams, the routines with steps I couldn't keep up with. Half of it I couldn't pronounce, and none of it did much.

        3. 3

          Tried Tallow, Half-Expecting Nothing

          I'd seen people raving about beef tallow and figured it was hype. I only tried it because I'd run out of other ideas. Surprisingly it was the first thing that actually calmed my skin down.

        4. 4

          Made The One I Wanted

          Every tallow I could find was floral, aimed at women, or had a twenty-ingredient list. I wanted a simple one made for men, so I ended up making it myself.

        5. 5

          That's Rendered

          It's the tub I wish I'd found years earlier. I won't pretend it's for everyone, but it worked for mine, and I'll always be straight about who it suits and who it doesn't.

        The Stuff Guys Usually Ask

        Not if you use a tiny amount. A rice-grain's worth soaks in within a minute or two with no shine left behind. The scent is a light orange and bergamot, so it smells clean rather than like a barnyard or a candle store. And because you use so little, a tub lasts months.

        Fair enough, and there's a reason for it. Most lotion is mostly water, so it dries off in seconds and leaves your skin exactly as dry as before. This has no water in it. It puts the fats back instead, so it actually stays put and does something.

        It's less than it looks once you do the math. A rice-grain amount a day means one tub lasts most guys just over 2 months, and it covers your face, hands, and post-shave all at once.

        This isn't skincare in the ten-step sense. It's one tub, thirty seconds after you wash, then you get on with your day. You can read every ingredient, and it was made specifically for men who can't be bothered with a routine.

        Honest answer: it's great on dry skin, but it's rich, so if your face runs oily or breaks out easily it's probably not for you. We'd rather tell you that than take your money and have it not work.

        Then this is about as low-effort as it gets. A rice-grain amount, once a day, rubbed in after you wash. That's the whole thing, there's no step two.