What is Tallow?
Discover the Benefits of Tallow: A Sustainable and Nutrient-Rich Ingredient.
High in vitamins and nutrients your skin will love. Tallow is deeply moisturizing and has the ability to mimic your skin's natural oils.
But let's talk about why we choose tallow.. tallow is a non-comedogenic, meaning it is unlikely to clog pores. It has the ability to balance oil production and boost collagen production. Due to its fatty acid and nutrient dense profile it helps repair your natural skin barrier leaving you with healthier skin.
Tallow has anti-inflammatory properties. It’s natural, holistic & sustainable. High in vitamins & fatty acids like: A,D,E,K, Omeng-3 & Omega-6 and is antimicrobial. All of these things make tallow a perfect companion for your skin that will help increase circulation aiding in natural healing.
Regardless of skin type, tallow works wonders for so many skin conditions. Give it a try, I have a feeling you're going to love it!
Quality matters!
Tallow is essentially beef fat but there are different types of tallow that will give different results after rendering. We start with high quality beef suet, this is the tallow from around the kidneys. It is firmer and cleaner than trim fat, giving you a beautiful finished product if rendered correctly.
We prefer to render low and slow without any additives or ingredients to purify. Proper cleaning before grinding and filtering while rendering is all you need to get lovely tallow with next to no smell, perfect for skincare. This process and local pasture raised quality suet is why our tallow is non greasy and has no beefy smell. Tallow has a natural earthy smell but should never be beefy. We pride ourselves on our quality standards and producing the highest quality products at a affordable price your family will love!
Our story.
I truly believe God had his hand in how The Humble Highland came to be. If he hadn't closed doors, this is one I likely would have never opened.
We bought our farm in 2021 and all it was at the time was a dream, the property and home were neglected and in bad shape but we saw potential and got to work, heavens we still are! Right away we got the cows on the property and lived in our travel trailer for a long while as we worked on getting the house livable. Let me tell you two adults, two kids and two dogs in a 40’ trailer is not for the faint of heart.
At that time I was teaching and it was the beginning of my health taking a turn, I'll spare you the long list of issues, but car accident and eight months of trouble walking, all while being a mom of two youngins sums it up. I lost that job unexpectedly. Door one closed. It hit hard as I loved what I did! But I picked up and moved on... next job didn't last long as my back could not handle it. Door two closed and back surgery number one hit. Right after that I was diagnosed with RA. Then back surgery number two. During all this I was still a mom of two and had a small farm to maintain, so I pushed on, but proceeded to go crazy during my time of healing when I was so limited on what I could do. So I picked up old interests and got to work making soap and other products my family needed. This grew into a love equal to my gardening and I merged the two to create wonderful holistic products for family & friends. But finding a new job proved hard with my new limitations from my health. I needed flexibility and limited lifting, sitting, ect. It seemed impossible to find. So from there The Humble Highland was born. I get the privilege of joining my love of gardening and herbalism with the joy of creating clean non toxic products and being able to share it all with you!
Many years later and now a single mom of my two amazing kids, I wouldn't trade this journey for anything! As you can see God put challenges in front of me to lead me to where I am today, but I love what I do and this small business allows me the freedom to do things like homeschool my oldest, be home with my little when she's sick, go to all their events and provide for my little family and farm in ways I never could before. I thank God every day for that gift.
Thank you for supporting us and being a part of our story. We stand behind our products 100% and if you ever have any questions or concerns, or need help finding the perfect product to fit your needs, please reach out to us. We're here to help!
And with that i'd like to warmly welcome you to The Humble Highland family, I look forward to getting to know you all.
- Alyssa B.