Rooted in Tradition. Backed by Science.
From the pasture to the jar, we follow old-world methods to create nourishing skincare that honors the land, the seasons, and the wisdom of generations before us.
Our formulas are grounded in ancestral tradition, and backed by modern science. The skin-loving benefits of pasture raised tallow, whole herbs, and cold-pressed oils are no longer just folklore. What our foremothers used instinctively, research now confirms: clean, whole ingredients work.
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Pasture-Raised Pork Tallow
A vitamin-rich fat traditionally used for skin healing and nourishment. Our tallow is slow-rendered from pasture-raised pigs on our small farm in Iowa. We embrace a “whole use, zero waste” philosophy, ensuring sustainability, honoring the life of each pig, and carrying forward ancestral traditions.
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Farm Grown & Responsibly Foraged Wild Sourced Botanicals
We infuse our oils with Native growing prairie herbs like yarrow, dandelion, chickweed, and little mallow: grown on our farm or hand-harvested from clean, unsprayed land. These botanicals work to repair, revitalize, and restore the skin.
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Raw Butters & Locally Sourced Beeswax
We add unrefined shea, cacao, or raw beeswax for their natural sealing and soothing properties. Always clean & sustainably sourced.
Note: all of our beeswax comes from a small apiary in Southwest Iowa.
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Unrefined Cold-Pressed Oils
We use certified organic Argan, jojoba, and sweet almond oils to products to complement the tallow and glide smoothly on the skin. Every oil is chosen for compatibility, purity, and minimal processing.
Pasture-Raised Pork Tallow |
Pasture-Raised Pork Tallow |
At the heart of every Meadowlark Made balm, salve, and butter is our signature ingredient: pasture-raised pork tallow, rendered with care from the animals we lovingly raise on our small family farm.
For generations, tallow has been prized for its deeply nourishing, skin-loving properties. It’s rich in bioavailable vitamins A, D, E, and K (nutrients our skin craves) and its structure closely mirrors our own natural oils, making it easy to absorb and incredibly soothing.
But here’s the part we love the most:
Pigs are exceptional at synthesizing and storing vitamin D from sunlight, and that sunshine gets locked into their fat. When pigs are raised outdoors on pasture, like ours, their tallow becomes an abundant source of vitamin D, a nutrient most modern skincare lacks (and over half of Americans are deficient on!)
It’s skincare that starts with sunlight, soil, and stewardship.
Tallow isn’t trendy. It’s timeless - and it works.
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