Tallow Lotion

Equipment:

• 8 oz. glass jar for storage

  (dark/amber is best if adding essential oils)

• Medium cooking pot (stainless steel preferred)

• Large spoon

• Medium bowl with spout (preferably)

• Hand mixer

• Food scale (optional) or measuring cup

• Rubber spatula

Ingredients:

• 100% grass fed tallow

• Essential oils (optional)

  see below for my favorite scent combinations!

  Steps:

1. Measure out how much tallow you would like to use.

   I prefer to use a food scale to be exact because I am usually making several lotions and I want the jars to be full and accurate.

   For this recipe we will measure 8oz: to fill 1 8oz. jar.

   This would fill 2 (4 oz.) jars. or 4 (2oz.) jars.

   If you do not want to use a food scale, simply fill 1 cup tightly with tallow.

2. Place your measured tallow into your melting pot and turn on “melt” or “low” and allow to melt.

3. Once the tallow is fully melted, remove from the stovetop and pour into your medium bowl (preferably with a spout). The tallow will be a light yellow and completely liquid.

4. Place the bowl in the fridge for approximately 20 minutes. Check every 5 minutes to see if it is starting to thicken and turn whiter. The time will depend how big the batch is.

   How thick you let the tallow get is personal preference. If you only let it slightly thicken and still remain mostly liquidy, this will form a more salve/balm type product. This is my preferred, see picture above.

   If you let it get fairly thick and white, this will make a thick, whipped lotion. This will be more airy and take up more volume in the jar.

   DO NOT let the tallow completely harden, you want there to be a little movement still.

5. Add your optional essential oils now. I like to use 100 drops for every 8 oz.

   If you want to make multiple different scents in one batch, you can add the essential oils into each jar directly, see step 7a.

6. Take your hand mixer and whip the tallow and essential oils on med/low setting. This will blend the tallow thoroughly, forming a nice lotion looking texture. It will look anywhere from a glaze frosting to a whipped cream frosting depending on how much you let it harden.

7. Add your tallow to your clean glass jar.

   If you let it get thick like whipped cream, you can use a rubber spatula to spoon it into the jar. If you kept it fairly liquidy, you should just be able to pour it into the jar.

   I like to bang the jar on a towel while filling to ensure it’s getting air bubbles out and filling the bottom completely. You can also use a spoon or wood stick to stir in the jar as well.

   a.You can add your essential oils after filling the jars if you wish (instead of before whipping). I only recommend doing this if you having a fairly liquidy product. If you let the tallow harden to be more of a thick whipped lotion, this will not blend the essential oils well and it won’t be as “pretty” of a product.

   Speaking of pretty product, if you are not happy with the way the top of the lotion looks after filling, simply add the jar filled with lotion into your oven around 350°F and let the top melt smooth.

8. Store your tallow wherever you would like.

   The warmer it is, the more smooth it will apply.

   The colder it is, you might need to warm it in your palm to apply.

   If you want long term storage for a later use, I recommend cold and dark environment.

   This lotion will stay good for months in a normal environment like your medicine cabinet, bedside table, etc.