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Tallow making my skin…. dry? Confused.
Straight to the point: Applying tallow to the skin in the evening and then in the morning, after a gentle normal handwash, the hands became really dry.From all I’ve read online, the fatty acids in tallow should be very skin compatible. What is going on here?
I formulated a tallow cream which I am going to share here:
Ingredient Concentration Water phase durosoft SF (PG4-O) 1.50% water 60.7500% carbamide 5.0000% xanthangum 1.2500% allantoin 0.5000% phenoxyethanol EHG 1.0000% Oil phase durosoft SF (PG4-O) 1.50% tallow 20.0000% white bee’s wax 2.0000% squalane 5.00% perfume / essential oils 0.50% I first thought it was because the emulsifier made the fats wash away more easily so I also applied pure tallow on my hands, feet and body. The same thing happened. The skin actually got more dry than it would if I had not applied any tallow to it. This occurs with home made tallow as well.
I have searched the web and I can not find any other anecdotes regarding this issue.
Another interesting note:
I know what you are thinking, Durosoft PKSG should be used instead at the water/oil ratio but I just experimented with this one and it has actually stayed emulsified for 8 months. I have made an after shave cream with tallow and Durosoft PKSG (new name PG4L-SG) too and it makes my face dry too.
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