Why Choose Ovine Tallow?

When most people hear “tallow” in skincare, their minds immediately go to beef tallow — thick, heavy, and rich. But here at Xamdi Kares, we’ve taken a different route. One that feels lighter, silkier, and much closer to what your skin truly craves.

We use ovine tallow — a beautifully soft fat derived from sheep — as the nourishing base of our Deep Hydration Butter and Pure Tallow Balm. It’s not just tradition that led us here, but intention. Here’s why we love it, and why we think your skin will too:

Unlike beef tallow, ovine tallow has a finer texture that melts right into the skin — no heaviness, no lingering greasiness. Just pure, smooth hydration that feels like silk. It’s especially lovely on the face, and perfect for layering into your routine.

This fat is naturally rich in fatty acids like oleic, palmitic, and stearic acid — the kind your skin barrier needs to stay strong, supple, and protected. It also carries vitamins A, D, E, and K, which support healing, even tone, and long-lasting moisture.

Because the structure of ovine tallow is so close to human sebum, it blends seamlessly with the skin. That makes it a gentle, non-irritating option for sensitive types, and a brilliant base for products that work with your skin, not against it.

Our tallow is hand-rendered and purified over five days using a traditional slow process — no shortcuts, no industrial machinery. We source our lamb fat from free-range, grass-fed sheep raised on a local family farm, and everything we do is rooted in care and respect.

Though we created our butter with skin in mind, our tallow-based formulas work wonders on dry hair ends, flaky scalps, and even rough patches on hands and feet. It’s one ingredient with endless potential — and centuries of use behind it.

At Xamdi Kares, we’re proud to bring this ancestral, deeply nourishing ingredient into a modern context — with softness, purpose, and love.