The House Notes
Slow reads on tallow and the practice of natural skincare.
The House Notes
What Does Tallow Soap Smell Like?
Tallow is rendered beef fat, so everyone quietly wonders if the soap smells like dinner. It is the fear that stops people from trying it. Here is the honest answer,...
What Does Tallow Soap Smell Like?
Tallow is rendered beef fat, so everyone quietly wonders if the soap smells like dinner. It is the fear that stops people from trying it. Here is the honest answer,...
Most Store-Bought Soap Is Not Actually Soap
Most bars sold as soap are not technically soap at all, which is why they are labeled beauty bar or cleansing bar. Here is the simple chemistry of what real...
Most Store-Bought Soap Is Not Actually Soap
Most bars sold as soap are not technically soap at all, which is why they are labeled beauty bar or cleansing bar. Here is the simple chemistry of what real...
Why Tallow Works Better the Longer You Use It
The single biggest thing standing between you and better skin is not a product you have not found yet. It is that you keep switching. Here is the biology behind...
Why Tallow Works Better the Longer You Use It
The single biggest thing standing between you and better skin is not a product you have not found yet. It is that you keep switching. Here is the biology behind...
What Happens When You Switch to Simple Skincare
Simplify your routine and your skin sometimes gets worse before it gets better, so most people quit right before it turns around. Here is what is actually happening when you...
What Happens When You Switch to Simple Skincare
Simplify your routine and your skin sometimes gets worse before it gets better, so most people quit right before it turns around. Here is what is actually happening when you...
How to Actually Read a Skincare Label
A skincare label looks like a wall of Latin designed to be ignored, which is exactly the point. Here is how to read any ingredient list in under a minute,...
How to Actually Read a Skincare Label
A skincare label looks like a wall of Latin designed to be ignored, which is exactly the point. Here is how to read any ingredient list in under a minute,...
Why More Ingredients Does Not Mean Better Skincare
That product bragging about twenty or thirty ingredients is not doing more for your skin. More ingredients usually means less of each one that matters and more chance of a...
Why More Ingredients Does Not Mean Better Skincare
That product bragging about twenty or thirty ingredients is not doing more for your skin. More ingredients usually means less of each one that matters and more chance of a...