Your skin barrier is your body’s shield, keeping hydration in and irritants out. Learn how Meadowlark Made’s prairie-crafted skincare blends pork tallow, local beeswax, and organic oils to strengthen you skin barrier, lock in moisture, and support healthy, resilient skin.

Late summer can leave your skin feeling dry, sensitive, or just a little “off.” With over five years of experience in holistic skin care, I’ve learned that this is the perfect time to slow down, simplify, and give your skin what it really needs — moisture, rest, and support for the season ahead.

Tallow isn’t defined by the animal it comes from, but by the process of rendering fat into something stable, pure, and incredibly nourishing. What started as a small batch of balm for our family, has turned into a product we’re proud to share.

Whether it’s your first tattoo or your fifteenth, your skin deserves more than a drugstore afterthought. Our Tattoo Balm blends heritage Kunekune tallow, skin-soothing herbs, and a whisper of essential oils into one deeply nourishing formula—crafted to support recovery, comfort, and ink vibrancy from day one. No petroleum. No fake fragrance. Just real, recognizable ingredients.

Not all lip balms are created equal. Ours is rich, smooth, and made with ingredients your great-grandmother would recognize: from nourishing pork tallow to soothing rosehip oil. No fillers, no mystery stuff—just real results.

Formulated by a holistic esthetician, each Meadowlark Made facial balm is infused with slow-rendered tallow, hand-harvested herbs, and plant-based oils to support graceful aging, sensitive skin, and a healthy glow—no fillers, just nature’s wisdom.

Herbalism, to me, isn’t just about remedies. It’s about relationship. It’s about walking barefoot down the dirt road near our home, or wandering through my parents’ timber, or pausing in a meadow—and staying open. My eyes are always scanning the ground, not just for plants, but for the lessons they carry. It’s a quiet kind of learning, guided by curiosity, reverence, and faith.

As lawn culture took hold and industrial farming expanded, native botanicals—those same plants used for generations to nourish and heal—were labeled “invasive,” “unwanted,” and “unruly.”

Plantain, goldenrod, milkweed, mullein, chickweed, cleavers, violets (plants that show up exactly when and where we need them) were sprayed down and plowed under.

We lost a connection to creation that reminded us: healing was never meant to be out of reach.
It was placed here, by a loving God, right beneath our feet

Our skin is wise. It speaks up with sunburn, dryness, oil, or breakouts when something’s out of rhythm. And in the slower, sun-soaked months of summer, we’re invited to return to simpler care and deeper trust.

Here’s how I tend to my skin through the changing season:

No matter what Grandma was doing when we arrived, she’d stop everything just to give us the warmest, tightest hug. I spent countless nights in the upstairs bedroom, where mornings always greeted me with the smell of breakfast cooking and the sound of a meadowlark singing just outside the window.

Contrary to the misconception that tallow-based skincare is a passing trend, the use of tallow is deeply rooted in ancestral wisdom. It's not just another fad; it’s a proven skincare solution that modern consumers are rediscovering. As more people move away from petrochemical-based products, they are finding that tallow provides a deeper level of nourishment and hydration than synthetic alternatives.