Ingredients, one at a time.
Each one has a job. Here is what it does, and where you will find it.
A clay mortar and pestle, an olive branch, a block of beeswax and a bowl of shea nuts on a pale wooden table against a yellow wall
One ingredient does the job.
Minerals in a sunscreen, rice water in a hair spray. We keep that one, and build the rest from ingredients people have used for generations.
Grass‑fed tallow
Rendered from the fat of grass‑fed cattle. It moisturizes and softens skin, and it is the base most of our formulas start from.
You will find it inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl ozSPF 50 Mineral Sun Stick | Grass-Fed Tallow | Non-Nano Zinc | Ancient NourishmentBaby Sunscreen Sensitive Skin Protection SPF 50Grass-Fed Tallow Magnesium & Zinc Deodorant
Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
The two active ingredients in our sunscreen lotion. We name them the way its Drug Facts panel does.
Active IngredientsPurpose
Zinc Oxide 25%Sunscreen
Titanium Dioxide 10%Sunscreen
Uses: Helps prevent sunburn.
You will find it inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl oz
Magnesium and zinc
Magnesium hydroxide and zinc ricinoleate, set in a tallow base. They are in our deodorant for freshness.
You will find it inGrass-Fed Tallow Magnesium & Zinc Deodorant
Beeswax
It holds a stick together and gives a lotion its body.
You will find it inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl ozSPF 50 Mineral Sun Stick | Grass-Fed Tallow | Non-Nano Zinc | Ancient NourishmentGrass-Fed Tallow Magnesium & Zinc Deodorant
Shea butter
Made from the nuts of the shea tree. It moisturizes and softens skin.
You will find it inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl ozSPF 50 Mineral Sun Stick | Grass-Fed Tallow | Non-Nano Zinc | Ancient NourishmentGrass-Fed Tallow Magnesium & Zinc Deodorant
Aloe
Aloe leaf juice, dried to a powder. It adds moisture and keeps the lotion light on the skin.
You will find it inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl ozBaby Sunscreen Sensitive Skin Protection SPF 50
Jojoba and olive oils
Two plant oils that soften skin and help a formula spread easily.
Jojoba oil is inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl ozSPF 50 Mineral Sun Stick | Grass-Fed Tallow | Non-Nano Zinc | Ancient NourishmentGrass-Fed Tallow Magnesium & Zinc Deodorant
Olive oil is inTallow Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50 – Non-Nano Zinc Oxide, Water Resistant, 3.4 fl oz
Fermented rice water
The cloudy water from rice, left to ferment. It conditions hair, softens it and adds shine.
You will find it inFermented Rice Water & Rosemary Hair Spray
Rosemary
A kitchen herb with a long place in hair care. It joins the rice water in our hair spray.
You will find it inFermented Rice Water & Rosemary Hair Spray
What we leave out
Our sunscreen lotion is formulated without oxybenzone or octinoxate.
Our deodorant is made without aluminum or baking soda.
Next, how a formula is made.
Where the raw materials come from, and the lists we check every formula against.