You’ve seen it a hundred times.
“Clean beauty.”
“Plant-based.”
“Made with nourishing oils.”
But flip the label over, and there it is: sunflower oil, grapeseed, canola, soybean.
It sounds natural. It sounds healthy.
But your skin knows better.
The Truth About Seed Oils in Skincare
Let’s call it what it is:
Seed oils are cheap fillers.
Originally developed for industrial use, oils like canola, soybean, and sunflower weren’t made for your body — they were made for machines. High in unstable polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), they’re prone to oxidation, especially when exposed to heat, air, or light.
Now imagine that going on your skin — your body’s largest organ.
Here’s what happens:
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These unstable oils oxidize on contact with air and light
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Oxidized oils create free radicals
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Free radicals break down collagen, damage skin cells, and accelerate aging
That’s not nourishment. That’s harm — hidden behind a greenwashed label.
And the worst part? These same oils are often mixed with preservatives, emulsifiers, and synthetic fragrances to mask their instability.
No wonder so many people are dealing with breakouts, sensitivity, or chronically dry skin… even when they’re “doing everything right.”
What Your Skin Is Really Asking For
Your skin doesn’t want complexity. It wants compatibility.
And that’s where tallow shines.
Tallow is rich in stable, saturated fats, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E & K — the exact nutrients your skin needs to regenerate, protect, and thrive.
Even more important?
Its structure closely mimics your skin’s natural sebum — meaning it absorbs beautifully, without clogging or irritation.
No stickiness. No burning. No guessing.
Just nourishment your skin recognizes.
Ancestral Wisdom Got It Right
Long before we had skincare aisles and lab-made lotions, people used what worked — and tallow was one of the most prized ingredients across cultures.
Why?
Because it protected skin from wind, sun, dryness, and injury.
Because it soothed and healed without side effects.
Because it actually fed the skin.
It wasn’t trendy.
It was trusted.
Want to learn more about how our ancestors used tallow in daily life?
We break it down in this post.
Why We’ll Never Use Seed Oils — And Never Have
At Vital Acres, we don’t cut corners with cheap fillers.
We use 100% grass-fed tallow from regenerative farms right here in Southern Ontario — because we believe real skincare starts with real ingredients.
No seed oils.
No synthetics.
No compromises.
Just ancestral fat, rendered with care — the way your skin remembers.
Final Thought
If your skincare is leaving you irritated, greasy, or dependent on layer after layer… it’s not your skin that’s broken.
It’s the formula.
Ditch the lab oils.
Go back to what worked.
Let your skin breathe, heal, and glow — the way nature intended.
Ready to make the switch?
Explore our tallow-based balms — made the ancestral way, from grass-fed cows and nothing else.
[Shop Our Beef Tallow Skincare Collection]
