Discover our small-batch, naturally nourishing skincare, made with purposeful ingredients to help soften, hydrate, and care for your changing skin.
On the arms, the neck, above the knees. Fine and loose where it used to be smooth.
You moisturize after every shower and it's gone again by lunchtime.
Elbows, knees and shins that feel like sandpaper against a sleeve.
Less springy, quicker to mark, slower to settle down after a scratch.
Through perimenopause and after it, estrogen falls away. Skin all over the body holds less water, makes less of its own oil and loses some of its bounce. It happens fastest on the thin skin of the arms, neck and above the knees, which is exactly where women notice it first and where the word crepey comes from.
That is what is happening in your body. It is not something a jar of balm reaches into and changes, and we are not going to tell you otherwise. What good body care can do is keep that skin fed, comfortable and softer to the touch — which is most of what you actually want back.
Most body lotion is mostly water, thickened and held together so it spreads easily and disappears fast. That was fine when your skin still made plenty of its own oil. It doesn't anymore — so the water evaporates and you're dry again an hour later.
Sits on the surface and hydrates for an hour or two.
Feeds the skin barrier and stays put through the night.
Strips the little oil dry skin has left, every single shower.
Cleans gently and leaves skin feeling soft, not squeaky.
Fillers, synthetic fragrance and words you can't pronounce.
All of them food. All of them on the label.
Swap the foaming wash. Skin comes out of the shower soft instead of tight.
Warm a little between your hands and work it over arms, elbows, knees, shins. Deeply nourishing without the greasy finish.
Smooth a little over your lips before you sleep. Rich and nourishing — the last thing you do before the lamp goes off.
Fats close to your skin's own. Leaves dry body skin feeling supple and comfortable.
Creamy and mild. Cleans without the tight, stripped feeling of a foaming wash.
Naturally humectant — draws moisture in and helps skin look smoother.
Deep blue and calming on the skin. Made for patches that look red and feel cross.
“Used some of my daughter in law's product this week on my elbows and knees. Wonderful product.”
“Crepe skin on my arms, legs and neck. That's what I came looking for help with.”
“I have extremely dry skin. Discoloration and dryness on legs.”
- Milk + Honey Soap
- Tallow + Honey Soap
- Nourishing cream or body butter
- Lip butter
Includes two soaps — one free. Choose your preferred scent when shopping.
The step that does the most. Try it on your elbows and shins for two weeks and see.
It goes on richer than lotion and it needs a minute. Warm a small amount between your palms first, work it in properly, and give it two or three minutes before you dress. Done that way it sinks in and leaves skin soft rather than slick. Most people who tell us it felt greasy were using three times as much as they needed.
It is made for it. No synthetic fragrance, no essential oils in the fragrance-free version, no fillers or preservatives. Plenty of our customers have eczema, rosacea or reactive skin — patch test on your inner arm for a couple of nights, as you would with anything new.
The fragrance-free balm smells faintly of the tallow itself — soft, subtle and straight from nature. Some people notice it, most do not, and it fades on the skin within minutes. We would rather say so than have it surprise you.
Less than you think. About a pea-sized scoop per limb. An 8 oz jar lasts most people about three months of nightly use.
Yes. It is the same kind of formula as our facial creams, just a bigger jar. If you are prone to breakouts, keep the balm for your body and use the lighter facial cream above the neck.
A plain note: this is body care, not medicine. If your skin is painful, cracked or changing quickly, or if you want help with the wider symptoms of menopause, please talk to your doctor.