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4.9 average from 1,150 verified buyers92% would buy again
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Margaret K.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Lavender, 1 jar)

My skin finally feels calm

At 58 I thought putting beef tallow on my face sounded mad. My skin has felt drier every winter for a decade and I had tried department-store creams and prescription-strength moisturizers. Two weeks in, my cheeks stopped feeling tight by mid-morning. It works fine under my makeup too.

My skin finally feels calm
I Ingrid · Nodra Skin Founder reply

This made our week, Margaret. The under-makeup test is the one we hold every batch to, so thank you for giving it a fair two weeks before judging it.

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Hannah R.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Unscented, 2 jars)

One jar for all four of us

I read every label in this house, and this is one of maybe three products I don't have to think twice about. I use it on my face, my husband takes it for his hands, and a tiny bit goes on the kids after the bath. The unscented jar is genuinely unscented.

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Bailey T.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Citrus, 1 jar)

The skeptic review

I spent a week on Reddit before ordering because this category is full of junk. What sold me: the full ingredient list is right there on the page, and there isn't a fake countdown timer anywhere. The balm is lighter than other tallow balms I've tried, closer to a whipped mousse.

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Carl D.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Unscented, 1 jar)

For hands that work outside

My wife bought this for me after years of cracked knuckles every January. I was skeptical about putting fancy balm on, but it's unscented, it soaks in, and my hands feel better than they have in winters past. I use it after shaving too.

I Ingrid · Nodra Skin Founder reply

January knuckles are exactly what the unscented jar was made for, Carl. Tell your wife she has good instincts.

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Susan M.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Lavender, 1 jar)

Lasts months, do the math

I hesitated at the price until I realized a pea-sized amount does my whole face and neck. Three months in, I'm maybe two-thirds through the jar. Per use it costs less than the drugstore lotion I used to repurchase monthly.

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Priya N.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Citrus, 1 jar)

No beef smell, I checked

That was my one fear, honestly. There's a faint natural scent in the jar that disappears completely once it's on. Took my skin about a week to get used to the richness, so start with less than you think you need. Citrus is lovely in the morning.

No beef smell, I checked
I Ingrid · Nodra Skin Founder reply

Thank you for the honest one, Priya. The beef-smell fear is the question we get most, so a review that checks it properly helps more people than you know. And yes, start small, a pea-sized scoop really is enough.

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Tom W.
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The One Jar · Whipped Tallow & Manuka Honey Balm (Unscented, 1 jar)

Bought for her, kept it for my elbows

Ordered as a gift, ended up using it myself on rough elbows and heels. No scent, no grease left on the sheets, and the jar has barely gone down in a month. Ordered a second one.

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Give it a fair try: a photo in the first 14 days, then 30 days of daily use. If your skin isn't softer and calmer, write to us any time inside 100 days for a full refund, and keep the jar. First order, one claim per household.

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