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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aya Diab,Amy Taxin and Melina Walling

You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?

Be Well Animal Based Skin Care - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Bryan Vander Dussen spent years as a dairy farmer before shifting to selling farm-raised beef. In the past year, he and his wife have been making another transition: Cooking up recipes in their kitchen that turn organ fat from his animals into tallow balm that buyers are eager to slather on their skin.

One tricky bit: Coming up with formulas that don’t smell like pot roast.

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