Every gram in the jar.

Beef tallow

Canadian, pasture-raised. The base.

Stearic acid

A natural fatty acid from plant and animal fats. Gives the cream cushion and lather.

Softening, conditioning.

Slick glide, lather stability.

Skin-mimicking, light.

Softening.

Potassium hydroxide

The traditional soap-maker. Reacts with the fats — none of it remains in the finished product.

For the soap reaction.

Slip + razor glide.

Keeps it from feeling greasy.

Tocopherol

Natural antioxidant.

Scent, subtle.