🍂 Fall Is Coming… Is Your Skin Ready?

Meet Autumn Glow + fall skincare secrets your skin will thank you for.

Hello, September 🍂

Your skin is about to notice the change of seasons, too.

September is here, and we are officially ready for cooler mornings, oversized sweatshirts, changing leaves, and everything that comes with fall.

But there’s one part of the season change we don’t talk about enough:

Your skin notices it, too.

As temperatures cool and humidity begins to change, skin can start feeling drier, tighter, and rougher. Add hotter showers and indoor heat later in the season, and suddenly the moisturizer that felt like plenty in July might not feel like enough anymore.

So this month, we're giving you some of our favorite fall skin tips — AND introducing the tallow we made specifically for this time of year.

Meet Autumn Glow 🍁

If September had a smell, we wanted this to be it.

Autumn Glow is our seasonal whipped tallow balm scented with a warm, cozy blend of:

Vanilla • Bergamot • Sweet Orange • Sandalwood • Benzoin • Frankincense • Cedarwood • Black Spruce • Black Pepper

It's warm and slightly sweet with a soft, woodsy depth.

Basically, fall in a jar — without smelling like you rolled around in a pumpkin spice candle.

And underneath that amazing scent is the rich tallow moisturizer our skin absolutely LOVES as the weather starts changing.

DID YOU KNOW? Your skin barrier loves lipids.

Here’s your little skincare nerd fact for September:

The outermost layer of your skin contains lipids — including ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids — that help form the protective barrier responsible for keeping moisture in and the outside world out.

That's one reason rich, lipid-based moisturizers can feel so incredible on dry skin.

Tallow itself contains fatty acids including oleic, palmitic and stearic acids, which give it that rich, cushiony feel that makes it so different from a lightweight lotion.

🍂 FALL SKIN HACK #1: Don't completely dry off.

This is probably one of our favorite tallow tricks.

After your shower, gently pat your skin so it's still slightly damp.

Then apply a small amount of Autumn Glow.

Why?

Tallow itself isn't adding water to your skin. Applying it while your skin is still slightly damp helps trap some of that water against your skin while the balm creates a protective layer over the top.

Hydration + moisture = happy skin.

And remember: with tallow, a little goes a LONG way.

Your shower might be making your dry skin worse.

We know. A steaming-hot shower when it's freezing outside feels AMAZING.

Your skin may disagree.

Very hot water and long showers can strip away some of the oils from the surface of your skin and leave it feeling even drier.

Try this instead: Keep the water warm rather than scorching hot, and moisturize shortly after getting out.

Your winter skin will thank you later.

WAIT… You Can Use Tallow There?!

Autumn Glow doesn't have to live on your bathroom counter.

Try a tiny amount on:

Cuticles — massage it around dry nails before bed.

Elbows & knees — perfect for those stubborn rough spots.

Hands — especially after washing them repeatedly throughout the day.

Heels — apply before bed and throw on a pair of cotton socks.

Legs after shaving — smooth a small amount onto slightly damp skin.

And one of our favorites…

Use it as an overnight hand treatment.

Massage Autumn Glow generously into your hands and cuticles before bed. If they're REALLY dry, put on a pair of soft cotton gloves and leave it on overnight.

You might be shocked by how soft your hands feel in the morning.

One More Thing: More Isn't Better.

If you've ever put tallow on and thought, “Okay…why am I so greasy?” 😂

You probably used too much.

Start with a very small amount, warm it between your fingertips or palms until it melts, and then massage it into your skin. You can always add more. The goal isn't to coat yourself in tallow.

The goal is soft, comfortable skin.

And Something BIG Is Happening at RHT 🤎

This September is extra special because Real Honest Tallow is growing in a way that feels pretty surreal to us.

We're getting ready to put Real Honest Tallow on the shelves of our very first retail store!

What started with two sisters experimenting, learning, creating, and hauling products to markets is about to be sitting on an actual store shelf.

That is a definite holy crap, we're actually doing this moment for us.

And we couldn't have gotten here without you.

Every jar you buy.

Every review you leave.

Every friend you tell.

Every time you stop at our booth.

Every like, comment and share.

You are helping two sisters turn an idea into something bigger than we ever imagined.

And trust us…

We're just getting started.

So here's to September, cooler weather, ridiculously soft skin, and smelling like the absolute best parts of fall.

Autumn Glow is here for the season. 🍂

With love,

Courtney & Kaleigh

Real Honest Tallow

Real Ingredients. Real Results. Real Honest Tallow.