Here's why people are ditching 30-ingredient lotions for a cream made from one fat their skin already knows
Grass-fed beef tallow, whipped into a cream and scented with nothing but essential oils. Pea-size per use. One 2oz jar outlasts bottles three times its size.
How moisturizer became mostly water
Pick up the lotion by your sink and read the first ingredient. On most bottles, it's water.
Then come the thickeners that make water feel like cream. Emulsifiers so it doesn't separate on the shelf. Preservatives so it survives a year in a warm bathroom. Seed oils because they're cheap. Synthetic fragrance so it smells like something.
The word "moisturizer" stayed on the front. The recipe behind it changed completely.
And you can feel the difference. Water-first lotion feels great for a few minutes, evaporates, and an hour later your hands are asking for another pump.
Count the ingredients. Then count the ones you can't pronounce. That's the whole story of what happened to moisturizer, printed in tiny letters on the back of the bottle.
The industry's answer? Bigger bottles and words like "intense hydration."
Our answer: go back to the fat your skin recognizes.
We believe fats your skin recognizes win
Grass-fed beef tallow is made of the same kinds of fats your skin is made of. It sinks in like it belongs there, because it does.
Vitamins A, D, E and K arrive the way skin expects them: already carried in fat, not sprayed on top of water.
People moisturized this way for centuries before the lotion aisle existed. We whip it into a cream, scent it with essential oils only, and put it in a 2oz jar that works at pea-size power.
We didn't invent a new moisturizer. We stopped watering it down.
What switching actually looks like
The Switch
A pea-size amount, warmed between your fingertips, pressed into damp skin. It absorbs in within a few minutes and leaves a soft finish, not a slick one. Most people get it on the first night.
You stop reaching for the bottle
Rich fats where lotions tap out. A couple of weeks in, most people notice they aren't re-applying all day. Hands, elbows and knuckles stay comfortable between showers.
The jar is still going
Pea-size per use means a 2oz jar lasts. By your second delivery you've found your scent, your routine is locked in, and the next jar shows up before this one runs out.
The founder price stays locked
Members pay $24.99 for the first jar, then $28.99 every refill, locked for life. Ships every 1, 2 or 3 months, your call. Skip, pause or cancel anytime.
How KONG Tallow Cream works
Ancestral skincare, done right
🦍 KONG Tallow Cream
- ✔️ Grass-fed beef tallow
- ✔️ Skin-identical fats
- ✔️ Vitamins A, D, E and K in whole food form
- ✔️ Essential oil scents only
- ✔️ No water, no fillers
Typical moisturizers
- ❌ Water-first formulas
- ❌ Seed oils
- ❌ Synthetic fragrance
- ❌ 30-ingredient labels
- ❌ "Moisturizer" that needs reapplying every hour
A note from the founder
One night I read the back of the "hydrating" lotion in our bathroom. Water first. Then a paragraph I couldn't pronounce. And my hands were dry again an hour after using it.
I didn't want a chemistry set. I wanted what people used before the lotion aisle existed: rendered fat from grass-fed cattle, a few drops of essential oil, nothing else.
I couldn't find it on a shelf. So we made it ourselves, whipped it into a cream, and started using it every night.
KONG Tallow Cream is the jar we wanted on our own sink. That's the whole pitch.
The KONG Founder 🦍
Three moods. One ancient recipe.
Any timeSerene Balance · lemongrass and lavender
BedtimeNight Restore · lavender and fir
MorningsSun Kissed · orange and bergamot
First jar $24.99. Then $28.99 for life.
- ✅ Grass-fed beef tallow · essential oil scents only
- ✅ Pea-size per use · one 2oz jar goes a long way
- ✅ Founder price locked at $28.99 per jar for life
- ✅ 30-day money-back guarantee · skip, pause or cancel anytime
Questions people ask
What is tallow, and why put it on skin?
Is it greasy?
Which scent should I start with?
Is it vegan?
How does the membership work?
Is it okay for sensitive skin?
How strong is the smell?
What if my skin doesn't love it?
✓ then $28.99 for life