COCO'S STORY
My name is Nicolle & I have been on my health journey since 2019.
My body somehow ended up constantly inflamed - my skin was regularly getting infections, acne, hives + nodules. At times the bruising I had developed was so severe that it would turn bright red and purple becoming too painful to touch.
After countless doctors visits + specialist appointments there appeared to be no end in sight. One evening things had gotten so swollen + severe that I finally ended up being admitted to the emergency room. So unwell I was unable to physically move...
Many doses of prednisone, antibiotics, steroid creams, antifungal creams later...
You name it - I ended up having to try it. I was desperate to feel better but I never found any long term relief - infact symptoms ALWAYS came back way worse...
After each ineffective "band aid" solution always resulted in a list of other issues.
While exhausting all these infective pharmaceutical medications I started to simultaneously research other, more "natural alternatives" for my skin. I tried ALL the Vaseline, Aquaphor, Caster Oils. The Shae Butters, Aloe Vera even Coconut Oils plus countless essential oils...
Even Bentonite Clay was no match for my problematic skin issues.
One doctor told me to wash my face with a dandruff shampoo & let me just tell you DO NOT f*in do it.
During all these years - I also worked to "altered my diet" several times!! I cut dairy, then meat + went full on vegan - which just lead to more inflammation, brain fog and weight GAIN.
Slowly I began to cut out packaged foods...
I started looking into ancestral style eating...
I began to consume QUALITY meat, raw REAL milk.
Fruit, so much fruit!! SO many fruits + even vegetables. This led me to began to be mindful of eating seasonally + sourcing locally. Finding quality, organic rice, farm fresh eggs, raw LOCAL beautiful honey + organic maple syrup as opposed to nasty, refined sugars.
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Naturally this ended up me reducing other harmful ingredients like seed oils. I started limiting my exposures to harmful fragrances that tended to irritate me more. Started looking for NON-GMO, petroleum or filler based bullsh*t.
I was determined internally + externally to do whatever it took to find a healing solution. I wanted + needed an alternative.
After countless hours of researching I came across "Tallow" and was absolutely fascinated.
It wasn't long before I found myself buckling up my daughter in the car + going on the hunt for some beautiful, local, grass-fed tallow in all the nearby farm markets + grocery stores.
I don't know why, but I had this pit of my stomach feeling this was going to be my savior... it had to be I had tried EVERYTHING else. While it was no easy feat, I finally ended up sourcing all the ingredients I needed. I was finally ready to concoct my very own salve.
After several hours I found myself perfecting my very first batch by hand and ended up incorporating some other beautiful healing ingredients like calendula + neem herbs. I felt proud of what I had accomplished and after hours of rendering and infusing - it was ready!
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I slathered it on from head to toe and within literal seconds of applying it to my skin I started to feel a slight sense of relief. I felt the itch seize. I couldn't believe it. I slathered a bit more and exhausted after the day of cooking my hopeful miracle - I went to bed. Finally feeling hopeful for the first time in a very long time, I had the most peaceful sleep.
I woke-up in the morning and I can't even describe the sense of calm my skin finally felt. Not irritated. Not itchy. Not angry... for the first time... IN YEARS!!
My skin absolutely loved it. It drank up another application. It was absolute magic. I could finally start to see some results I was SO proud of. I began to regularly incorporate it in to my skincare routine. Effectively replacing MOST products. It wasn't long until my family + friends took notice and one camping trip with my friends revealed someone who had a young daughter - that was also suffering from skin issues. She had extreme eczema. Painful to touch she struggled finding any releif.
She pulled out a popular "name-brand cream" and all I thought was "NO!!!"
From years of my own personal struggle I knew these products were NOT skin friendly and continue to cause irritation. I told my friend about my skin healing journey and left her the jar of tallow salve for her daughter...
We went home and she called me almost immediately. She couldn't believe it...
She was AMAZED with the Tallow Salve - saying how LIFE CHANGING it has been for her daughter + her eczema. She told me she NEEDED more. The rest is history.
Developed by my own journey - coming from a place of exhaustion, desperation + hopelessness had come a product that not only brought me and my unique skin issues comfort but I began producing this salve for ALL my friends and family.
Coco's Tallow is and will always be made with the most local, organic ingredients. Made by hand and in small batches to ensure quality and I hope it continues to help you heal if you too are facing skin issues that seem to have no end in sight. I see you + I hope you are ready to heal with me.