A new beauty trend has appeared on the Internet: facial care using beef fat

A new beauty trend is gaining popularity on TikTok: using rendered beef fat as a face cream. The trend was started by influencer Nara Smith, the wife of model Lucky Blue Smith, who is known for her tradwife lifestyle videos.

In her video, Nara shows how her husband, model Lucky Blue Smith, makes his own facial moisturizer from melted beef tallow. He melts the tallow with water, adds jojoba oil, and when the mixture hardens a bit, he also adds vitamin E oil, hyaluronic acid, and glycerin. At the end of the video, they test the resulting cream together and claim that it helps moisturize the skin perfectly.

After that, similar videos began to appear on the Internet, in which girls praise this method of skin care and show "before" and "after" photos. The product became so popular that it has already begun to be sold in cosmetic stores for those who do not want to waste time on lengthy preparation.

However, after a while, videos from dissatisfied users began to appear. Many showed that such "ecological" creams had a very bad effect on their skin, increasing redness and acne on the face.

Doctors have also stepped in. Esthetician Mary Shook explained to The Cut: "Beef tallow actually has properties that make it extremely effective at restoring the skin barrier. Beef tallow can be helpful for people with very dry skin or eczema because it helps to hydrate and heal."

However, dermatologists also note that beef fat may not be as safe as it seems. The safety of an animal product is directly related to compliance with production technologies. For example, improperly rendered or improperly stored fat can become a source of harmful bacteria, such as staphylococcus. Doctors recommend using products that meet cosmetic standards to reduce the risk of allergies and acne.