Lanah Almatroud

1 Introduction Tallow, a solid fat derived from animals, is increasingly being used in skincare products due to its high content of triglycerides, essential fatty acids, and fat-soluble vitamins which benefit the skin barrier. This research focuses on tallow isolated from cows, or “beef tallow”. Both tallow and human sebum have high proportions of palmitic acid and oleic acid, allowing tallow to integrate into the skin's lipid matrix to support barrier function [1, 2].

Back to Journals » Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology » Volume 18 Authors Wan L , Park A , Almatroud L, Khachemoune A Received 4 March 2025 Accepted for publication 17 July 2025 Published 4 August 2025 Volume 2025:18 Pages 1873—1887 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S526191 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single anonymous peer review Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Dr Jeffrey Weinberg Leo Wan,1,* Aileen Park,2,* Lanah Almatroud,3,*...