Blemish-prone and scared to put tallow on your face?
So were a lot of our customers with blemish-prone skin, until they tried ours. Here's what they found.
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1. Oil-free wasn't working.
Oil-free cleanser. Oil-free moisturiser. Matte everything. If you've got acne-prone skin, you've probably spent years keeping anything rich well away from your face. And your skin still didn't settle. It kept breaking out, while feeling tight and dry at the same time.
2. A shorter label is easier to trust.
Nobody can tell you what sets your skin off. But if you've got blemish-prone skin, you've probably spent years reading labels to find out. A typical moisturiser gives you a long list to work through: synthetic ingredients, preservatives, thickeners, fragrance. Roman Blue has just seven ingredients. Fewer ingredients, fewer suspects.
2. A shorter label is easier to trust.
Nobody can tell you what sets your skin off. But if you've got blemish-prone skin, you've probably spent years reading labels to find out. A typical moisturiser gives you a long list to work through: synthetic ingredients, preservatives, thickeners, fragrance. Roman Blue has just seven ingredients. Fewer ingredients, fewer suspects.
3. Tallow can be made for blemish-prone skin.
Roman Blue is made with 100% Australian grass fed and grass finished tallow, with jojoba, olive oil, olive squalane, beeswax, Roman chamomile and blue tansy.
Tallow is rich in fatty acids that are also found among your skin's own lipids, some of which are almost never found in plant oils. Your skin knows what to do with it. It slows water escaping your skin and supplies the fats your skin barrier is built from.
Roman Blue is our moisturiser for normal, combination, blemish-prone and sensitive skin. It's professionally formulated as non-comedogenic tallow skincare, not tallow plus one oil. We never whip our tallow, so it isn't oxidised. For the benefit of your delicate skin.
4. Less is more.
The trick with a balm is the amount. A pea-sized amount is enough for your whole face. Warm it between your fingers and press it into damp skin, don't rub. It melts in rather than sitting on top.
A little goes a long way, which is why one jar lasts four to five months.
"I cannot live without this balm! Makes my skin so dewy without being oily… I haven’t had a break out at all and my skin is so hydrated." - Amee K.
5. Not all tallow is made the same.
There's fair criticism of a lot of tallow. Most tallow skincare is whipped up in a kitchen from one fat and another oil.
Roman Blue is Australia's first professionally-formulated tallow skincare, made in a GMP-certified skincare facility. Intentionally researched, tested and developed in Australia. Because tallow alone isn't the full story.
They were worried it would break them out too
From people who'd already tried everything
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I thought it would clog my pores
"I was so unsure when first using this product as I thought it would clog my pores but decided to have full faith in the product and let it do its thing. Skin has never been smoother, very calm, heals pimples that do come up."
Courtney, Roman Blue
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Struggling with acne for years
"Hi I just want to send my before & after, Ive been struggling with acne for years and I tried everything, some worked but I still got my flair ups but with your Roman Blue Tallow Balm my skin is stable! Through periods, I don't break out, when I have my bad days of eating crap, I don't break out, sweating, stressing, doesn’t matter - my skin stays clear and stable."
Monique, Roman Blue
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Less & less breakouts, now nothing
"I took the first photo 3 months ago when I was trying to find something that would settle my skin. I had a very small amount of purging using your Tallow Balm just a couple of pimples here and there once I started but it seriously started calming the inflammation immediately! Even the week of my period I started noticing less and less breakouts and now nothing."
Gabi, Roman Blue
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6 months is all it took
"I’ve been using TUTTOFARE Roman Blue Tallow Balm for the past 6 months and it has worked wonders on my acne! I had very severe acne and now my skin is glowing and so clear. I have recommended this product to heaps of my friends and family, they have fallen in love with it aswell."
Selena, Roman Blue
Regular price
$49.00
If you've got blemish-prone skin and you're nervous about putting tallow on your face, start here. Roman Blue is our moisturiser designed for normal, blemish-prone, combination and sensitive skin. Grass fed and grass finished tallow with jojoba, olive, Roman chamomile and blue tansy. No harsh chemicals. No synthetic ingredients. No nasties. A jar lasts 4-5 months.
What's in it
What's in it
Australian Grass Fed & Grass Finished Beef Tallow, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil, Organic Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Olive Squalane, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Anthemis Nobilis (Roman Chamomile) Flower Oil, Tanacetum Annuum (Blue Tansy) Flower Oil.
How to use it
How to use it
Warm a pea-sized amount between your fingers and press it into clean, slightly damp skin. Press, don't rub. It goes on last, after your cleanser and any serum. Start with less than you think you need. You can always add more.
What to expect
What to expect
The first few days. Skin feels hydrated, not greasy. A dewy finish, not a film sitting on top.
Two weeks in. Customers tell us their skin feels softer and smoother. Many mention their skin texture.
A month or two. Many tell us their skin feels calmer and more settled. Some say it's the first moisturiser that's worked.
How it stacks up ★★★★★
| Scroll left to right | Roman Blue | Water-based moisturiser | Other tallow skincare |
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| No water |
Usually
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| No emulsifiers |
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| Non-comedogenic tallow skincare | |||
| Formulated for your skin type |
Formulated for scent only
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| Professionally formulated in a GMP-certified skincare facility |
Varies
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| Doesn't smell like beef |
n/a
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Varies
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| No synthetic fragrance |
Varies
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| Australian grass fed and grass finished tallow |
n/a
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Varies
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Questions we get asked first
Before your first jar, from people with blemish-prone skin
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We can't promise how any one person's skin will react, and nobody honestly can. What we can tell you is what's in it and what isn't: no water, no emulsifiers, no seed oils, no synthetic fragrance, and seven ingredients in total. It's professionally formulated with non-comedogenic ingredients. Roman Blue is made for normal, combination, blemish-prone and sensitive skin. Jessica S. has oily, acne-prone skin and wrote: "It has not clogged my pores which i was a little worried about."
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Some customers tell us they had a small breakout when they first switched, the way they do with any new product, and that it settled. Others say the opposite, like Heidi V.: "I usually breakout when changing products, but not with this one." Patch test along your jawline for a few nights first, use less than you think, and stop if your skin isn't happy.
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It's dense in the jar and melts on contact. The trick is the amount: a pea-sized amount covers your whole face, pressed into damp skin. Roman Blue is our medium-weight balm.
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It doesn't. Roman Blue is scented with Roman chamomile and blue tansy, and smells closer to a herbal tea than a perfume.
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That's the blue tansy. Nothing's added for colour.
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Yes. Balm goes last, after your cleanser and any serum, because it's the richest thing in your routine. If you're under a doctor's care for your skin, keep doing what they've advised.
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Start with the balm. When you're ready for the full routine, it's Cleansing Oil, then Face Mist, then Roman Blue. Our Cleansing Oil lifts away makeup, SPF and the day's build-up with no foam and no tightness.
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As you only need a pea-sized amount on clean skin, a 70g jar used daily on your face lasts most people four to five months. That's about 35c a day.
Skin always breaking out? Start here.
From Australia's first professionally-formulated tallow skincare range. Loved by thousands with blemish-prone skin.