Is AusTallow Worth It?

Is AusTallow worth $49.99?

It depends on your skin and what you want from a moisturiser. It is worth it if you have dry, rough or tight-feeling skin, you want a short ingredient list with no water, fragrance or seed oils, and you like one jar that covers face, hands and lips. It is probably not for you if your skin is very oily or breaks out easily, you want actives like retinol or SPF, or you avoid animal products.

What does it cost per use?

A 50g jar looks expensive next to a 250ml supermarket tub, but the comparison is misleading. Most creams are 60 to 80 per cent water. A balm has none, so you use far less of it.

A pea-sized amount, roughly a quarter of a gram, does the whole face. That makes a 50g jar about 200 face applications. Used once a day on the face, one jar lasts around six months.

• 1 jar, $49.99: about 25 cents a face application.
• 2 jars, $99.98 with free shipping: about 25 cents, and no postage on top.
• 4 jars, $149.97 (buy 3, get 1 free): under 19 cents a use.

Use it on hands and body as well and a jar goes faster, which is why some customers keep two jars, one by the bed and one by the sink. The full arithmetic is in how long a 50g jar lasts.

What you are paying for

• Three Australian ingredients and nothing else: grass-fed beef tallow, beeswax and extra-virgin olive oil.
• A slow render. The tallow is rendered low and slow and strained four to six times. That is the expensive part, and it is what keeps the smell mild. It is explained in does tallow balm smell like beef?
• Small batches, poured by hand in Sydney, into a glass jar.
• No water, so no preservative. You are paying for the moisturising part, not for water and the chemistry needed to keep it from spoiling.

It is still a premium price next to a basic moisturiser. If price per gram is all that matters to you, a plain supermarket cream will always win.

The honest downsides

• The research is thin. There is little high-quality human research comparing tallow with ordinary moisturisers. The case for it rests on what it is made of and on customer experience, not on clinical trials. If you want ingredients with the most research behind them, ceramide and glycerin creams are well studied.
• It is rich. People with very oily or breakout-prone skin may not get on with it. Patch-test first, or skip it.
• It is firm in the jar, especially in winter. You warm it between your fingertips before it spreads. See why it goes hard in winter.
• It has a faint natural scent. There is no added fragrance, so you may notice the beeswax. Most people stop noticing it within a week. Some do not.
• It is an animal product, so it is out if you are vegan.
• It is not a sunscreen, an anti-ageing treatment or a medicine. Wear SPF, and talk to your GP or dermatologist about any skin condition.

What customers say

As of October 2026, AusTallow has an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 23 verified product reviews collected through Judge.me after purchase. That includes a 1-star and a 3-star review, which stay up alongside the rest.

The praise that comes up most is that a little goes a long way, that it soaks in without a greasy film, and that the scent is mild. The criticism that comes up most is that the texture is firmer than people expect, and that the natural smell takes some getting used to. You can read every review, good and bad, on the reviews page.

How to try it without the risk

Every order has a 60-day money-back guarantee. If it does not suit you, email us with your order number within 60 days and we will refund the product price in full. You do not need to send back a full jar. Shipping is free on orders over $70, and you can ask the person who makes the balm anything before you buy: get in touch.

AusTallow is a cosmetic moisturiser. It is not a therapeutic good and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or skin condition. Information on this page is general in nature. If you have a diagnosed skin condition, speak to your GP or dermatologist.