The formula is food-grade and cosmetic-grade organic, and plenty of parents in our community use it on their kids. That said, we'd always recommend talking to your pediatrician about any new product you're putting on young skin, and patch testing first.

Tallow has a lipid profile very close to human skin, which is why it tends to work well even for people who break out easily. Every ingredient in the formula is non-comedogenic and it's been tested on all skin types without issues.

That said, skin is personal. If you have sensitive skin or a history of reactions, we always recommend patch testing on a small area first.

Not when you rub it in properly. A little goes a long way. Warm a small amount between your fingers first to soften it, then work it into your skin in thin layers until it disappears. If you see a white cast, you've used too much or haven't blended it fully.

Six ingredients. That's it.

US grass-fed, grass-finished beef tallow (64.7%), organic jojoba oil (17.2%), non-nano zinc oxide (16.3%), organic vitamin E oil (1%), organic rosehip oil (0.5%), and organic lavender oil (0.3%). Every oil except the tallow is certified organic. The vitamin E is natural, not synthetic.

No fragrance, no preservatives, no emulsifiers, no fillers. The scent comes entirely from the lavender oil.

Possibly. Most reactions to conventional sunscreen trace back to chemical UV filters like oxybenzone and avobenzone, synthetic fragrance, or preservatives. None of those are in our balm.

The complete list is grass-fed beef tallow, organic jojoba oil, non-nano zinc oxide, organic vitamin E, organic rosehip oil, and organic lavender oil. Read that against whatever you've reacted to before, and patch test first.

Fewer ingredients doesn't mean cheaper ingredients. US grass-fed, grass-finished beef tallow, certified organic oils, and non-nano zinc oxide cost several times what the synthetic and petroleum-derived bases in a drugstore bottle cost, and we whip it by hand in small batches.

Shipping is in that price too, not added at checkout. And a jar lasts three to six months on your face and neck, which works out to somewhere around twenty to forty cents a day.

On your face and neck daily, most people get three to six months out of a jar. If you're covering larger areas like your arms and chest, expect closer to one to two months.

It goes further than it looks like it will, so give it a week before you judge.

Everyday wear. That's what we built it for and it's how most people use it: face and neck, every morning. Jon wears it for an hour and a half of surfing.

For a full day at peak sun on the beach, we still put a heavier sport product with a tested rating on top of it. We haven't put this through that kind of testing, so we're not going to tell you it replaces one.

Yes. The only mineral in it is non-nano zinc oxide, and there's no oxybenzone or octinoxate, the two ingredients Hawaii and Key West banned over coral damage.

Non-nano matters here too. The particles sit on your skin rather than being small enough to be taken up the way nano particles can be.

Our balm is a cosmetic product, not a drug, so we don't put numerical claims on the jar. That kind of testing is expensive and we're still a two-person brand putting every dollar back into the product.

What we can tell you is that our formula is 16.3% non-nano zinc oxide by weight, a meaningful amount of mineral zinc for a daily balm. It sits on the surface of your skin rather than absorbing into your bloodstream.

Less than you'd think. Start with about the size of a small pea for your face. Warm it between your fingers to soften it, then work it into your skin in thin layers until it's fully blended. You can always add more.

Yes. If you're not happy with your order for any reason, email us at info@ritualorganics.co and we'll take care of you. No pushback, no guilt.