Veterans Day means a lot to us.

When we started Born To Be Free, we chose that name for a reason. The freedoms we enjoy today exist because of the brave men and women who stepped up to serve our country, often putting their own lives and families on hold to protect ours.

To every veteran who has served, and every family who has sacrificed alongside them, thank you.

We're incredibly grateful. 🇺🇸

As a small token of our appreciation, enjoy 15% off your order today only with code PROUDTOBEFREE.

Here’s me filling up lip butter jars 💋

Did you know we carry six flavors?
Cinnamon Spice (seasonal, and gone in a couple short weeks)
Coconut Vanilla
Vanilla Bean
Sweet Almond
Sweet Peppermint (it’s almost peppermint season 🎄)
Grapefruit Lemon

Honestly I love filling these way more than the lip balm tubes. A lot more room for error 😅

Want to try our five year-round staples? The Tallow Lip Butter Set is $67.99, usually $85. That’s 20% off 🤍

Suet vs trim 🥩 John’s showing you the difference

Suet (leaf fat) sits around the kidneys. It’s firm, dry and crumbly, and it renders into a harder, whiter tallow with a very mild scent

Trim is the fat cut away from the rest of the animal, like around the muscles and under the hide. It’s softer and more pliable, and it renders into a slightly softer tallow

We use mostly suet, with just a little trim in our body butters to get that soft, airy, buttery texture everyone loves 🤍

All of it comes from regeneratively raised, grass-fed cattle and is rendered by our rancher

Did you know there was a difference?

This is our idea of face food 💙 Here’s what goes into our Hydrating Face Butter, and what each ingredient brings to the jar:

🥩 Grass-fed beef tallow: contains some of the same fatty acids found in your skin’s natural oils, helping soften and condition dry skin. A little goes a long way.

🌰 Nilotica shea butter: adds rich conditioning, helping skin feel softer and smoother.

🐝 Beeswax: creates a protective layer that helps keep moisture from escaping.

🍯 Manuka honey: a natural humectant, meaning it attracts and holds moisture.

💙 Blue Tansy: contains naturally blue chamazulene and brings a sweet, herbal aroma. That beautiful color isn’t added dye.

🌿 Frankincense: gives the blend its warm, resinous scent, adding depth without toxic fragrance.

🌸 Geranium: brings a soft, rosy floral note that rounds out the herbal oils.

🍊 Grapefruit: adds a bright, fresh citrus finish to balance the richer aromas.

The butters and wax help soften skin and hold onto moisture. The essential oils bring their own distinct aromas.

If you wouldn’t eat it why put it on your skin ?

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Rare, tender, and juicy. Exactly how we like our steak 🥩

Did you know cooking can reduce some heat-sensitive B vitamins?

How do you like yours cooked?

We dance for every order. Big or small. It’s kinda our thing

But the really big ones? Extra oomph. John’s still going 😂📦

This is what Friday looks like from the outside

What it looks like on our side: cash tied up in jars, labels still warm from the printer, boxes stacked on the kitchen counter, product in the oven

Year 3. Still packing every order ourselves before the weekend hits

Ever opened your tallow butter and found little grains? 🤔

Here’s why. Tallow is a mix of saturated and unsaturated fats, and each one sets at a different temperature. When it cools slowly or warms up and cools again, the saturated fats firm up on their own and form those tiny crystals.

That’s why we fully melt, cool quickly and whip ours as it sets. It keeps every jar smooth, fluffy and buttery 🧈

If your jar ever does turn grainy, don’t toss it! Here’s a quick fix. Set the sealed jar in warm water for about 15 minutes, then stir it with a clean finger or a spoon. Those grains smooth right back out 🙌

Our favorite free medicine 🌿☀️

Bare feet on the earth and sun on our skin, no prescription needed. A few minutes outside every day goes a long way.

Why we love grounding (earthing):
🌱 It helps calm inflammation
😴 Better sleep for a lot of people
🧘‍♀️ Helps us feel calmer and less stressed
⚡ Reconnects us to the earth's natural charge

Why we love vitamin D from the sun:
💪 Supports a strong immune system
🦴 Helps keep bones strong
☀️ Boosts mood and energy, especially as the days get shorter
🌀 Helps set your body's natural rhythm

God gave us the sun and the earth for a reason. Get outside, take your shoes off and soak it in 🤍