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FAQ

Questions, answered.

About starting a tallow skincare brand, our products and tallow, labels and the rules, shipping and pricing.

Getting started

What is TallowPal?

TallowPal is a no-minimum private label tallow skincare service in the US. You choose tallow products, add your label and connect your store. We make the products in small batches in Minneapolis, then label, pack and ship each order under your brand.

Can I private label tallow balm with no minimum order?

Yes. There is no minimum per product, per label design or per month. You can sell one jar at a time.

How much money do I need to start a tallow skincare brand?

With TallowPal, a sample kit, from about $22 plus shipping, then $39 a month once you sell. Making it yourself means equipment, tallow, jars and labels by the hundred. Traditional private label usually means $2,000 to $10,000 or more in minimum orders.

Do I need my own logo and brand name?

It helps. You can also design your first label in our label tool.

Is a tallow business profitable?

It can be. Quality tallow balms sell for about $30 to $50 a jar, and a 2 oz whipped tallow and honey balm costs you $12.25 with your label. What you keep depends on your marketing and fees. See how to price tallow balm.

Products and tallow

What products can I sell?

8 tallow products in 55 formulas, scents and flavors: whipped tallow and honey balm, tallow balm, coffee and tallow eye balm, soap bars, lotion, deodorant, lip balm and liquid soap.

What tallow do you use?

Pasture-raised, grass-fed, grass-finished beef suet tallow from small family farms, dry-rendered, food-grade, never bleached or deodorized, with no additives. These claims describe the tallow, not the finished products.

Grass-fed or grass-finished: does it matter?

Grass-fed cattle eat grass for part of their lives. Grass-finished cattle eat grass to the end. Many tallow buyers look for both, and our tallow is both.

Does the balm smell like beef?

Our tallow is never bleached or deodorized, so unscented products can carry a faint natural scent. Most people notice it only up close. Scented formulas cover it.

Can I use my own formula?

Through our sister company, Wholesale Tallow Soap USA: a $250 pilot, then production from 200 units.

Are products made to order?

Products are made in small batches. Labels are printed and applied to order, which is why there is no minimum.

Labels and compliance

Is it legal to sell tallow balm?

Yes. Tallow balm is a cosmetic in the US. It must be safe, correctly labeled and free of claims to treat or cure a condition.

Do I need FDA approval?

No. The FDA does not approve cosmetics before sale. As the brand on the label, you are the responsible person under MoCRA. See labels and compliance.

What has to be on a tallow balm label?

The product name, net weight, ingredient list, your name and address as the distributor, and a way to reach you. Our templates include all of it plus a lot code.

Can I say tallow helps eczema or acne?

No. Those are drug claims. Our label check blocks them, and marketplaces remove listings that make them.

Do I need insurance?

We carry product liability insurance for our manufacturing. We recommend brands carry their own, and many marketplaces require it.

Orders and shipping

How fast do orders ship?

Within 2 business days, next business day on Pro, by USPS Ground Advantage, USPS Priority Mail or UPS Ground with tracking.

Where do you ship?

To all 50 US states plus APO, FPO and DPO addresses.

Will my customers see your name?

No. Plain box, your packing slip, no supplier branding.

Will balm melt in shipping?

Tallow balm can soften in summer heat, like butter, and firms back up at room temperature with no harm to the product. If a jar arrives broken, report it within 7 days with a photo and we replace or credit it.

How long does tallow balm last?

Every unit carries a production date and best-by date. Water-free balms keep well when stored cool and closed.

Which stores can I connect?

Shopify and WooCommerce connect directly. Etsy and TikTok Shop orders come in by order import. Any other store can send orders by upload.

Pricing and billing

How much does TallowPal cost?

Studio is free. Brand is $39 a month and Pro is $49 a month, with 2 months free when you pay yearly. Unit prices include your label. Shipping at cost.

Are there setup or per-order fees?

No setup fees, no per-order fulfillment fees, no storage fees and no fee to change your label.

Can I cancel any time?

Yes, in one click from your account.

Can I buy in bulk later?

Yes. Wholesale Tallow Soap USA sells the same products in volume tiers with no minimums.

Still wondering? Ask us.

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