Dear BearFaced friends old and new,
We could never have predicted the good fortune we received this year, to relocate our home and businesses to the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Monastery in Bucksport, Maine- a property dedicated to the principles of Saint Francis of Assissi, patron saint of animals.
While this gift has been undoubtedly positive, we are taking the season to restock and organize after moving and health complications have arisen within our family.
Our consolation for our beloved BearFaced customers is that we will be selling 20% off Gift Cards until our shop reopens. We appreciate your understanding and hope the discount assuages any disappointment.
Wonderful new opportunities await on our horizon… thank you for your patience during this season.
XOXO, Hillie & the Bears
Black Bear Tallow Skincare:
a rare luxury the world has been waiting for.
Welcome to
BearFaced Skincare,
we do things differently around here.
Skincare is Self Care.
Skincare is Health Care.
We didn’t figure this out the easy way. Read about our journey here.
SHOP OUR BEST-SELLERS:
AlpenGlow ~DUSK ~ is a superlative treatment cream for customers seeking the benefits of animal-based skincare as well as prized active ingredients.
Dusk offers superior nourishment while remaining weightless and non-greasy.
Triple-filtered black bear tallow is steeped with herbs to boost the metabolic health of the skin as well as the blood vessels, fascia and lymph which rest below the skin’s surface and inform the complexion.
By steeping the tallow with herbs, we gently extract potent medicinal qualities from the plants without incurring the potential risks associated with essential oil use.
Ambrosia: the Food of the Gods… and the Bears.
In this case, we wanted to create a star product to nourish our star performers, and a honey-based Vitamin C elixir was the perfect serum for our bear-based brand.
Enjoy the best of both worlds, supporting the vital respiratory and circulatory systems while reducing inflammation and soothing compromised tissues.
See individual listings for product ingredients and details.
FAUNA is one of the BearFaced staple products which developed a cult-following all of its’ own.
An extraordinarily smooth and fluffy body butter which melts into skin immediately, unlike many grainy or heavy animal-based products on the market.
Developed for clients with psoriases, eczema, dermatitis and many other kinds of autoimmune challenges, FAUNA is the only exclusively animal-based product which offers the luxurious buttery texture and ease of application.
We champion any animal-based skincare brand, and love to support these types of products from small batch farmers.
At the same time, we have found tallow-based products to be clunky and mealy, never easy to apply.
When we do find a tallow product which applies more smoothly, we find that it’s often a grain-fed animal and not grassfed/finished, which we ardently support.
We use a proprietary method to blend bear and beef tallows with emu oil into a confection which offers unparalleled soothing to inflamed skin.
Fauna has a neutral “fatty” smell since it contains *zero* synthetic or plant-based ingredients to offer fragrance.
All BearFaced ingredients are organic, biodynamic and wildcrafted whenever possible. Emulsifiers and preservatives are ECOcert-verified as organic, safe and effective.
Comes in a 9 oz. amber glass jar.
Ingredients:
Black bear tallow, grass-fed beef tallow, emu oil, lanolin, vitamin e
An unlikely love affair
With gratitude for our customers,
we offer you some of their testimonials:
All of Hillie's skincare products are divine - with the scent, feel, and intention of both the botanical and the bear medicines involved in their making.
Deep reverence for our plant and animal communities are infused into her offerings, and for me, that is an invaluable magic that I connect with when I use her products on my body. I didn't realize skincare could be a spiritual experience.
Kim
Please, do yourself a favor and try these products! Hillie and her herbal formulations went above and beyond any and all expectations I had…
…These products DELIVER. I have been utilizing the facial polish as a mask once per week and the eye cream is oh so supple and has been on my under eye area every morning and night! Completely transformed my skin care.
I was hoping I could use these rich formulas on my sensitive skin in this humid central TX climate, and I was pleasantly surprised! No breakouts! Thank you for your time and efforts, Hillie! I appreciate you so much. Made me feel like the mountains aren’t so far away.
Erin
I've been using beef tallow based skin care but I wanted to try {bear} fat because I heard great things about it and I am not disappointed. It feels lighter and less greasy than the tallow and it also sinks in to the skin more quickly.
I love that the ingredients are ethically harvested as well. I'll definitely be ordering again in future.
Julia
Please reach out if we can assist your skincare journey in any way.