our mission

Our mission first and foremost is to create a more healthful world. Annwn is one part of a broader project to build truly healthy ecosystems - healthier and more vibrant soil, food, waterways, and communities. We are excited and proud to offer deeply nourishing, gentle, and non-toxic skincare as a part of that mission.

We source our ingredients from our own and local regenerative farms whenever possible. Beyond our local supply chain, we strive to stay domestic and support small businesses that prioritize organic and ethical practices. Each ingredient is intentionally selected for its unique characteristics, always natural compounds that come directly from the earth - never synthetic or chemically produced.

Beyond its myriad health benefits, using sheep tallow allows us to utilize and celebrate the whole animal. It has been used for millennia in skincare, a practice that pulls on ancient and indigenous philosophies in which nothing is wasted, and each component is used to its highest potential.

We hope that everything we do, from selecting and sourcing ingredients, all the way to the final product on your skin, can serve to make our world a healthier, more vibrant, and more communal place.

An ancient skincare remedy, tallow is anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, cell-regenerating, deeply hydrating and packed with nutrients, including vitamins A, D, E, and K, all of which help with our skin health.

Tallow’s composition is similar to that of our own sebum and lipid profile, which makes it incredibly gentle on the skin, easily absorbed without clogging pores. It has been known to be helpful for a host of skin conditions and sensitivities — a natural approach to deep healing.

Sheep tallow is even more gentle and hydrating than other forms of tallow like beef and venison, due to its slightly different fatty acid composition, which favors the more beneficial unsaturated fatty acids, oleic and linoleic, over saturated fatty acids.