Summer Solace Tallow

Earthy & Complex — The Summer Solace California Collection.

Inspired by Northern California’s rugged coastlines and ancient forests, handcrafted in Oakland with regional suet tallow and thoughtfully sourced botanical aromatics: Omani frankincense, Japanese hiba wood, Italian blood orange, Indonesian patchouli, and African neroli.

Intentional care for skin and home.

Ancestral Wisdom from Pasture to Palm™

Another Year, Thanks to You! ♡

Sunday, October 25 | 10AM–2PM

5303 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, California

We’re celebrating our store anniversary, and we’d love to spend the day with you. 🥰

Stop by the Summer Solace Tallow – Regenerative Tallow® Beauty shop from 10AM–2PM to say hello to Megan, enjoy a few snacks and drinks, shop in person, and receive 10% off your purchases during the celebration. Plus be the first to shop our new products at a discount.

It’s a simple thank you to the community that continues to support what we make and how we make it.

AT THE SHOP
Sunday, October 25 | 10AM–2PM
Snacks + Drinks
Meet Megan
10% Off Purchases

📍 5303 Claremont Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
CeBu Studios


FIND US AT TEMESCAL, TOO Urban Village

We’ll also have a small Summer Solace Tallow booth at the Temescal Farmers Market from 9AM–1PM.

Stop by the market to see us, then come visit Megan at the shop and celebrate with the Summer Solace community.

We’d love to celebrate with you.

Will you come by and say hello? Please let us know in the poll below! 🌞

Sultry, animalic, and heavenly, our Jasmine Sambac Perfume Mist is inspired by the intoxicating, seductive scent of evening-blooming jasmine sambac from Madurai, India, known as Nectar City.

I accentuate its coolness with French magnolia and a touch of red mandarin citrus. The result is a beautiful, ultra-feminine jasmine mist to cool the skin, illuminate the aura, and bring brightness to the spirit.

Mist your face, body, clothing, hair, linens, and the air around you, day or night.

Our alcohol-free aromatherapeutic mists layers beautifully with your favorite natural perfume (mine is Indigo by B A R U T I ) and any of our tallow balms.

I love to mist my face with Jasmine Sambac for hydration before applying our Emanations Face & Hair Oil.

Experience the beauty and benefits of Summer Solace Tallow.

Our Slow Body Care Movement® returns to an intentional approach to skincare, honoring traditional wisdom and time-tested, nutrient-dense, animal fat-based ingredients to nourish dry, sensitive, and hardworking skin.

Handcrafted slowly in Oakland for the daily care of your skin.

We believe you should know where your skincare comes from.

Our tallow is sourced from regeneratively raised Northern California cattle and carefully dry-rendered in small batches. Paired with traceable regional ingredients, each formula reflects our commitment to thoughtful sourcing from pasture to palm.

Responsible Whole-Animal Use

Tallow is a traditional skincare ingredient with a long history of caring for dry, sensitive, and hardworking skin.

By transforming this valuable material into nourishing body care, we support responsible whole-animal use and a more intentional, regenerative way of making.

Skinfood for a Regenerative Future®.

I’m incredibly honored to be featured in the Fall Harvest 2026 issue of Edible East Bay magazine

“Cooking Up a Maker Community” shares my journey from growing up in Alaska and studying culinary arts to working in Bay Area kitchens, learning traditional food preparation, and founding Summer Solace Tallow in Oakland in 2014.

The story beautifully captures the relationships at the heart of my work: our regional ranchers, farmers, beekeepers, seaweed harvesters, craftspeople, farmers’ market neighbors, and customers. For over 12 years, I have worked to honor the whole animal, revive the traditional use of tallow, and create handcrafted skincare, soaps, and candles using ingredients sourced primarily within 150 miles of our Oakland studio.

Thank you to writer and editor Cheryl Koehler for telling my story with such care, and to photographer Jessa Carta for these beautiful photographs. I’m deeply grateful to the Temescal Farmers’ Market community and everyone who has supported Summer Solace Tallow through the years Urban Village

Find the full story, “Cooking Up a Maker Community,” in Edible East Bay’s Fall Harvest 2026 issue.

Thank you to the ranchers, farmers, land stewards, animals, plants, earth, sea, and sun for nourishing our bodies with natural wool and hides. These materials have a long tradition of use across cultures and countries, reflecting humanity’s commitment to sustainability, practicality, and using every part of the animal. Animal hides have always been a part of human life. Incorporating them into our homes grounds any space while providing natural warmth, comfort, and nourishment.

May we continue to honor these timeless materials, the animals from which they come, and the skilled hands that preserve their beauty for generations to come. 🐑

Thank you to the ranchers, farmers, land stewards, animals, plants, earth, sea, and sun for nourishing our bodies with natural wool and hides. These materials have a long tradition of use across cultures and countries, reflecting humanity’s commitment to sustainability, practicality, and using every part of the animal. Animal hides have always been a part of human life. Incorporating them into our homes grounds any space while providing natural warmth, comfort, and nourishment.

May we continue to honor these timeless materials, the animals from which they come, and the skilled hands that preserve their beauty for generations to come.

When selling sheepskins in person, folks always ask, “What do you do with this?”

I enthusiastically reply that you can use our holistic, regional, Climate Beneficial™ sheep and lambskins in so many ways. Place one on an ottoman or chair, especially an office chair, to ground yourself while working or taking a Zoom call. Lay one across the top of your bed or beside it, where you can stand barefoot on pure, clean wool.

Take your sheepskin camping, sit on it while dining al fresco, or place it in your car. Sheepskins also make wonderful, traditional baby gifts. I’ve had many families purchase them to welcome a new baby, and Waldorf families especially love them.

Folks also ask, “How do I clean it?” Wool is naturally self-cleaning and liquid-resistant. If coffee, tea, or w**e spills on it, gently blot the area with a towel. Organic cotton is preferred. Then, allow it to air-dry. For a deeper refresh, place the sheepskin in the sun.

You can also use a dog brush with long prongs to gently brush your sheepskin, although doing so may loosen some of the tight, natural tendrils in the wool. We do not recommend putting it in the washing machine, as this may damage the leather and cause the hide to crack.

Make your sheepskin your own. Meditate on it, let your children enjoy it, and welcome it into your daily life. It is a beautiful heirloom piece to enjoy for years to come! 🐑