Walk through any supermarket in New Zealand and you’ll see shelves filled with cleanses – solid soaps, liquid soaps, foaming washes, body cleansers in every scent and colour. At first glance, they all appear to serve the same purpose – they clean your skin. But the way they are made and what they are made from, varies greatly. Long before this range of options existed, tallow soap was a common household staple in New Zealand. It was made because it worked, because the ingredients were readily available and because the result was dependable. That simplicity still holds true today.

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