Family Health & Wellness Editorial
Updated March 2026
I Quit Pilates For 3 Years.
Not Because I Lost Motivation — Because Every Mirror In That Studio Was A Reminder Of What My Skin Had Lost.
The real reason women over 50 stop doing the things they love — and the ancestral moisturizer that quietly gave me permission to come back.
By Rosalind Shaw
Health & Wellness Editorial
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I’m going to tell you something I’d never admit in a survey.
Three weeks after I started using Everything Cream, someone looked at my arms and said:
“Have you done something? They look incredible.”
I felt a completely disproportionate amount of satisfaction from that moment.
Not something I’m proud of. But completely honest.
It wasn’t about skincare ingredients. It wasn’t about “skin barrier repair” or collagen.
It was about finally feeling comfortable being seen again.
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I stopped going to pilates regularly about three years ago.
My schedule was fine. My motivation was fine.
My arms were not fine.
Every class meant a tank top. Every tank top meant mirrors. Every mirror meant the same quiet thought:
"This is not the body I built."
I started making excuses. Too busy. Too tired. I'll go next week.
What I was actually doing was avoiding a room full of mirrors that reminded me my skin had stopped responding to everything I tried.
I was not alone in this. I've since spoken to women who stopped swimming, stopped going to the beach, stopped wearing the dresses they used to love — not because of age, but because of how their skin made them feel in those situations.
The activity wasn't the problem. The skin was the problem.
And for years, I had been trying to fix the skin with the wrong tools entirely.
Why Every Moisturizer You've Tried Has Failed You
See why bioidentical ingredients absorb differently — and what that means for your skin
The moisturizers I'd been buying for years weren't actually moisturizing my skin. They were coating it.
Most modern creams are built around silicones, synthetic glycerin, and highly processed seed oils. Your skin doesn't recognize these molecules. So instead of absorbing them, it treats them like a foreign object.
You apply the cream. It feels silky for twenty minutes. Then it evaporates, settles into your pores, or gets absorbed into your makeup.
By 2 PM, your face feels tight again. Your arms look dry again. You reapply.
This is not a you problem. This is a formulation problem.
Your skin, especially after 50, has lost significant amounts of its natural lipid layer. The membrane that keeps moisture in has been compromised. The technical term is transepidermal water loss.
No synthetic cream can rebuild it — because the molecules don't speak the same language.
The solution isn't more product. It's different product.
Specifically — product made from molecules your skin already knows how to use.
The Ingredient Your Great-Grandmother Used (That Dermatologists Are Quietly Recommending Again)
Learn why tallow's molecular structure is unlike anything in modern skincare
When a friend first mentioned tallow to me, I almost laughed.
Tallow? The stuff from cattle fat?
But she explained something that stopped me cold.
Tallow's fatty acid profile is approximately 50-55% similar to human sebum — the natural oils your skin produces itself.
Not 10%. Not 20%. Over fifty percent.
Compare that to coconut oil (roughly 0-12% match) or the synthetic silicones found in most luxury moisturizers — 0%. Your skin doesn't recognize them at all.
A 2024 scoping review published in Cureus described tallow as "highly biocompatible" with human skin.
When your skin encounters tallow, it doesn't fight it. It recognizes it. Absorbs it. Uses it.
Instead of sitting on the surface like plastic wrap, the lipids get delivered to the deeper layers of the epidermis — where the real repair happens.
And when you combine tallow with Colostrum — it becomes something else entirely.
Colostrum — the first milk produced after birth — is dense with growth factors and over 90 bioactive compounds that may help support cellular renewal and collagen synthesis.
Tallow is the Builder.
It brings the raw materials — the bioidentical lipids, the vitamins A, D, E, and K — that your barrier needs to physically rebuild itself.
Colostrum is the Architect.
It carries the instructions — the growth factors and cellular signals — that tell your skin exactly how to use those materials.
One without the other is incomplete.
Together — actual repair. Not the illusion of it.
What Happened In The First Three Weeks
See the Everything Cream that 1,900+ women say changed their skin — and their confidence
I started using The Everything Cream by Sky and Sol because I had run out of patience with products that promised and disappeared.
Week 1
The first thing I noticed wasn't in the mirror. It was at about 3 PM on a Tuesday.
I realized I hadn't thought about my skin once that day.
No midday tightness. No reflexive urge to reapply anything.
I just... forgot about it.
Week 2
The redness I'd had around my forearms and décolletage — that low-level irritation I'd written off as 'just how my skin is now' — started backing off.
My makeup stopped catching on dry patches.
Because there weren't dry patches.
I won't pretend I wasn't already calculating how many tubes I'd need to never run out.
I may have ordered three. I am not ashamed of this.
Week 3
This is the week I went back to pilates.
I walked to the front of the class for the first time in years.
And Marco — the 34-year-old instructor who, in three years of weekly classes, had never once stopped mid-session to compliment anyone — looked over, smiled, and said:
"There's something different about you today. You look beautiful."
Just like that. Back to cueing the class.
Three years. Every week. Not once.
I stared at my reflection for a second and thought: it's the cream.
Then I thought: I'm not telling anyone.
Later that week, I mentioned the cream to my friend Claire at dinner. She photographed the tube, sent it to our group chat of six women.
By the next morning, three of them had already ordered.
The fourth — who had spent years recommending products to me — sent a voice message at 7 AM asking where she could get it faster.
First time that's ever happened.
The Brand That Built This Formula
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Sky and Sol was built on one philosophy:
What goes on your skin should meet the same standard as what goes in your body.
Their founder, Max Medroso, built the brand after his own health transformation — following an ancestral diet, eliminating processed ingredients, and asking: why treat your gut like a temple and your skin like a dumpster?
The Everything Cream is their answer for moisturizers — formulated without highly processed seed oils, silicones, synthetic fragrance, or intentionally added parabens, phthalates, or PFAS.
The formula contains
Grass-Fed Beef Tallow → Bioidentical lipids for deep, lasting hydration
Colostrum → Growth factors that may help support cellular renewal
Propolis→ Rich in antioxidants to help support and protect skin health
Mango Butter→ Velvety softness and natural glow
Jojoba Oil → Mimics skin's own sebum for balanced moisture
Beeswax→ Breathable barrier that locks hydration in
Formulated without highly processed seed oils, silicones, synthetic fragrance, or intentionally added parabens, phthalates, or PFAS.
How Sky and Sol Compares
Bioidentical Lipid Structure
May Support Collagen Health
No Highly Processed Seed Oils
Non-Comedogenic
No Synthetic Fragrance
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What Real Women Are Saying
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Ashley Merz
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"KINDA OBSESSED!"
"I swear I look younger after two weeks of using this cream! I feel refreshed, non-greasy, but deeply hydrated. I am kinda obsessed!"
Anna Johnson
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"MY SKIN LOOKS HEALTHIER AND YOUNGER!"
"This product is amazing! It goes on so smooth and leaves a healthy glow. My skin looks healthier and younger."
Amanda
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"THE CREPEY TEXTURE ON MY NECK IS SMOOTHER!"
"It goes on so smooth and leaves a healthy glow. My skin looks healthier and younger!"
Elizabeth Pease
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"IT ACTUALLY WORKS"
"My skin gets very dry in the winter. I've tried multiple different lotions and this is the one I've found that works the best. I've been using it for about 2 months now."
Based on 1,919 verified reviews · 4.76 out of 5 stars
Why It Keeps Selling Out — And How To Get Yours
Sky and Sol uses only 100% Grass-Fed/Grass-Finished Tallow sourced from small, specialized farms. There is a finite amount of this ingredient at the quality standard they require. They don't compromise sourcing to scale production.
When demand spikes — and it has, significantly, in recent months — supply simply can't keep pace.
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180-Day Satisfaction Promise
Sky and Sol backs the Everything Cream with their
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Everything Cream was formulated for the full body. Many customers use it specifically on arms, legs, décolletage, and neck. Because tallow's lipid profile closely mirrors the skin's own natural oils, it absorbs well across facial and body skin alike.
Most customers report noticeable changes in texture and hydration within 7-14 days of consistent use. The 180-day guarantee exists precisely because we believe in letting the formula work without pressure.
This is the most common concern — and the most common surprise. Despite being tallow-based, the formula absorbs quickly and leaves a non-greasy finish. 1,919 reviewers consistently mention how lightweight it feels for how deeply it hydrates.
The formula is made without intentionally added parabens, phthalates, fragrance, or PFAS. It scores a 1 out of 5 on the comedogenic scale. For specific medical concerns, please consult your healthcare provider.
No added synthetic fragrance, and the tallow is purified to remove the characteristic animal scent. Most customers describe the smell as subtle and neutral — nothing noticeable after application.
One Last Thing
I went back to pilates last Tuesday.
Front row. Tank top. Full mirrors.
I didn't think about my arms once.
Three years ago, that sentence would have been unimaginable to me.
The activity was never the problem. The skin was the problem.
And the skin, it turns out, just needed something it could actually recognize.
Not another coating. Not another promise. An Everything Cream built from ingredients your skin already speaks — that can finally give it what it's been asking for.
The front of the class is waiting.
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Sources
1. Dyer, J.A., et al. (2024). "Tallow and skin biocompatibility: a scoping review." Cureus, June 2024.
2. Elias, P.M. (2005). "Stratum corneum defensive functions: an integrated view." Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 125(2).
3. Proksch, E., et al. (2008). "The skin: an indispensable barrier." Experimental Dermatology, 17(12).
4. Playford, R.J., et al. (2000). "Bovine colostrum is a health food supplement which prevents NSAID induced gut damage." Gut, 44(5).
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. SPF claims follow the FDA OTC Sunscreen Monograph. "Kid-friendly" refers to ages 6 months and up. Usage estimates are based on typical consumer use and may vary by individual body size, application thickness, activity level, and reapplication frequency.
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