About Us

Real Skincare. Honest Ingredients. Farm Raised.

We’re Caitlin and Eric, the duo behind Wild Fern Farms, a small-batch tallow and lard-based skincare company rooted in the hills of Colton, Oregon. What started as Caitlin’s personal journey to heal from adult cystic acne grew into a mission to create simple, effective skincare using whole animal ingredients and old-world methods—grounded in intention and transparency.

Caitlin is the mad scientist behind every formulation, handcrafting each product with a passion for quality and function. Eric is the muscle, the builder, the brainstormer—and the friendly face at our market booth (just ask our regulars!). Together, we grow, raise, render, wrap, and deliver skincare with purpose.

We dry render our grass-fed and finished tallow low and slow—below high temperatures that can degrade the natural fatty acids—so your skin gets all the rich, healing benefits that make tallow so beloved. We use lard from our own pasture-raised pigs, carefully blended with organic cold-pressed oils and essential oils for products that are gentle, nourishing, and deeply rooted in tradition.

While many of our products are naturally scented with essential oils, some of our soaps do use clean, phthalate-free fragrance oils for fun seasonal scents. We're not all-organic or all-natural, and we don’t pretend to be. Instead, we keep it simple and readable—you'll recognize every ingredient, and know exactly what you're putting on your skin.

We believe in honoring every part of the animal—when you raise livestock for food, you should use all of it. Our lifestyle reflects that: fishing, gardening, cooking from scratch, baking sourdough, and living with less waste. We wanted to return to a way of life where you aren’t disconnected from your food, your products, or the people who make them.

You’ll find us at thoughtfully chosen local markets, expanding soon into a retail space in Canby, and partnering with select small businesses through wholesale. Our best-selling Frankincense Whipped Tallow Cream is a customer favorite—made with the cleanest suet we could find and loved for its rich, nourishing feel on even the most sensitive skin.

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