01 · The Brand
Skincare you can read.
Clean + Kind makes skincare with nothing to hide. Every product is built around a short list of ingredients — each one named, sourced, and explained. We don't chase trends, we don't fragrance for the sake of it, and we don't use words on the back of the bottle that you'd need to look up.
The brand sits where heritage meets clinical: warm, grounded materials with the straightforwardness of a Drug Facts panel. Editorial, not influencer. Quiet, not loud.
Disclose, don't decorate.
If we can't explain why an ingredient is there, it doesn't go in. The label is the marketing. Every bottle and jar carries a full-disclosure panel — purpose, source, function, percentage where it matters.
Fewer, better.
Short ingredient lists. Considered packaging. One product per problem — not a shelf of variations. Our entire catalog is eleven SKUs, not a hundred.
Heritage with rigor.
Grass-fed tallow, beeswax, jojoba — paired with modern emulsion science, USP-grade water, FDA-compliant SPF formulation, and the active concentrations we can defend in writing.
02 · Category Opportunity
Why tallow, why now.
Clean skincare is no longer a niche — it is a category forming in real time. Tallow is its fastest-growing corner, and the one legacy brands cannot reformulate to follow.
Search interest — "clean skincare"
Google Trends · 2004–2025A decade flat, then near-vertical. Search interest in clean skincare hit an all-time high in the last year — the clearest possible signal that the category is forming now, not maturing. The buyer who authorizes the trend leader gets there first.
Google Trends, 2023–2025. Within the clean-skincare wave, tallow is the fastest-rising single ingredient — outpacing the category itself.
Fortune Business Insights projects $403M by 2032, up from $277M in 2025. Legacy brands cannot reformulate around a slaughterhouse byproduct — the shelf is open.
03 · Retailer Case Study
Proven on the shelf.
Six months on shelf with Fresh Thyme Market, since December. The numbers retail buyers protect most — sell-through, spoilage, channel fit — measured across the launch window and 219 points of distribution.
A fraction of a percent written off since launch. The first number a buyer asks for on an unproven brand.
Inventory in, matched by inventory out. No overstock, no dead stock to manage.
Direct evidence the assortment fits the format — built for banners like Fresh Thyme.
The risk metrics hold up, not just the sales metrics.
Spoilage landed at a fraction of a percent of purchases across the first six months on shelf — facings without markdowns, damage claims, or shrink eating into category margin.
Inventory moves clean — in and out, in balance.
Purchases and cost of goods sold tracked within roughly one percent of each other across the launch window. The line sells through what it ships.
Built for the regional grocery shopper.
The majority of volume moved through regional grocery — a clean signal of channel fit, not a mass product forced into one.
A real, plannable demand pattern.
Volume showed a clear holiday peak and a steady spring lift — an early demand pattern buyers can already begin to forecast and promote against.
Active points of distribution — proven reach across the store base, not a single-location trial.
Total spoilage to date — the entire write-off figure across six months on shelf.
On shelf since December — a clean, low-risk launch already on the books, plus full supplier spoilage support.
The hardest part of adding a new brand is not knowing how it will behave. Six months with Fresh Thyme already has the answer.
04 · The Lineup
Eleven SKUs. One philosophy.
Eleven SKUs across four groups. Each one built around a short list of ingredients — every one named, sourced, and explained.
Tallow Body Lotion
Tallow Body Lotion
Retinol Body Lotion
Tallow Mānuka Honey Balm
Tallow Mānuka Honey Balm
Tallow Mineral Sunscreen
Tallow Mineral Sunscreen
Mineral Facial Sunscreen
Mineral Facial Sunscreen
Baby + Diaper Balm
Margin calculated against opening-order case cost (50% off list) divided by case-pack of 24, against MSRP. All pricing in USD.
Tallow Body Lotion
A daily moisturizing lotion built around grass-fed Michigan-pastured tallow, organic shea butter, organic jojoba, and organic coconut MCT oil.
- Deep barrier nourishment from tallow's saturated lipid profile — closest natural match to human sebum
- Lightweight finish despite richness — organic coconut MCT oil + jojoba balance the tallow base
- Plant-amino pH support (L-arginine) for compromised or sensitive skin
- Sugar-derived preservation system (gluconolactone + sodium benzoate) — no parabens, no phenoxyethanol
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Bos Taurus (Tallow), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, L-Arginine, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate.
No sulfates (SLS / SLES) · No synthetic "fragrance" · No PEGs · No silicones · No parabens · No proprietary blends · No synthetic colorants
Tallow Body Lotion
The base tallow body lotion lifted with organic lemongrass essential oil — bright, fresh, citrus-forward without synthetic fragrance.
- Same base formula as Fragrance Free — grass-fed tallow, shea, jojoba, organic coconut MCT oil
- Single-source organic essential oil for fragrance — no proprietary "blends"
- Mood-lifting citrus profile that customers reach for in spring + summer cycles
- Pairs with Vanilla Luxe variant for shelf merchandising (warm/cool counterpoint)
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Bos Taurus (Tallow), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, L-Arginine, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Cymbopogon Flexuosus Oil.
No sulfates · No synthetic "fragrance" · No PEGs · No silicones · No parabens · No proprietary blends · No synthetic colorants
Tallow Body Lotion
The base tallow lotion warmed with organic vanilla oleoresin — a true botanical extract, not a synthetic vanilla note. Customer-favorite Q4 SKU.
- Same lipid-rich base as Fragrance Free — no compromise to add fragrance
- CO₂-extracted Madagascar vanilla — the cleanest form of natural vanilla
- Strong holiday-season velocity — pair with gift-set merchandising in Q4
- Bridges body care customers into the Mānuka Honey Balm Vanilla SKU
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Bos Taurus (Tallow), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, L-Arginine, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract.
No sulfates · No synthetic "fragrance" · No PEGs · No silicones · No parabens · No proprietary blends · No synthetic colorants
Retinol Body Lotion
A daily retinol body lotion built around tallow, retinyl palmitate 0.5%, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide. The clinical actives the prestige category charges $60+ for — at natural-channel price.
- Retinyl palmitate 0.5% — the gentlest functional retinoid, ideal for body skin
- Niacinamide brightens and strengthens the skin barrier simultaneously
- Hyaluronic acid for surface and deep hydration in one formula
- Tallow base buffers retinoid irritation — a meaningful comfort advantage over alcohol-based competitors
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Bos Taurus (Tallow), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, L-Arginine, Xanthan Gum, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate.
No sulfates · No synthetic "fragrance" · No PEGs · No silicones · No parabens · No proprietary blends · No synthetic colorants
Tallow Mānuka Honey Balm
A whipped nourishing balm built around grass-fed tallow and 272 MGO Mānuka honey. Seven ingredients. Each one named, sourced, and explained.
- 272 MGO Mānuka honey — methylglyoxal at proven antibacterial concentration
- Calendula-infused sunflower oil for visible redness reduction
- Rosehip seed oil for brightening — cold-pressed, never refined
- Seven-ingredient formula — the shortest clean-beauty balm on shelf
Bos Taurus (Tallow), Mel (Mānuka Honey), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder.
No fragrance · No parabens · No phenoxyethanol · No dyes · No sulfates · No proprietary blends
Tallow Mānuka Honey Balm
The Mānuka Honey Balm base warmed with CO₂-extracted Madagascar vanilla oleoresin. Strong Q4 + Q1 holiday velocity.
- All the actives of the Unscented variant plus warm vanilla note
- CO₂-extracted vanilla — no carrier oil, no solvents, no synthetic vanillin
- Holiday gift-set anchor SKU — high perceived value in 4 oz format
- Cross-merchandises with Tallow Body Lotion Vanilla Luxe for routine sets
Bos Taurus (Tallow), Mel (Mānuka Honey), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract.
No parabens · No phenoxyethanol · No dyes · No sulfates · No proprietary blends
Tallow Mineral Sunscreen
A daily mineral sunscreen for face and body, built around 25% non-nano zinc oxide and grass-fed tallow. Eight ingredients — the shortest mineral SPF formula on shelf.
- 25% non-nano zinc oxide — broad-spectrum UVA/UVB, reef-safe
- Water-resistant 80 minutes — the FDA-compliant top tier
- Tallow base means no synthetic emollients dragging the lipid layer
- Eight ingredients total — shorter than every mass-market SPF in category
Bos Taurus (Tallow), Non-nano Zinc Oxide, Beeswax, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Coco-Caprylate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Tocopherol (Vitamin E).
No oxybenzone · No octinoxate · No avobenzone · No homosalate · No octisalate · No chemical filters · Reef-safe
Tallow Mineral Sunscreen
The base Tallow Mineral SPF 50 formula warmed with CO₂-extracted Madagascar vanilla oleoresin. The first mineral sunscreen on shelf that smells like a dessert without synthetic fragrance.
- Same 25% non-nano zinc protection as the Unscented variant — no compromise on SPF
- CO₂-extracted vanilla oleoresin — single botanical, no synthetic vanillin
- The "sunscreen people actually re-apply" — solves the SPF-compliance problem at the smell level
- Cross-merchandises with the Vanilla Luxe body lotion and Mānuka balm for a complete vanilla routine
Bos Taurus (Tallow), Non-nano Zinc Oxide, Beeswax, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Coco-Caprylate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract.
No oxybenzone · No octinoxate · No avobenzone · No homosalate · No octisalate · No chemical filters · Reef-safe
Mineral Facial Sunscreen
A daily mineral facial sunscreen formulated for everyday wear under makeup or alone. 20% non-nano zinc oxide, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and centella asiatica.
- 20% non-nano zinc oxide with broad-spectrum coverage at facial-friendly finish
- Niacinamide + Vitamin E + Centella asiatica for tone and barrier support
- LMW + HMW hyaluronic acid for surface and deep facial hydration
- Silica + microsphere mattifying system — no synthetic silicones
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Niacinamide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glycerin, Propanediol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, C13-15 Alkane, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isoamyl Laurate, Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Silica, Sclerotium Gum, Tocopherol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid.
No oxybenzone · No octinoxate · No avobenzone · No homosalate · No octisalate · No chemical filters · Reef-safe
Mineral Facial Sunscreen
The Untinted facial SPF base finished with earth-derived iron oxides and titanium dioxide — a universal everyday tint that neutralizes mineral cast.
- 20% non-nano zinc oxide for broad-spectrum protection
- Iron oxides defend against visible light + blue light (HEV) — the missing layer in most mineral SPFs
- Universal warm-neutral tint suits a wide skin-tone range — fewer shade SKUs to manage
- Cross-merchandises with Untinted as a customer-choice pair on shelf
Aqua, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Arachidyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, C13-15 Alkane, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Coco-Caprylate, Isoamyl Laurate, Hexanediol, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Sclerotium Gum, Tocopherol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
No oxybenzone · No octinoxate · No avobenzone · No homosalate · No octisalate · No chemical filters · Reef-safe
Baby + Diaper Balm
A gentle balm built around grass-fed tallow, shea, and calming botanicals. Nine ingredients, each one named, sourced, and explained.
- Designed for the most sensitive skin in the household — daily-use safe
- Calendula-infused sunflower oil and Roman chamomile for visible redness reduction
- Arrowroot moisture absorption — the natural alternative to zinc-heavy diaper pastes
- Lipid-rich barrier from tallow + shea protects without occluding
Bos Taurus (Tallow), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Powder, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis (Roman Chamomile) Flower Oil, Tocopherol.
No parabens · No zinc oxide · No phenoxyethanol · No dyes · No sulfates
05 · The Deal Stack
Two ways to open the line.
A standing opening-order offer for any retailer bringing the line in — and a low-risk shelf-seeding option for smaller stores. Both run through KeHE CONNECT.
Any retailer opening the line: 50% off every case on the first order. One case per SKU, per store — full assortment, one facing each, no overstock. Minimum 4 different SKUs. Reorders at standard case price.
For smaller stores testing the line: up to 10 units, mix-and-match across the range, free. One seeding set per retailer; single-location for multi-store accounts. Next order at standard price.
06 · How to Order
Where, when, and how.
Ordering
- Platform
- KeHE CONNECT · order any time, year-round Order on KeHE CONNECT
- Ship-by
- Standard KeHE CONNECT Direct · 14-day lead time
- Free shipping
- On retailer orders over $50 (KeHE CONNECT Direct)
- Terms
- Handled through KeHE on standard CONNECT terms
Finding us in CONNECT
- Brand
- (Clean & Kind LLC)
- Category
- HBC · Health · Beauty · Body Care
- Opening order
- 50% off the case · one case per SKU, per store · first order — see The Deal Stack
What we bring
- Shelf seeding
- Up to 10 mix-and-match units free, for smaller stores testing the line — next order at standard price
- Samples
- Available in 4 oz balm and 1.7 oz facial SPF sizes
- Marketing support
- We invest in in-store promotions and retailer marketing — let's plan it together
Direct contact
- Founder
- Marino Merlini ·
- Wholesale
Build your opening order
List what you'd like to carry, then send it straight to us — or take the same list to KeHE CONNECT. Pick from the lineup or type your own. Cases = full case packs.
No proprietary blends. No "natural fragrance." No words on the back of the bottle you'd have to look up.
07 · Floor Guide
The Floor Guide.
A short, plainspoken reference for everyone who sells Clean + Kind on the shop floor — what each product is, who it's for, and the words to say when a shopper asks. Built to be skimmed in sixty seconds.
Volume 01 · 2026
Putting it to work
- Print it double-sided and keep a copy at the register.
- Hand it to every new associate on their first shift.
- It covers all six products, the cross-sell pairs, and the one question every shopper asks about tallow.
Stocking Clean + Kind
Clean + Kind is available to order year-round on KeHE CONNECT. For wholesale questions, reach us directly.
Order on KeHE CONNECTWholesale enquiries info@shopcleankind.com
08 · Merchandising
How to set the shelf.
Clean + Kind is built to set as a single brand block. A two-foot section anchors the natural HBC fixture and earns category authority for the tallow trend. Eleven SKUs · three shelves.