Hi, I'm Ayla – the face, heart, and hands behind DAEAR. For over 15 years, I battled acne that refused to quit. Through my teens, my twenties, and into my late twenties, I tried everything the skincare industry promised would work. Expensive dermatologist treatments. Every trendy product. Prescription medications. Nothing gave me the clear, healthy skin I desperately wanted. Then I discovered tallow. When I first tried grass-fed beef tallow on my skin, something shifted.

For the first time in 15 years, my skin didn't react with anger or inflammation. It didn't break out. It didn't feel stripped or irritated. Instead, it felt... calm. Nourished. Like it was finally getting what it had been asking for all along.

That's when I knew: this wasn't just another skincare ingredient. This was the missing piece. From Personal Healing to DAEAR I didn't stop at just using tallow. As a certified personal trainer and functional nutritionist who's worked with women for over 10 years, I understand the body in a way most skincare brands don't. I know that your skin isn't separate from the rest of you – it's a reflection of what's happening inside.

I formulated the entire DAEAR range with one singular focus: skin barrier healing. Because I learned the hard way that healthy skin starts there. Not with harsh actives. Not with stripping cleansers. But with supporting your skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and thrive.

Why DAEAR Is Different: I Understand Your Body As a functional nutritionist, I see the connections that most skincare brands miss: The link between your nervous system and those stress breakouts, How your gut health shows up on your face, Why your skin barrier is the foundation of everything. Every product in the DAEAR range is formulated with these connections in mind. I chose natural skincare – and specifically grass-fed tallow – because it works. Not because it's trendy. Not because it's "clean beauty." But because after 15 years of struggling with my own skin, I finally found something that honoured what my skin actually needed.

Our tallow comes from grass-fed, grass-finished cattle raised on regenerative farms here in Australia. Every ingredient is chosen with intention. Every formula is created with your skin barrier in mind. Because I'm not just making products for you – I'm making products I use on my own skin every single day.

Life as a Mum & Business Owner I'm based in Queensland, Australia, where I run DAEAR while being a stay-at-home mum to my 9-month-old son. Motherhood has deepened my commitment to creating truly natural, safe products – the kind I feel completely confident using on my own skin and around my baby. Balancing motherhood and business isn't always easy, but it keeps me grounded in what matters: creating skincare that actually works, without the harmful ingredients or false promises that plague this industry.

My Promise to You, When you use DAEAR products, you're not just getting tallow skincare. You're getting over 10 years of professional experience working with women's bodies, a decade and a half of personal skin struggles, and a deep understanding of how your skin, gut, and nervous system all work together.

You're getting products formulated by someone who knows what it's like to look in the mirror and not recognise your own skin. Someone who understands the emotional toll of persistent skin issues. Someone who finally found healing – and wants to share it with you.

Your skin has been asking for something real, something natural, something that works with your body instead of against it. That's what DAEAR is here to give you.

With love and healthy skin, Ayla xx

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