Pine Tar Soap

Pine Tar Soap is one of our most popular products. This is a handmade lye soap from a traditional recipe. It cuts grease of all sorts, including axle grease, kitchen oils and fats, and the oils from poison ivy, oak, and sumac: a great around the farm, shop, or truck soap for after those messy jobs.

Pioneers did not use coconut oil or palm oil: our pine tar lye soap is made in the traditional fashion with a touch more than 20% pine tar and tallow. Recipes using less than 20% pine tar may not remove posion ivy oils. This is the main reason I started making it myself: I am extremely allergic to poison ivy, come into contact with it often, and needed to be sure I could trust the soap I was using. We also make a variety with chopped oatmeal for extra scrubbing power. Made in the USA from all domestic ingredients: the pine tar is harvested in the US and the tallow we make ourselves here in Missouri.

Sold by the ounce in rough cut bars (2-4 ounces is a good bar). We will match the number of bars to your requested weight as closely as possible. Store excess bars in a cool, dry place.

If you can clean up thoroughly within an hour or two after coming in contact with poison ivy, you can avoid developing the rash. I find personally that it works as well as the commercial Tecnu^tm wash. Remember that you can contact the oils again from contaminated clothing or tools even days later. If you get a rash, pine tar soap can remove any remaining oils and help to dry up and eliminate the condition. Pine tar soap can help to dry up a variety of irritating skin conditions in a similar fashion. [Note that the FDA has not evaluated these statements, although the National Psoriasis Foundation does recommend the use of pine tar. Try it for yourself and always get advice from a doctor for serious conditions.]

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